New York Knicks (33-18, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-13, first in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTS BOOK LINE: Knicks -1.5; plus/minus is 224.5
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BOTTOM LINE: New York visits the Detroit Pistons after Jalen Brunson scored 42 points in the Knicks’ 134-127 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets.
The Pistons are 23-7 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit is the best team in the Eastern Conference with 57.3 points under Jalen Duren with an average of 13.4.
The Knicks are 22-11 against their Eastern Conference opponents. New York is 14-14 against opponents above .500.
The Pistons have averaged 11.0 3-pointers per game this season, which is 2.9 fewer per game than the Knicks are giving up (13.9). The Knicks are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is 2.9% higher than the 44.3% of the Pistons’ opponents this season.
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The teams are facing each other for the second time this season. The Pistons won 121-90 in their last meeting on January 6. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 29 points and Brunson led the Knicks with 25 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cunningham is averaging 25.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pistons. Duren is averaging 17.6 points and 9.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Brunson is averaging 27.4 points and 6.1 assists for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 7-3, averaging 116.6 points, 43.0 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 11.3 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents average 110.3 points per game.
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Knicks: 8-2, averaging 115.5 points, 49.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents average 99.9 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Dario Saric: day-to-day (not injury-related), Jalen Duren: day-to-day (knee), Tobias Harris: day-to-day (hip).
Knicks: OG Anunoby: day-to-day (toe), Karl-Anthony Towns: day-to-day (eye), Josh Hart: day-to-day (undisclosed), Miles McBride: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
