Updated April 12, 2026, 2:06 p.m. ET
With 60 wins on the road, it seems to be just like the Detroit Pistons are going for it.
The final NBA games of the season will happen on Sunday, April 12, with all 30 groups in motion for their 82nd sport of the season. Every staff within the East begins at 6 p.m. and each staff within the West begins at 8:30 p.m. to keep away from manipulating the standings.
The Pistons needn’t do any maneuvering within the standings, as they’ve lengthy locked up the No. 1 seed within the Eastern Conference, however after Cade Cunningham missed an extended period with a collapsed lung, the staff has been utilizing the ultimate video games as a tune-up for the 2026 NBA Playoffs, which has meant not sitting most of their greatest gamers.
Sunday isn’t any completely different, with one exception.
All-Star heart Jalen Duren is the one Pistons participant listed on the supply report with an damage. He’s been dominated out as a consequence of proper knee damage administration.
The relaxation of the staff appears to be a full-go, together with Cunningham, as the Pistons attempt to win 60 games for just the third time in franchise history and first time since 2005-06.
The Pistons are huge favorites towards the tanking Indiana Pacers, with Detroit listed as a 14½-point favorite on the street within the season finale.
So whereas Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and different Pistons gamers are set to swimsuit up, they may not play the entire sport if the Pistons are blowing them out.
Here’s what it is advisable to know for Sunday’s season finale:
Is Cade Cunningham enjoying at this time?
Yes. The Pistons’ famous person returned to the lineup on Wednesday, April 8 towards the Milwaukee Bucks after which performed on Friday, April 10 towards the Charlotte Hornets, each wins. He’ll get one closing probability to get his legs beneath him on Sunday, April 12 towards the Indiana Pacers earlier than the postseason begins.
Pistons vs Pacers prediction
Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press: The Pacers have each incentive to lose, and the Pistons try to make historical past. What different case do we have to make??? The Pistons, with most their stars enjoying early, will bludgeon the Pacers out of the gate, then take most of their greatest gamers out a while within the third quarter and roll to an enormous victory within the season finale. The decide: Pistons 118, Pacers 92.
Pistons vs Pacers sport time
- Matchup: East 1-seed Pistons (59-22) vs. East 14-seed Pacers (19-62).
- Date: Sunday, April 12.
- Time: 6 p.m. ET.
- Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis.
- Box score.
Pistons vs Bucks TV channel
- TV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.
- Streaming: FSND app.
- Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Pistons radio affiliates).
Pistons damage report vs Pacers
Injury updates on gamers on the 15-man roster.
- OUT: Jalen Duren.
- QUESTIONABLE: Wendell Moore Jr. (G-League, two-way).
Pacers damage report vs Pistons
Injury updates on gamers on the 15-man roster.
- OUT: Johnny Furphy, Tyrese Haliburton, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Ivica Zubac.
- QUESTIONABLE: Kobe Brown, Ben Sheppard, Jarace Walker.
Pistons vs Pacers odds
- Spread: Pistons by 14½.
- Total O/U: 230½.
- Moneyline: Pistons -1100, Pacers +650.
Odds supplied by BetMGM as of Sunday afternoon.
Pistons schedule
The Pistons have one closing sport left earlier than the playoffs start.
- Sunday, April 12: at Indiana Pacers.
- Tuesday, April 14: NBA Play-In Tournament begins.
- Saturday, April 18: NBA playoffs start. (No. 1 seeds anticipated to play April 19.)
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