Detroit Pistons vs. Sacramento Kings
January 25, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pistons beat the Kings 139-116 on 2026-01-25 at home. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, Precious Achiuwa, and Nique Clifford. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 8 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Cade Cunningham as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 10 points (4/13) in his matchups, with DeMar DeRozan as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DET
Detroit Pistons
139
SAC
Sacramento Kings
116
Did not play: Drew Eubanks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 14.9 min
- Tobias Harris · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 5.2 min
- Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 4.8 min
- Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 4.8 min
- Paul Reed · Marcus Sasser · Bobi Klintman · Chaz Lanier · Daniss Jenkins 3.1 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Nique Clifford
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DeMar DeRozan
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Precious Achiuwa
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Domantas Sabonis
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Domantas Sabonis · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford Starter 12.2 min
- Dennis Schröder · Malik Monk · Keon Ellis · Maxime Raynaud · Dylan Cardwell 11.4 min
- Keon Ellis · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud · Dylan Cardwell 6.9 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Domantas Sabonis · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 2.9 min
- Russell Westbrook · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pistons defense
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Russell Westbrook 8 pts (2/7) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Cade Cunningham (49 %, 0 pts) · Duncan Robinson (13 %, 3 pts) · Daniss Jenkins (9 %, 0 pts)
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Malik Monk 17 pts (5/7) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Ronald Holland II (23 %, 2 pts) · Javonte Green (16 %, 4 pts) · Jaden Ivey (14 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Russell Westbrook: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Nique Clifford: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Tobias Harris | DeMar DeRozan: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Domantas Sabonis: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Duren | Domantas Sabonis: 19 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · Precious Achiuwa: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Duncan Robinson | Nique Clifford: 32 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Stewart | Dylan Cardwell: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Maxime Raynaud: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ausar Thompson | Domantas Sabonis: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Precious Achiuwa: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Daniss Jenkins | Dennis Schröder: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Russell Westbrook: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Ronald Holland II | Malik Monk: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Keon Ellis: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaden Ivey | Keon Ellis: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Malik Monk: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Javonte Green | Malik Monk: 7 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Nique Clifford: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Chaz Lanier | Keon Ellis: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Nique Clifford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Paul Reed | Maxime Raynaud: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Cardwell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Sasser | Keon Ellis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Devin Carter: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bobi Klintman | Dylan Cardwell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keon Ellis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Cade Cunningham 10 pts (4/13) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: DeMar DeRozan (28 %, 2 pts) · Russell Westbrook (20 %, 0 pts) · Malik Monk (16 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Duren 18 pts (8/11) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Domantas Sabonis (63 %, 6 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (13 %, 4 pts) · Maxime Raynaud (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nique Clifford | Duncan Robinson: 37 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Javonte Green: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Domantas Sabonis | Jalen Duren: 31 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Isaiah Stewart: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Isaiah Stewart: 31 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dennis Schröder | Daniss Jenkins: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ronald Holland II: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Malik Monk | Ronald Holland II: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Cade Cunningham: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Russell Westbrook | Ausar Thompson: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Cade Cunningham: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Tobias Harris: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Javonte Green: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Keon Ellis | Jaden Ivey: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Ronald Holland II: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Cade Cunningham: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Tobias Harris: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Tobias Harris: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Duren: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Devin Carter | Daniss Jenkins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marcus Sasser: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |