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Bobcats at Pistons
7:30 p.m., Palace of Auburn Hills
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Pistons | |||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | |
| G, K. Walker | 18.1 | 3.3 | G, B. Knight | 14.1 | 3.7 | |
| G, G. Henderson | 13.7 | 4.0 | G, K. Singler | 8.6 | 3.9 | |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 10.9 | 6.3 | F, T. Prince | 12.3 | 4.6 | |
| F, H. Warrick | 6.0 | 3.2 | F, J. Maxiel | 8.0 | 6.0 | |
| C, B. Biyombo | 4.8 | 6.9 | C, G. Monroe | 15.2 | 8.9 |
Matchup to Watch
Greg Monroe vs. Bismack Biyombo: Monroe is a 20-10 guy on a regular basis, a great young big man in the Eastern Conference. He averaged 19.8 points and 12.3 rebounds in the Pistons’ 4-0 sweep of the Bobcats last season.
Observations
• The Pistons have been on an uptick of late with a five-wins-in-six games run that included a home victory over the defending champion Miami Heat.
• Detroit’s bench is among the best in the league. The 85 points Pistons reserves scored against the Atlanta Hawks Dec. 26 were the most by an NBA bench since 1999.
• The Bobcats have gotten the better of the Corey Maggette-Ben Gordon trade, as veteran forward Maggette seldom plays for the Pistons. The Bobcats owe Gordon an extra season of salary in the swap, but will eventually get a first-round pick from Detroit.
Tap-ins
• Former Duke star Kyle Singler, a Pistons’ second-round pick two years ago, has been starting and playing roughly 30 minutes a night of late.
• Turnovers have been a problem of late for the Bobcats, but the Pistons average the second-fewest steals in the NBA at six per game.
Did you know?
Detroit’s Jonas Jerebko and Charlotte rookie Jeff Taylor are the only two active Swedes playing in the NBA.
Rick Bonnell
