Detroit Pistons (2-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-1, fourth in the Western Conference)
New Orleans and Detroit play in non-conference action.
New Orleans went 42-40 overall with a 27-14 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Pelicans shot 48.0% from the field and 36.4% from 3-point range last season.
Detroit finished 17-65 overall, 8-44 in Eastern Conference play and 8-33 on the road a season ago. The Pistons averaged 16.0 points off of turnovers, 14.9 second-chance points and 39.4 bench points last season.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: out (knee), Naji Marshall: out (knee), Jose Alvarado: out (ankle), Brandon Ingram: day to day (knee).
Pistons: Jalen Duren: day to day (ankle), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (calf), Isaiah Livers: out (ankle), Monte Morris: out (quad).
