Kings-Pistons Preview (The Associated Press)

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Although the team directly in front of them has been sliding, the Detroit Pistons haven't been able to make significant headway in their pursuit of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. In a meeting featuring two of the league's top young centers in DeMarcus Cousins and Andre Drummond, the Pistons will try to avoid a fourth straight loss and 11th in 13 games Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings. Detroit (24-39) was six games behind Atlanta in early February before the Hawks dropped 14 of 15 to fall into eighth place in the East heading into Monday's action. But the ninth-place Pistons have only been able to slice roughly half off that deficit thanks to a 2-10 stretch of their own.

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