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When/where: 7 p.m., Friday; Toyota Center.

TV/radio: Root Sports; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish).

Pistons (23-37)

1. The Pistons have a four-game losing streak after an 88-85 loss in New Orleans on Wednesday dropped them to 11-17 on the road.

2. With the trade-deadline moves, Reggie Jackson, acquired from Oklahoma City for guard D.J. Augustin, forward Kyle Singler, has moved in to the Pistons starting lineup at point guard. He has averaged 15.6 points, but has made just 35.3 percent of his shots and 21.1 percent of his 3s in five games with the Pistons.

3. The Pistons are fifth in the NBA in offensive rebound percentage with Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe the top rebounding duo in the NBA, with a combined average of 23.6 rebounds per game. They are the top offensive rebounding combination, averaging 8.5 offensive boards per game.

Rockets (41-20)

1. The Rockets have an eight-game home winning streak against the Pistons and have won 8 of their past 10 games against Detroit, but they lost 114-101 in their most recent meeting, snapping a seven-game winning streak against the Pistons.

2. Rockets forward Terrence Jones has rolled since returning to the starting lineup, averaging 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots, while making 65.3 percent of his shots in the past six games.

3. Rockets guard Pat Beverley (sprained right foot) and forward Terrence Jones (low back pain) are questionable. Kostas Papanikolaou, who helped key the Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally against the Pistons is expected to miss at least another two weeks with a sprained ankle.

Mr. E wrote:Just saw this on Twitter

kurtis48239 wrote:Det fan,is howard out of the lineup tonight ?