Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (DEN 6 games, DET 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DENDET

Scoring

113.314th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

111.119th · Average

115.722nd · Below avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

101.81st · Top 5

-2.319th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+9.45th · Top 5

Efficiency

113.88th · Above avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

111.615th · Average

113.923rd · Below avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

101.21st · Top 5

-0.119th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+10.53rd · Top 5

100.623rd

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

100.026th

Shooting

54.4%11th · Average

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.3%

54.9%9th · Above avg

59.1%7th · Above avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

58.3%11th · Average

12.320th · Average

Threes made

NBA avg 13.2

13.912th · Average

37.0%9th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.8%

37.8%7th · Above avg

0.336th · Above avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2820th · Average

Defense

54.3%21st · Below avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.4%

48.7%1st · Top 5

10.73rd · Top 5

Steals

NBA avg 8.6

9.28th · Above avg

4.224th · Below avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

6.62nd · Top 5

Possessions

15.2%19th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.9%

14.6%15th · Average

26.6%18th · Average

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.2%

24.1%24th · Below avg

42.520th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

44.114th · Average

26.315th · Average

Assists

NBA avg 26.1

26.99th · Above avg

Recent form

Denver Nuggets

WLWWL

Last 5: average margin -0.4 (season -2.3). Streak L1.

Detroit Pistons

LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.

Key players

Denver Nuggets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jamal MurrayG	27.3	5.5	5.7	66.2
Nikola JokicC	22.0	9.7	9.0	55.3
Christian BraunG	15.2	4.0	2.2	64.6
Aaron GordonF	11.5	6.0	2.8	53.5

Detroit Pistons

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Cade CunninghamG-F	24.0	5.6	7.6	58.5
Duncan RobinsonF	19.0	1.9	2.2	69.7
Jalen DurenC	13.0	7.5	2.0	64.7
Paul ReedF	12.8	6.8	2.4	63.3

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

DeMar DeRozan G · Low Back Spasms · back ~2026-11-07 Out

Julian Strawther G · Left Knee Sprain · back ~2026-11-29 Out

Spencer Jones F · Bilateral Hamstring Injury Management · back ~2026-11-11 Out

Detroit Pistons

Isaiah Joe G · back ~2026-11-08 Out

Jalen Duren C · back ~2026-11-09 Out