NBA

Denver Nuggets at Detroit Pistons

· National Basketball Association
28-18, 14-10 Away

vs

23-23, 10-11 Home
Regular Season Series

DEN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 47.8%
Nuggets: 52.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tolu Smith, F Day-To-Day Jan 28
Jaden Ivey, PG Out Jan 2
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Spencer Jones, F Out Jan 27
Vlatko Cancar, SF Out Dec 4
DaRon Holmes II, C Out Jul 23

Nuggets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ORL W 113-100
vs PHI W 144-109
vs SAC W 132-123
@ MIN L 133-104
@ CHI L 129-121

Pistons Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PHX L 125-121
@ HOU W 107-96
@ ATL W 114-104
@ ORL L 121-113
@ CLE L 110-91

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 37 8 .822 - W1
Denver 28 18 .609 9.5 L2
Minnesota 25 21 .543 12.5 W3
Portland 17 29 .370 20.5 L1
Utah 10 34 .227 26.5 L6

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 9 W1 0.8043478 37
Milwaukee 10 18 W1 0.59090906 26
Indiana 11.5 20 W1 0.5555556 25
Detroit 14 23 L2 0.5 23
Chicago 17.5 27 W1 0.42553192 20
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