11, 47. 2), Detroit (No. 29, 44. 0) Effective field goal percentage: Phoenix (No. 12, 54. 29, 50. 2) 3-point percentage: Phoenix (No. 5, 38. 24, 33. 4) 2-point percentage: Phoenix (No. 23, 52. 3) Blocks per game: Phoenix (No. 8, 5. 9) Detroit (No. 27, 4. 0) Turnovers per game: Phoenix (No. 5, 13. 6), Detroit (No. 7, 14. 1) Opponent points per game: Phoenix (No. 6, 107. 8), Detroit (No.
But Detroit is still a scrappy team, especially with Bagley III in the frontcourt, that gave the Nuggets and Jazz fits by getting to the free-throw line 14 and 27 times. The Pistons will be short-handed and could be even more so from their last two games with Ivey and Hayes listed as questionable, but as always against teams viewed as inferior, the Suns should not take their foot off the gas pedal.
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9, 115. 1), Detroit (No. 20, 110. 2) Assists per game: Phoenix (No. 6, 27. 7), Detroit (No. 28, 21. 5) Rebounds per game: Phoenix (No. 18, 52. 0), Detroit (No. 16, 52. 3) Average scoring margin: Phoenix (No. 2, +7. 3), Detroit (No. 29 (-7. 7) Offensive efficiency: Phoenix (No. 4), Detroit (No. 22) Team shooting percentage: Phoenix (No.
They also had a streak of eight losses in nine games earlier this season. Detroit is led statistically by forward Bojan Bogdanovic, who is averaging 20. 7 points, 4. 0 rebounds and 2. 5 assists per game. Starting point guard Cade Cunningham, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, is averaging 19. 9 points, 6. 2 rebounds and 6. 0 assists per game though he is out for Friday’s game and an indefinite period of time due to a shin injury.
All but one Phoenix starter (starting power forward Torrey Craig) scored in double figures in the game, and the Suns held off a 37-point, 21-rebound performance from Laker center Anthony Davis to secure the win. The Suns are first place in the Western Conference even though starting point guard Chris Paul has missed their last seven games due to heel soreness and their opening-night starting power forward Cam Johnson has not played the last nine games and will be out for longer due to a right meniscus tear. The Pistons are playing their sixth and final game of a West Coast road trip, in which they struggled but have recovered lately. Detroit is looking to extend a two-game winning streak — its first of the season — against the Suns after it beat the Denver Nuggets (110-108) Tuesday and the Utah Jazz (125-116) Wednesday. Before its two most recent wins, the Pistons had lost seven straight games.
Cunningham is feared to have a stress fracture in his shin, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James L. Edwards III. Detroit has five other players averaging double figures in scoring: shooting guard Alec Burks (16. 6 points per game); starting guard Jaden Ivey (16. 2 points per game); starting forward Saddiq Bey (14. 7 points per game); starting center Isaiah Stewart (12. 0 points per game); and forward Marvin Bagley III (11. 9 points per game), though Bagley has only played seven games this season. Here are some of the notable statistics for each team provided by TeamRankings. Points per game: Phoenix (No.
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