As I alluded to in the title, this matchup will be another Pistons-Rockets game in which one of Cade Cunningham or Jalen Green has missed the game. The two players will be forever tied together as the number 1 and number 2 picks in the 2021 Draft, but they will now only have faced off twice in the 6 matchups between these two teams since both players were drafted.
In 2021, Jalen Green missed the first matchup between these two teams. Cade Cunningham missed both matchups last season. Both players played in the January 1 matchup this season, but you could argue Cade missed the game with how bad he played.