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Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons

January 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pistons beat the Nuggets 109-107 on 2026-01-27 on the road against the Nuggets. The Nuggets started Jonas Valanciunas, Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 8 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender. Jamal Murray (Nuggets) scored 18 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Ausar Thompson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DEN

Denver Nuggets 107

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray GS	38:40	24	5	10	0	1	2	2	7-18	0-6	10-15	+8
Peyton Watson GS	36:57	13	3	3	0	3	3	3	6-20	1-6	0-0	-12
Spencer Jones GS	32:43	12	3	1	2	1	1	2	4-5	4-5	0-0	-4
Jonas Valančiūnas GS	30:53	16	16	1	0	1	4	2	6-10	1-1	3-4	0
Jalen Pickett GS	16:26	4	3	1	1	0	1	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	-5
Tim Hardaway Jr.	31:49	14	4	3	0	0	0	1	5-13	4-9	0-0	+3
Bruce Brown	23:13	16	7	2	1	2	1	3	7-10	0-2	2-2	+7
Zeke Nnaji	17:09	4	6	1	0	1	3	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-4
Julian Strawther	12:10	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	2-2	-3
Totals		107	49	22	4	9	15	16	40-84	10-29	17-23

Did not play: Aaron Gordon (DND - Injury/Illness), DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

DET

Detroit Pistons 109

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	36:27	22	3	11	0	1	0	1	9-17	1-4	3-4	+1
Tobias Harris GS	31:19	22	8	3	2	0	0	1	10-15	0-2	2-2	+6
Jalen Duren GS	29:56	14	8	0	1	0	0	3	6-10	0-0	2-4	+5
Duncan Robinson GS	23:08	2	3	3	0	0	0	1	1-9	0-8	0-0	+4
Ausar Thompson GS	19:40	14	4	1	5	1	1	5	5-7	0-0	4-4	+14
Ronald Holland II	22:59	10	3	0	2	0	3	4	4-7	2-4	0-0	-8
Isaiah Stewart	20:26	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	3-7	0-2	1-1	-7
Javonte Green	19:28	10	6	1	0	0	1	3	3-6	1-3	3-3	-3
Daniss Jenkins	18:52	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0-8	0-2	0-0	-5
Jaden Ivey	17:45	8	3	2	0	1	1	1	3-8	2-6	0-0	+3
Totals		109	41	24	10	3	6	21	44-94	6-31	15-18

Did not play: Bobi Klintman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Paul Reed (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Sasser (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DEN

Denver Nuggets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Jonas Valanciunas · Jamal Murray · Jalen Pickett · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 11.2 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones 8.0 min
Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Zeke Nnaji · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones 4.4 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Julian Strawther · Peyton Watson 4.2 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Julian Strawther 3.3 min

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 14.7 min
Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 9.4 min
Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Javonte Green · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren 3.2 min
Tobias Harris · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Ronald Holland II 2.8 min
Tobias Harris · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Daniss Jenkins 2.7 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Nuggets defense

Cade Cunningham 8 pts (4/12) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Peyton Watson (44 %, 4 pts) · Tim Hardaway Jr. (14 %, 0 pts) · Spencer Jones (12 %, 0 pts)
Jalen Duren 16 pts (7/14) in 57 possessions

Guarded by: Jonas Valanciunas (59 %, 7 pts) · Zeke Nnaji (12 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Murray (8 %, 5 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jamal Murray	Ausar Thompson: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Ronald Holland II: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Peyton Watson	Cade Cunningham: 31 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Duncan Robinson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/4)
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Jaden Ivey: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Daniss Jenkins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Spencer Jones	Tobias Harris: 33 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Cade Cunningham: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jonas Valanciunas	Jalen Duren: 34 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Isaiah Stewart: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Bruce Brown	Javonte Green: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ronald Holland II: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zeke Nnaji	Isaiah Stewart: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Duren: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Pickett	Duncan Robinson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ausar Thompson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Julian Strawther	Daniss Jenkins: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Javonte Green: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pistons defense

Jamal Murray 18 pts (7/12) in 69 possessions

Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (19 %, 2 pts) · Tobias Harris (16 %, 4 pts) · Javonte Green (14 %, 2 pts)
Jonas Valanciunas 11 pts (5/9) in 57 possessions

Guarded by: Jalen Duren (35 %, 6 pts) · Isaiah Stewart (17 %, 3 pts) · Ausar Thompson (11 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Peyton Watson: 31 poss., 12 pts (5/6) · Spencer Jones: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Tobias Harris	Spencer Jones: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Jamal Murray: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Jalen Duren	Jonas Valanciunas: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Spencer Jones: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Isaiah Stewart	Zeke Nnaji: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jonas Valanciunas: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Duncan Robinson	Jalen Pickett: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Peyton Watson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ronald Holland II	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zeke Nnaji: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ausar Thompson	Jamal Murray: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jonas Valanciunas: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Daniss Jenkins	Julian Strawther: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Jaden Ivey	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Javonte Green	Jamal Murray: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)