Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: NBA TV

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (49-19) will take on the Golden State Warriors (33-36) on Friday.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 120-99 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 17 and the Celtics accumulated 20 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 39 shots from downtown. Boston finished the contest at 94.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 19 attempts. In addition, Boston grabbed 49 boards (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Boston doled out 22 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Golden State let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the field on 44 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 17 of 24 tries for a percentage of 70.8%. Golden State finished having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (36 of 90) and buried 10 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Gary Payton II is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He scored 14 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. Payton finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Golden State will play this contest with a mark of 33-36 for the year. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.7 fouls per game. As a team, Golden State is pulling in 42.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 2,009 assists for the year, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are hitting 35.6% on shots from distance (1,109 of 3,119) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.0 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while going 45.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They give up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.5). The Warriors defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,895 of 6,116) and they concede 45.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 13th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,839 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 130-117 when they played the Wizards. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit allowed Washington to pull down 35 in all (7 offensive). They finished 43.2% from 3-point land by going 16 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Pistons allowed the Wizards to convert 43 of 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons shot 46 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Detroit made 11 of their 27 tries (40.7%). They were able to make 27 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.4%. The Wizards had 23 fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Pistons were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for this game.

Jalen Duren was important for the Pistons in the matchup. He made 13 out of 17 in this contest for a field goal rate of 76.5%, and added 12 rebounds. Duren scored 36 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in this contest.

Detroit has a mark of 49-19 so far this season. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA. Detroit has tallied 7,984 points for the year (117.4 per game) and they collect 45.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.0 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest. The Pistons have committed 22.3 fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Pistons on defense are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.9. They are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Detroit defense gives up 34.8% from downtown (864 of 2,484) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.4 assists and 41.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 1st and 3rd in basketball.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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