Will the Warriors make a statement against Detroit?
The Golden State Warriors get a visit from the second-bottom team in the East in the shape of the Detroit Pistons. The home side have surprisingly fallen off the pace since the return of Klay Thompson: They have only won two of their last five games.
Although the form curve had already shown a slight downward trend before, this continued meagre yield after the reunion of the legendary Splash Brothers was not to be expected.
Golden State Warriors – Statistics & current form
The Warriors lost last time in Minnesota and this also clearly. As mentioned at the beginning, the long-awaited comeback of Klay Thompson has so far weakened the team in the results.
While still occupying second place in the Western Conference, the majority of their last five games were lost with the guard on board, although he was spared in at least one defeat.
At least Stephen Curry is now available again. Against Minneapolis, the best three-point shooter in NBA history had to miss the game due to a hand injury. However, this is only a minor injury, which is why he will play again against the Pistons.
Detroit Pistons – Statistics & current form
The Pistons are only second to last in the Eastern Conference and are extra weak away from home. They have only won three of the 21 games they have played away from home – the worst record in the East.
Even the fact that Detroit was able to land Cade Cunningham, the first pick of the last draft, has not changed the Pistons’ usual dreariness of the last few years.
The basketball players from Motown have a problem first and foremost on the offensive end. In the respective rating, they are ranked last in the league. This is the most important factor for the next last place of head coach Dwayne Casey’s team. This includes the Net-Rating with a disastrous value of -9.7!
Golden State Warriors – Detroit Pistons Tip
For the duel between the Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons, the tip aims for a home win for head coach Steve Kerr’s team with at least 14 points in difference. The home side will be very motivated despite the easy task.
Due to the recent drop in results, they need to get the win to prevent the in-form Grizzlies from closing in on them in the standings. In addition, the second-placed team in the table will be back with Stephen Curry against Detroit, who has been missing recently.
In addition, it is to be expected that Klay Thompson, in only his second game in front of his own backdrop after his very long injury layoff, will be particularly committed on the side of the six-time NBA champions.
Last but not least, the high negative net rating of the visitors (-9.7) shows that blowouts are not uncommon for them anyway and with a win rate of almost 86 percent, the hosts are once again the strongest team at home in the West (18-3)! At Unibet, odds of 1.74 can be placed on the showdown between the Warriors and Pistons.
