[7:10 PM] Pistons @ Hornets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Detroit Pistons (8-10)

@ Charlotte Hornets (10-7)

 

• The line for this game is Charlotte by 2.5 points.

• The Charlotte Hornets followed up a season-worst four-skid with consecutive solid victories and attempt to notch another when they host the road-challenged Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. Just as quickly as Charlotte fell into a funk, it rebounded in a fury with Monday’s 104-85 road victory over the Memphis Grizzlies rating as one of their top wins of the season.

• Point guard Reggie Jackson participated in Monday’s practice as he moves closer to a return from a knee issue. It was Jackson’s first 5-on-5 practice since receiving injections of platelet-rich plasma more than a month ago to help promote healing.

• Backup shooting guard Jeremy Lamb recently returned from a hamstring injury and he strung together terrific efforts in the two wins — 18 points and a career-best 17 rebounds in Saturday’s triumph over the New York Knicks and a season-high 21 points to go with nine rebounds against the Grizzlies. Lamb averaged career highs of 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds last season, his first in Charlotte.

• The Pistons won last season’s final meeting after the Hornets took four of the previous five matchups.

• Charlotte SG Nicolas Batum (eye) scored just six points on 1-of-5 shooting against Memphis after a one-game absence.

• Detroit backup G Reggie Bullock (left knee) is waiting on a second opinion as he considers whether to undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Charlotte Hornets

Confidence: 5/10

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