Going into night two of a back-to-back set, the Detroit Pistons are looking to bounce back against a Brooklyn Nets team that loaded up their injury report. The star guard D’Angelo Russell is among the names who will be out of the mix on Saturday.

With Kawhi Leonard, Norman Powell and Ben Simmons unavailable, the Clippers don’t have enough firepower to keep up with Cade Cunningham (32 points) and Detroit in a 106-97 defeat.

The Nets enter this matchup following a 115-94 loss at the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in which Brooklyn fell behind by as many as 25 points in the early going before the Nets managed to play better basketball in the third quarter.

The Nets announced on Saturday that Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford are out for Saturday's game at the Detroit Pistons for the second night of a back-to-back. Both players are listed as dealing with left hamstring injury management,

The Nets are currently 12-18 on the road with a point differential of -6, while the Pistons have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home. Detroit won both meetings versus Bro

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The Pistons topped the Brooklyn Nets, 115-94 on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena to win for the ninth time in their last 10 games. The win kept them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings as they prepare for a four-game Western Conference road trip next week.