Friday's slate of NBA games included several matchups with playoff implications, but there was a battle between the teams with the worst records in the league being held in Houston.
Both franchises will be in line this summer to secure a top-five pick to add to their young rosters, but their latest meeting was about coming away with a victory. Both teams were riding seven-game losing streaks and the game was competitive from start to finish with 23 lead changes and 14 ties.
The stage was set for the fourth quarter and the Pistons trailed by three with 3:15 left in the game. Jalen Duren, who totaled 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, split a pair of free throws to cut Houston's deficit to 110-108. Rockets guard Jalen Green then gave his team a four-point lead when he drove directly into the body of Marvin Bagley III and finished through contact.
