Detroit Pistons @ New Orleans Pelicans

21-18, 8-13 Away

109

21-18, 8-13 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons DET	34	22	28	25	109
Pelicans NO	37	22	27	26	112

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

20-19, 10-9 Home

112

20-19, 10-9 Home

Matchups

DET

NO leads season

1-0

109

Game 1@ NO

Final

112

103

Game 2@ DET

Final

118

Eastern Conference

Central	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

NBA News

Nicolas Batum announces retirement after 18 NBA seasons

Nicolas Batum has announced his retirement after 18 NBA seasons. A mainstay of the French national team, Batum played most of his NBA career with the Clippers, Hornets and Blazers.

Doc Rivers joins NBC as analyst, says coaching career over

Doc Rivers turned down an offer to become an NBA analyst for NBC after retiring as a player in 1996 because he couldn't promise then-NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol that he wouldn't become a coach.

Clippers name lawyer John Gibson interim governor

Los Angeles-based trial lawyer John Gibson will serve as the Clippers' interim governor. He will take over for Steve Ballmer, who has been suspended one year following an investigation into salary cap circumvention.

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