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Rogers' 10* Thursday Night TNT DYNO-MITE >> Went 5-1 Wednesday!
(NBA) Detroit vs. Golden State,
Point Spread: -13.00 | -110.00 Golden State (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -13.00 | -110.00 Golden State (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The 18-22 Detroit Pistons continue their five-game road trip tonight in Oakland, taking on the league-best 33-6 Golden State Warriors. The Pistons won their first game of the trip 125-124 in double-OT at Portland (the team's second straight one-point victory) but squandered an 18-point lead in a 100-94 setback at Sacramento on Tuesday . "I could not find anything to get us out of it," Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy told reporters. The Warriors allowed Miami's Hassan Whiteside to score 28 points and grab 20 rebounds on Tuesday but playing on their home court, were able to prevail in a 107-95 win.
Detroit: Center Andre Drummond had 14 poitst and 21 rebounds when the Pistons hosted the Warriors back on Dec. 23, in a 119-113 Golden State win. It was his fifth career double-double in seven matchups with Golden State. The rematch is tonight with Detroit's third game on a five-city trip. The Pistons have six players in double digtst (Ish Smith comes in at 8.3 PPG) but the team ranks 24th with just 100.1 PPG. Finding an offensive flow continues to be an issue, as for Detroit ranks in the bottom third of the league with an average of 21.1 assists (had only 14 in Tuesday's loss). "We gave them 13 threes and then our ball movement was just ridiculous in the second half," Van Gundy told reporters. "We would not pass. In the second half, they had 13 assists on 18 buckets and we had four assists on 16 buckets. We were playing everything one-on-one. We would not pass the ball. That is why we ended up where we are and we've got to learn from it."
Golden State: The Warriors beat the Heat with Klay Thompson, as head coach Steve Kerr elected to rest Thompson, who had been battling an illness. Expect him back in the lineup tonight. Unlike Detroit, Golden State doesn't have any problems with ball movement and leads the league with an average of 31 assists while ranking No. 1 in PPG at 117.3 (also ranks No. 1 with a 49.8% FG percentage). PG Stephen Curry handed out nine assists on Tuesday and continued a trend of being more aggressive in looking for his offense with 24 points on 21 shots. Curry, who got off to a relatively slow start for a reigning two-time MVP while stepping back to help integrate Durant into the system, was named Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday and is averaging 30.2 points and 6.2 assists in the last five contests. The "Core Four" of Durant (26.0-8.7-4.6), Curry (24.7-4.4-5.9), Thompson (21.3) and Green (10.9-8.8-7.5) is just fine, thank you.
The pick: Detroit handed the Warriors one of their nine regular-season losses in 2015-16 and while Golden State took the first meeting this season 119-113 on Dec. 23, it was a battle. It took 32 points by Kevin Durant, 25 by Stephen Curry and a 12-assist, 10-rebound double-double by Draymond Green for Golden State to scratch out the win. However, Golden State turned the ball over a season-high 23 times in that contest. Don't expect that to happen again and with Detroit struggling offensively, let em add that teh Warriors rank 2nd in defensive FG percentag (43.3%), including 32.6% on threes, which ranks 1st! Make Golden State a 10* play.
Detroit: Center Andre Drummond had 14 poitst and 21 rebounds when the Pistons hosted the Warriors back on Dec. 23, in a 119-113 Golden State win. It was his fifth career double-double in seven matchups with Golden State. The rematch is tonight with Detroit's third game on a five-city trip. The Pistons have six players in double digtst (Ish Smith comes in at 8.3 PPG) but the team ranks 24th with just 100.1 PPG. Finding an offensive flow continues to be an issue, as for Detroit ranks in the bottom third of the league with an average of 21.1 assists (had only 14 in Tuesday's loss). "We gave them 13 threes and then our ball movement was just ridiculous in the second half," Van Gundy told reporters. "We would not pass. In the second half, they had 13 assists on 18 buckets and we had four assists on 16 buckets. We were playing everything one-on-one. We would not pass the ball. That is why we ended up where we are and we've got to learn from it."
Golden State: The Warriors beat the Heat with Klay Thompson, as head coach Steve Kerr elected to rest Thompson, who had been battling an illness. Expect him back in the lineup tonight. Unlike Detroit, Golden State doesn't have any problems with ball movement and leads the league with an average of 31 assists while ranking No. 1 in PPG at 117.3 (also ranks No. 1 with a 49.8% FG percentage). PG Stephen Curry handed out nine assists on Tuesday and continued a trend of being more aggressive in looking for his offense with 24 points on 21 shots. Curry, who got off to a relatively slow start for a reigning two-time MVP while stepping back to help integrate Durant into the system, was named Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday and is averaging 30.2 points and 6.2 assists in the last five contests. The "Core Four" of Durant (26.0-8.7-4.6), Curry (24.7-4.4-5.9), Thompson (21.3) and Green (10.9-8.8-7.5) is just fine, thank you.
The pick: Detroit handed the Warriors one of their nine regular-season losses in 2015-16 and while Golden State took the first meeting this season 119-113 on Dec. 23, it was a battle. It took 32 points by Kevin Durant, 25 by Stephen Curry and a 12-assist, 10-rebound double-double by Draymond Green for Golden State to scratch out the win. However, Golden State turned the ball over a season-high 23 times in that contest. Don't expect that to happen again and with Detroit struggling offensively, let em add that teh Warriors rank 2nd in defensive FG percentag (43.3%), including 32.6% on threes, which ranks 1st! Make Golden State a 10* play.
