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Game notes: Portland was blown out at Indiana on Sunday afternoon 129-98, so the Pistons get the extra day of rest advantage, having last played Saturday night in Cleveland, a 113-109 loss .

The story line for this game is Chauncey Billups ' first trip to Detroit as an NBA head coach.

It has been a tough first season for Mr. Big Shot, as the franchise pivoted midseason after poor play and injuries forced their hand.

Yet despite trading multiple key pieces (CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Robert Covington) and missing others due to injury (Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkić, Anfernee Simons), the Trail Blazers remain just a few games back of the play-in tournament in the horrendous bottom half of the Western Conference.

They look nothing like the team that blew out the Pistons in November, 110-92, now led in scoring by Josh Hart (19.9 points in 13 games since arriving from New Orleans).