After the Knicks signed Brunson this season, they formed an inside and outside duo with Randle, but the team's recent absence due to Randle's injury has continued to decline, losing five of the last six games, and the team's morale has undoubtedly suffered a lot of blows.
The Knicks are currently led by Brunson, who is averaging 27 per game this season6 points +66 assists of excellent data, in the last round of the loss to the Celtics he hit 34 points, but unfortunately the support of other teammates is very limited, Brunson seems to be more or less alone, in the current lineup in addition to Brunson's average points per game double, only DiVincenzo and Bojan two new signings have an average of double points per game, like Hart, Hartenstein, Achiuwa and other core main offensive performance and stable.
The Knicks are currently just 1-2 ahead of the teams that are 5-8 behind them5 wins difference, with less than 22 rounds left in the league, the rest of the games are the stage of each team sprinting to the playoffs, the Knicks will undoubtedly strive for more wins to stabilize the current ranking in order to avoid playing the play-offs, and this game is continuously sitting at home, this time facing the Pistons will be their best opportunity to regain their morale.
On the other hand, the Pistons' heavy signing of coach Monty this season did not bring much change to the team, and the team even swallowed 28 consecutive defeats this season to break the league's highest losing streak, and the state can be said to be very bad, and the team's performance once disappointed fans and shouted that the team changed owners.
The team lost to the Magic at home in the last round and suffered another 5 consecutive defeats, 21 years after the return of Cunningham continued to be in hot form, this season he can contribute an average of 22 points per game is a new high since entering the NBA league, and the new recruit Fontecchio has also averaged a double-double performance per game after joining the Pistons, but the team's main guard Ivey has not been in good shape recently, and the team's long-term swing has caused the players to lack the desire to win.
So far this season, there is no doubt that the Pistons' results are still in the "rotten" period, and the team management does not have much requirements for the team's results this season, the players can play as they want, even if the team is in a losing streak, there is no wife's pursuit of victory, and the players are more likely to strive for better individual performance, gain the trust of the management, seek a big contract, or find a better team deal.
There is undoubtedly a certain gap in the strength of the two sides in this game, the overall strength is undoubtedly the Knicks have the upper hand, plus the Knicks are continuous home combat physical fitness and stadium advantages, and the past performance is more obvious in the face of the Pistons, this time the Pistons whose morale has fallen to the bottom and obviously lack the desire to win will undoubtedly be a great opportunity for the Knicks to stop the decline, and this game prefers the Knicks to have an excellent performance at home!