Mikal Bridges and Key Nets Players to Watch vs. the Pistons - April 6

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Nets vs. Pistons: Players to Watch

Nets Key Players

Mikal Bridges is averaging 20.3 points, 4.7 boards and 3.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 1 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.

Claxton is averaging 12 points, 9.9 boards and 2 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.7 steals and 2 blocked shots (seventh in NBA).

Dennis Schroder's numbers on the season are 14 points, 2.9 boards and 6 assists per game, shooting 43.8% from the field and 38.4% from downtown, with an average of 1.8 made treys.

Cameron Thomas is averaging 22 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

Dorian Finney-Smith averages 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists, shooting 42.1% from the field and 35.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.

Pistons Key Players

Jalen Duren is averaging 13.7 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Pistons.

Jaden Ivey's numbers on the season are 15.4 points, 3.5 boards and 3.7 assists per game. He is draining 43.1% of his shots from the field and 33% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.6 triples.

Ausar Thompson averages 8.8 points, 6.4 boards and 1.9 assists. He is sinking 48.3% of his shots from the floor.

Isaiah Stewart's numbers on the season are 10.9 points, 6.6 boards and 1.6 assists per contest. He is making 48.7% of his shots from the floor and 38.3% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.5 triples.

The Pistons receive 7.3 points per game from Marcus Sasser, plus 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

Nets vs. Pistons Stat Insights

Brooklyn Key Stats

The Nets are being outscored by 2.5 points per game with a -196 scoring differential overall. They put up 111.2 points per game (24th in the NBA) and give up 113.7 per outing (16th in the league).

The 43.8 rebounds per game Brooklyn averages rank 12th in the NBA. Its opponents pull down 44.4 per outing.

The Nets make 13.5 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) at a 36.5% rate (17th in the NBA), compared to the 12.9 their opponents make while shooting 37.2% from deep.

Brooklyn ranks 22nd in the league by averaging 110.9 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 20th in the NBA, allowing 113.4 points per 100 possessions.

Detroit Key Stats

The Pistons have a -687 scoring differential, falling short by 8.9 points per game. They're putting up 110.4 points per game, 26th in the league, and are allowing 119.3 per outing to rank 26th in the NBA.

The 43.7 rebounds per game Detroit accumulates rank 15th in the league. Their opponents pull down 42.7.

The Pistons make 11 three-pointers per game (30th in the league), 1.1 fewer than their opponents. They are shooting 34.7% from deep (28th in NBA) and opponents are shooting 36.9%.

Detroit's 107.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 27th in the NBA, and the 116 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 26th in the league.

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