The Detroit Pistons and the New Orleans Pelicans have a couple things in common as they stumble into Sunday afternoon’s matchup.
1. Both teams are 2-3 in their last five games. An early December-game between two squads from opposing conferences is never a must-win.
It is another opportunity to build on winning basketball, or in their cases, establish it again.
2. Each team will highlight somewhat elite front-courts. The Detroit Pistons have the forward-center combo of Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond.
However, the New Orleans Pelicans feature a trio of Anthony Davis, Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic that rivals any team’s post faction.