The Detroit Pistons will play the second half of a road back-to-back on Wednesday when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pistons visit the Milwaukee Bucks on New Year’s Day before traveling to play Memphis. In its most recent outing, Detroit lost to the Orlando Magic 109-107. Luke Kennard led the Pistons in the loss with 16 points.
Memphis lost its second straight game falling to the Houston Rockets 113-101 on Monday Night. Kyle Anderson led the Grizzlies with 20 points, while Mike Conley scored 19. The loss was the seventh in the last nine games for the Grizzlies.
Blake Griffin is leading the Pistons in scoring and assists with averages of 24.7 points and 5.2 assists per game. Andre Drummond is second in scoring and first in rebounding with averages of 17.4 points and 15.3 rebounds per game. As a team, the Pistons are shooting 43.3% from the field and 32.4% from 3-point territory.
Mike Conley leads the Grizzlies in scoring and assists with averages of 20.5 points and 6.5 assists per game. Marc Gasol is the leading rebounder and second leading scorer with averages of 8.6 rebounds and 16.1 points per game. Memphis is shooting 45.7% from the field and 34.9% from three-point territory.
