San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

Pistons (5-26) at Spurs (13-18)

- Jeff McDonald

When, where: 6 p.m., AT&T Center

TV/radio: BSSW; 1200 AM, 1350 AM (Spanish) and 107.5 FM (Spanish)

PROBABLE STARTERS Pistons: PG Cory Joseph (6-3, 11th year), SG Frank Jackson

(6-3, 4th), SF Hamidou Diallo (6-5, 4th), PF Saddiq Bey (6-8, 2nd), C Luke Garza (6-11, 1st). Spurs: PG Dejounte Murray

(6-4, 6th year), SG Derrick White (6-4, 5th), SF Doug McDermott (6-7, 8th), PF Keldon Johnson (6-5, 3rd), C Jakob Poeltl (7-1, 6th)

RESERVES

Pistons: F Jamorko Pickett (6-8, 1st), F Cheick Diallo (6-8, 5th), F Josh Jackson (6-8, 5th). Questionab­le: Isaiah Livers (return to competitio­n reconditio­ning). Inactive: Cade Cunningham (health and safety protocols), Trey Lyles (health

and safety protocols), Rodney McGruder (health and safety protocols), Saben Lee (health and safety protocols), Isaiah Stewart (health and safety protocols), Killian Hayes (health and safety protocols), Chris Smith (left knee surgery), Jerami Grant (right thumb sprain), Kelly Olynyk (left knee sprain).

Spurs: G Tre Jones (6-1, 2nd), G Lonnie Walker (6-4, 4th), G Devin Vassell (6-5, 2nd), F Keita Bates-Diop (6-8, 4th), C/F Drew Eubanks (6-9, 4th), G Bryn Forbes (6-2, 6th), F Thad Young (6-8, 15th), C Jock Landale (6-11, 1st). Inactive: Josh Primo (G League) Joe Wieskamp (G League), Devontae Cacok (G League), Zach Collins (ankle stress fracture)

COACHES

Pistons: Dwane Casey Spurs: Gregg Popovich

STAT LEADERS

Pistons: Points, Grant, 20.1 per game; rebounds, Stewart, 8.4; assists, Cunningham, 5.2; steals, Cunningham/Olynyk, 1.4; blocks, Grant/Stewart, 1.1

Spurs: Points, Murray, 17.8 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 8.5; assists, Murray, 8.8; steals, Murray, 2.0; blocks, Poeltl, 1.5

NOTABLE

The Spurs have won nine of their past 14 games. During that span, they are 4-3 at home and 5-2 on the road.

Detroit has lost six games in a row at the AT&T Center, with its last victory in San Antonio coming Jan. 6, 2015.

Cunningham, the No. 1 pick in last summer’s draft, is one of five players out for the Pistons while in COVID-19 protocols. In November, he became the youngest Piston in history to post a triple-double at 20 years and 57 days old.

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