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Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons prediction

Tale of the tape

Houston RocketsBefore tip-offDetroit Pistons
  • 1–0Season record1–0
  • 1–0Home / road recordThe home team at home, the away team on the road0–0
  • 1–0Last 10 games1–0
  • W1Current streakW1
  • 128.0Points per game121.0
  • 110.0Points allowed per game113.0
  • +18.0Average margin+8.0
  • Back-to-backRest before this game1 day
  • 0Games in the last 7 days0
  • 42.0Rebounds per game49.0
  • 32.0Assists per game27.0
  • 16.0Three-pointers made per game15.0
  • 23.0Bench points per game39.0

Team numbers per game from the last 1 box scores; records and scoring from this season in this competition.

Quarter by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4
Houston Rockets+6.032.0–26.0+26.038.0–12.0−8.030.0–38.0−6.028.0–34.0
Detroit Pistons−1.027.0–28.0−12.018.0–30.0+7.037.0–30.0+14.039.0–25.0

Average margin per period over each team's last 10 games in this competition, with scored–allowed underneath.

Key matchup

Leading scorers · averages over the last 1 games

  • 30.0Points22.0
  • 6.0Rebounds4.0
  • 3.0Assists8.0
  • 2.0Three-pointers made1.0
  • 37.4Minutes35.3

Team leaders

Houston RocketsThis seasonDetroit Pistons

Per-game averages this season in this competition from the box scores so far (1 per team); current squads only.

Key battles

Cross-matchup
PTS
30.0·22.0
REB
6.0·4.0
AST
3.0·8.0
Cross-matchup
PTS
30.0·22.0
REB
5.0·9.0
AST
1.0·1.0
Cross-matchup
PTS
23.0·21.0
REB
10.0·2.0
AST
5.0·2.0
Cross-matchup
PTS
16.0·11.0
REB
10.0·11.0
AST
4.0·5.0
Cross-matchup
PTS
6.0·6.0
REB
2.0·5.0
AST
11.0·1.0

Player projectionsPro

Likely lineups

Home
Houston Rockets

Likely starting five

  1. Kevin Durant
    Forward · Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    30.0
  2. Jabari Smith Jr.
    Forward · Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    30.0
  3. Amen Thompson
    Forward · Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    16.0
  4. Alperen Sengun
    Center · Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    23.0
  5. Fred VanVleet
    Guard · Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    6.0
Away
Detroit Pistons

Likely starting five

  1. Cade Cunningham
    Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    22.0
  2. Ausar Thompson
    Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    11.0
  3. Jalen Duren
    Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    22.0
  4. Duncan Robinson
    Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    21.0
  5. John Collins
    Started 1 of last 1
    PPG
    6.0
Full lineups and bench

Recent form

Houston Rockets

3–1

2–1, 5th in Western Conference

Detroit Pistons

4–1

3–1, 5th in Eastern Conference

Head to head

No recent meetings on record.

Also scheduled

Other games that day