Pistons vs. Warriors – NBA Game Preview – Jan. 4, 2023

Detroit Pistons (10-30, 15th Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (19-18, 9th Western Conference)

San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET

Bottom line: Golden State hosts the Detroit Pistons after Jordan Poole scored 41 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 118-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Warriors are 17-2 at home. Golden State is 2/3 in games that are decided by 3 or less.

The Pistons are 5-17 in road games. Detroit ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference, where he shoots 35.3%. Alec Burks is pacing the Pistons as he shoots 45% of his 3-point range out of his range.

The teams will meet for the second time this season. The Pistons won his final matchup on October 30, 128-114.

Top performer: Poole has 20.3 points per game with 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Warriors. Klay Thompson is averaging 15.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 41.3% shooting over his last 10 games for Golden State.

Bojan Bogdanovic averaged 2.3 3-pointers per game for the Pistons, scoring 20.3 points and shooting 40.8% from across the arc. Burks has averaged 13.4 points and shot 47.0 percent in his last 10 games with Detroit.

Last 10 games: Warriors: 5-5, averaging 113.2 points, 43.5 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 5.9 steals, 2.9 blocks, 45.5% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 118.9 points per game.

Pistons: 2-8, averaging 113.5 points, 44.5 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 7.4 steals, 2.7 blocks, 45.1% shooting from the field. Opponents are scoring an average of 122.9 points.

Injuries: Warriors: James Weisman: out (ankle), Andrew Wiggins: out (illness), Jamaican Green: out (leg), Jonathan Kuminga: out (foot), Andre Iguodala: out (hip), Stephen Curry: out (shoulder).

Pistons: Cade Cunningham: Off Season (shin), Isiah Rivers: Out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.