Portland Trail Blazers at Detroit Pistons

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Portland Trail Blazers

0-0, 0-0 Away

Detroit Pistons

1-0, 1-0 Home

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/27

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 65%

Trail Blazers: 35%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

POR		DET
-	Streak	W1
0.0	Points Against	113.0
	Last Ten Games	1-0

Detroit Pistons Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Taurean Prince, F	Out	Oct 20

Portland Trail Blazers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Branden Carlson, C	Out	Oct 20
Chris Youngblood, G	Out	Oct 20
Micah Potter, C	Day-To-Day	Oct 20
Deni Avdija, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 20
Shaedon Sharpe, G	Out	Aug 24

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	@ SA	L 114-95
	vs GS	W 123-118
	vs LON	W 119-66
	@ SAC	W 110-98
	@ GS	L 128-118

Pistons Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	vs PHX	W 109-107
	@ WSH	L 114-108 OT
	@ MIN	W 128-106
	vs TOR	W 129-125
	vs BOS	W 121-113

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	1	1.000	-	W1
Denver	0	.000	0.5	-
Minnesota	0	.000	0.5	-
Portland	0	.000	0.5	-
Utah	0	.000	0.5	-

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM	W	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	-	W1	1	1
Chicago	0.5	-	0	0
Cleveland	0.5	-	0	0
Indiana	0.5	-	0	0
Milwaukee	0.5	-	0	0

Full Standings

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