Tonight: The 28-20 Brooklyn Nets travel to Detroit to take on the the 18-31 Detroit Pistons, at 7:30 P.M. EST tonight in Detroit at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons, after trading Austin Daye and Tayshaun Prince to acquire Jose Calderon, lost their first game with the new lineup 99-85 to the New York Knicks. The Nets are fresh off a nine-point loss to the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers last night and now trail the Knicks by four games in the Atlantic Division.
Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game is broadcast on YES Network. Ian Eagle and Mike Fratello are on the call. The game is radio simulcast on WFAN, and in Spanish on WADO.
More on tonight’s game, including injuries and stats, after the jump.
Out: For the Nets, Tornike Shengelia is out indefinitely with a mild concussion (again, no concussion is “mild”). The Nets did not release any additional injury report. For the Pistons, rookie backup center Andre Drummond is listed as questionable with a sore back but is expected to play.
Probable Starters:
Detroit Pistons: Jose Calderon, Brandon Knight, Kyle Singler, Jason Maxiell, Greg Monroe (12 minutes, +/- -27.6 per 100 possessions)
Brooklyn Nets: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, Reggie Evans, Brook Lopez (232 minutes, +/- +4.1 per 100 possessions)
Advanced Statistics:
Detroit Pistons: 100.8 offensive rating (17th), 103.5 defensive rating (19th), 92.84 possessions per game (23rd)
Brooklyn Nets: 104.0 offensive rating (10th), 103.4 defensive rating (18th), 90.64 possessions per game (30th)
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