Detroit and New York face off in conference showdown

New York Knicks (2-2, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (1-4, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Detroit and New York square off.

Detroit finished 14-68 overall, 10-41 in Eastern Conference play and 7-33 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Pistons gave up 119.0 points per game while committing 20.6 fouls last season.

New York finished 50-32 overall and 35-17 in Eastern Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Knicks averaged 7.5 steals, 4.1 blocks and 12.2 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Pistons: Bobi Klintman: day to day (calf), Ausar Thompson: out (illness).

Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle), Josh Hart: day to day (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.