NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Detroit Pistons

· National Basketball Association
10-34, 3-16 Away

vs

29-10, 15-4 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/21

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 78.7%
Pelicans: 21.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
122.3 Points Against 111.1
2-8 Last Ten Games 6-4
115.0 Points Per Game 117.6
46 Field Goal % 48
34 Three Point % 35
43.4 Rebounds Per Game 46.3
24.8 Assists Per Game 26.6
4.4 Blocks Per Game 6.7
8.8 Steals Per Game 10.4
1.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.9
14.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.0
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Paul Reed, F Day-To-Day Jan 17
Ausar Thompson, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Cade Cunningham, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Wendell Moore Jr., F Out Jan 6
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Herbert Jones, F Out Jan 15
Jose Alvarado, G Out Jan 12
Dejounte Murray, G Out Jan 7

Pelicans Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 128-107
@ ORL L 128-118
vs DEN L 122-116
vs BKN W 116-113
@ IND L 127-119

Pistons Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ CLE W 114-110
vs NY W 121-90
vs CHI W 108-93
vs LAC L 98-92
vs PHX W 108-105

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 28 13 .683 - W1
Houston 24 15 .615 3 W1
Memphis 17 23 .425 10.5 L1
Dallas 16 26 .381 12.5 W1
New Orleans 10 34 .227 19.5 L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 24 19 .558 7 W2
Chicago 19 22 .463 11 L1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 10 32 .238 20.5 W1
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