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Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets: preview and player stats

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Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons
Denver Nuggets

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

Head to head: Pistons vs Nuggets, series and next game

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Who wins?

DET

Season leaders, per game

DEN
The teams side by side: Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets compared, with league ranks
DETStatDEN
7–3Record6–4
Offense
8.1(better), 5th in the leagueNet rating16th in the league, 1.2
112.3, 14th in the leagueOffensive rating8th in the league, 115.3(better)
100.6, 23rd in the leaguePace27th in the league, 98.3
54.6, 12th in the leagueeFG%9th in the league, 55.0(better)
12.5, 12th in the leagueTOV%4th in the league, 11.3(better)
25.6(better), 19th in the leagueOREB%23rd in the league, 24.9
0.275, 19th in the leagueFT rate10th in the league, 0.296(better)
Defense
104.2(better), 2nd in the leagueDefensive rating24th in the league, 114.1
49.7(better), 3rd in the leagueOpp. eFG%17th in the league, 54.2
14.8(better), 4th in the leagueOpp. TOV%18th in the league, 12.7
71.8(better), 22nd in the leagueDREB%25th in the league, 70.6
0.295, 19th in the leagueOpp. FT rate1st in the league, 0.206(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Detroit Pistons

  • Jalen DurenOut· back Nov 24Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Hamstring Strain (2026-11-12, DET@WAS). Prior reporting (2026-11-08): Duren (hamstring) has begun on-court activity and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports. Duren is progressing in his rehab after suffering a right hamstring strain Oct. 23, though he'll remain on the inactive list for at least the next two weeks while ramping up toward a return to game action. Paul Reed should continue to play a sizable role in Duren's stead.

  • Isaiah JoeOut· back Nov 17Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Hip Contusion (2026-11-12, DET@WAS). Prior reporting (2026-11-09): Joe (hip) is out for Monday against the Wizards. Joe is missing a seventh consecutive contest with a bruised hip. His next chance to play comes Thursday in a road rematch with Washington.

  • Elijah HarklessQuestionableReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - Two-Way (2026-11-12, DET@WAS).

  • Chaz LanierOutReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - On Assignment (2026-11-12, DET@WAS).

  • Isaac JonesQuestionableReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - Two-Way (2026-11-12, DET@WAS).

  • Ebuka OkorieOutReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - On Assignment (2026-11-12, DET@WAS).

  • Ugonna OnyensoOut· back Nov 13Report updated ·
    Report note

    G League - Two-Way (2026-11-12, DET@WAS). Prior reporting (2026-11-11): Onyenso agreed to a two-way contract with the Pistons on Thursday. The No. 53 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Onyenso appears poised to see run in the G League after putting pen to paper on a two-way deal. He'll likely face an uphill battle to carve out a role in the rotation, so Detroit will presumably allow him to continue his development with Motor City.

Denver Nuggets

  • Julian StrawtherOut· back Nov 29Report updated ·
    Report note

    Strawther (knee) was diagnosed with a left knee sprain Friday and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Strawther suffered the injury in Wednesday's preseason game against the Clippers. The 24-year-old has appeared in 172 regular-season games for the Nuggets since entering the league in 2023, averaging 7.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 16.2 minutes per contest. He was in line to compete for an expanded role during the 2026-27 campaign. While that may be the case once Strawther is cleared to suit up, Tyus Jones and potentially Ryan Nembhard are candidates to receive more minutes in the interim.

Key players · DET: Detroit Pistons key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Cade Cunningham33.122.35.27.6
Duncan Robinson30.718.61.82.3
Ausar Thompson27.29.38.44.3
John Collins26.510.76.10.8
Daniss Jenkins26.012.73.64.7
Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Jamal Murray36.426.25.05.9
Nikola Jokic36.323.510.88.9
Christian Braun34.412.44.12.4
Aaron Gordon29.111.05.02.1
Cameron Johnson28.212.14.01.9

Last five games

Detroit Pistons: Detroit Pistons: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 9 vs WASWon 122–111−9.5, covered218.5, went over
Nov 8 vs LALLost 116–121−7.5, did not cover217.5, went over
Nov 4 vs PHILost 106–112−2.5, did not cover219.5, went under
Nov 2 @ CHAWon 124–91−5.5, covered209.5, went over
Oct 30 @ BKNWon 110–94−8.5, covered221.5, went under
Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 11 @ MEMWon 123–118−3.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 9 @ HOULost 100–110+4.5, did not cover224.5, went under
Nov 7 @ INDWon 114–102−7.5, covered229.5, went under
Nov 4 vs TORWon 128–109−4.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 2 vs PORLost 110–118−4.5, did not cover231.5, went under

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
Team
1BOS102.833–9-1
2PHI93.75017-3
3DET73.70027-3
4ATL75.58335-5
5NYK65.5453.56-4
Western Conference
Team
8DAL74.63637-3
9MEM74.63636-4
10DEN64.6003.56-4
11PHX46.4005.54-6
12NOP48.3336.54-6
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Season series

DET 0, DEN 0
  1. Nov 30Denver Nuggets at Detroit Pistons
  2. Jan 3 · this gameDetroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets

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