All season, opposing teams have struggled to keep the Pistons out of the paint. That’s especially true of late — the Pistons dominated the Spurs in the paint, 24-6, during a decisive third quarter that they won by 20 points, carrying a 21-point lead into the final period with the win essentially already in-hand.

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The San Antonio Spurs are hosting the red-hot Detroit Pistons who are currently on a four-game winning streak. Friday's game will be the first meeting of the regular season between the two teams. The Spurs swept the season series last year and split the series the previous two seasons.

It seems like every team has played at least one game since the All Star break, but this will be the Pistons first game.