Houston Rockets at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball Association
Houston plays Detroit on 5-game road skid
Houston Rockets (26-16, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-10, first in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
Pistons -4.5; over/under is 217
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to break its five-game road skid when the Rockets take on Detroit.
The Pistons are 18-4 on their home court. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 46.3 boards. Jalen Duren paces the Pistons with 10.9 rebounds.
The Rockets are 11-13 on the road. Houston is the Western Conference leader with 49.0 rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun averaging 9.2.
The Pistons average 11.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer makes per game than the Rockets allow (12.5). The Rockets average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Pistons give up.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Pistons defeated the Rockets 115-111 in their last meeting on Oct. 25. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 21 points, and Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 37 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cunningham is averaging 25.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 9.8 assists for the Pistons. Duncan Robinson is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.
Durant is averaging 26.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Rockets. Reed Sheppard is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 8-2, averaging 112.0 points, 44.5 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 12.0 steals and 8.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.5 points per game.
Rockets: 5-5, averaging 107.7 points, 49.6 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.5 points.
INJURIES
: Pistons: Duncan Robinson: day to day (back), Ronald Holland II: day to day (illness), Caris LeVert: day to day (illness), Cade Cunningham: day to day (illness).Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Aaron Holiday: out (back), Steven Adams: out (ankle).
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 HOU |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W4 |
| 111.0 | Points Against | 109.9 |
| 5-5 | Last Ten Games | 8-2 |
| 117.0 | Points Per Game | 117.2 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 49.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 46.3 |
| 24.8 | Assists Per Game | 26.7 |
| 5.6 | Blocks Per Game | 6.7 |
| 8.5 | Steals Per Game | 10.5 |
| 1.1 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.9 |
| 15.5 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.0 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Duncan Robinson, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Cade Cunningham, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Holiday, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 20 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
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Location: Detroit, MI
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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31 | 14 | .689 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
26 | 16 | .619 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
18 | 24 | .429 | 11.5 | L1 |
 Dallas |
19 | 26 | .422 | 12 | W4 |
 New Orleans |
10 | 36 | .217 | 21.5 | L3 |
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