Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks 10/13/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Pistons visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday for a NBA preseason matchup. Detroit is 1-1 in the preseason after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies 127-92 on Monday night. Detroit opened its preseason last Wednesday with a 115-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. In Monday's loss to Memphis, the leading scorer for Detroit was Hamidou Diallo with 13 points.

Detroit struggled against Memphis shooting 42.0% overall and only 25.0% from three-point territory. The Pistons were outrebounded by the Grizzlies 54-37 and had few second look opportunities with only six offensive rebounds. The Pistons were also careless with the ball, as Detroit committed 23 turnovers.

The New York Knicks are 2-0 to start the preseason After defeating the Washington Wizards 117-99 on Saturday. Last Tuesday, New York opened its preseason with a 125-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers. In Saturday's victory over Washington, RJ Barrett was the leading scorer for the Knicks with 18 points. New York shot 45.2% overall and 46.2% from 3-point territory. The second-leading scorer for New York was Derrick Rose with 15 points.

New York's defense continues to play well as the Knicks held Washington to 38.2% shooting overall and 16.1% from three-point territory. Through the first two games of the preseason, the Knicks are allowing an average of only 101.5 points per game and New York is scoring at a rate of 121 points per game. Mitchell Robinson continues to be sidelined with a foot injury for New York.