Detroit Pistons
2026-11-18
Preview
New Orleans Pelicans
Biggest mismatches
DET's offense ranks 7th in shooting, and NOP ranks 24th defending it.
A clash of tempos: NOP plays at the 2nd-fastest pace, DET at the 27th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DET 7 games, NOP 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DETNOPScoring
111.918th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.93rd · Top 5
100.31st · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
120.125th · Below avg
+11.63rd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.714th · Average
Efficiency
112.612th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
112.911th · Average
99.81st · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.918th · Average
+12.82nd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.015th · Average
99.927th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
107.72nd
Shooting
55.2%7th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.4%
55.0%10th · Above avg
58.5%11th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
59.8%4th · Top 5
14.110th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
9.629th · Bottom 5
38.1%6th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
32.4%25th · Below avg
0.2719th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.343rd · Top 5
Defense
48.4%1st · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.4%
55.3%24th · Below avg
9.96th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.7
12.91st · Top 5
6.62nd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.619th · Average
Possessions
15.0%17th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.0%
15.5%20th · Average
26.3%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.4%24th · Below avg
44.612th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
44.413th · Average
27.110th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.721st · Below avg
Recent form
Detroit PistonsWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +11.2 (season +11.6). Streak W3.
New Orleans PelicansLLWWW
Last 5: average margin +3.2 (season +1.7). Streak W3.
Key players
Detroit Pistons| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade CunninghamG-F | 23.7 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 59.7 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 17.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 66.2 |
| Paul ReedF | 13.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 70.6 |
| Jalen DurenC | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 64.7 |
New Orleans Pelicans| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 68.8 |
| Dejounte MurrayG | 17.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 53.1 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 15.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 62.3 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 14.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 59.7 |
Injury report
Detroit PistonsIsaiah Joe G · Right Hip Contusion · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Jalen Duren C · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~2026-11-09
Out
New Orleans PelicansYves Missi C · Left Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.