Charlotte and Detroit square off in conference showdown

Thu, Oct 26, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Detroit Pistons (0-1, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (1-0, first in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte plays Detroit in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Charlotte finished 27-55 overall and 15-35 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Hornets shot 45.7% from the field and 33.0% from 3-point range last season.

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Detroit went 17-65 overall and 8-44 in Eastern Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Pistons averaged 16.0 points off of turnovers, 14.9 second-chance points and 39.4 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Hornets: Frank Ntilikina: out (leg), James Bouknight: out (knee), Bryce McGowens: out (ankle), Cody Martin: out (knee).

Pistons: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (calf), Isaiah Livers: out (ankle), Monte Morris: out (quad).

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