Charlotte visits Detroit on 4-game road slide

Charlotte Hornets (7-25, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (15-18, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will attempt to stop its four-game road losing streak when the Hornets play Detroit.

The Pistons are 11-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit ranks eighth in the league with 17.0 fast break points per game led by Jaden Ivey averaging 2.9.

The Hornets are 6-22 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte is 1-13 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Pistons score 112.0 points per game, 0.8 fewer points than the 112.8 the Hornets give up. The Hornets' 42.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.6 percentage points lower than the Pistons have given up to their opponents (47.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Cunningham is scoring 23.8 points per game with 6.8 rebounds and 9.7 assists for the Pistons.

LaMelo Ball is averaging 30.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists for the Hornets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 6-4, averaging 117.3 points, 41.7 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points per game.

Hornets: 1-9, averaging 104.3 points, 46.4 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: Simone Fontecchio: day to day (personal), Jaden Ivey: day to day (leg).

Hornets: Brandon Miller: day to day (ankle), Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Cody Martin: day to day (knee), LaMelo Ball: day to day (wrist), Tre Mann: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.