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Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets

February 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pistons beat the Nuggets 124-121 on 2026-02-03 at home. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. The Nuggets started Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Christian Braun, and Peyton Watson. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 20 points (8/15) in his matchups, with Jalen Duren as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 16 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.

Box score

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

DET

Detroit Pistons 124

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	38:07	29	2	10	1	0	5	5	9-19	2-6	9-11	+11
Tobias Harris GS	33:32	11	6	3	0	0	2	3	4-13	2-4	1-1	+3
Jalen Duren GS	30:55	19	13	1	1	0	1	1	6-10	0-0	7-8	0
Duncan Robinson GS	25:25	20	3	2	0	0	1	4	7-12	6-9	0-0	-1
Ausar Thompson GS	23:53	10	6	3	2	1	0	1	5-9	0-0	0-0	+9
Isaiah Stewart	23:13	11	6	3	1	1	0	3	3-7	0-1	5-6	-2
Caris LeVert	20:07	4	2	3	1	1	0	3	2-6	0-3	0-0	-8
Daniss Jenkins	15:55	6	1	0	1	0	0	5	2-8	0-1	2-2	-1
Ronald Holland II	15:11	7	4	0	1	1	0	2	3-6	1-3	0-0	+4
Javonte Green	13:42	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	2-2	0
Totals		124	43	27	9	4	9	27	43-94	12-29	26-30

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

DEN

Denver Nuggets 121

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Peyton Watson GS	37:47	17	3	2	2	3	3	3	4-11	0-1	9-11	+9
Jamal Murray GS	36:56	32	1	8	0	2	0	0	8-17	4-8	12-13	+5
Nikola Jokić GS	32:55	24	15	4	2	1	5	3	9-19	3-5	3-3	-9
Christian Braun GS	25:33	6	0	2	0	0	0	3	2-6	0-1	2-2	-9
Jalen Pickett GS	10:21	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0-5	0-4	0-0	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr.	27:30	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	1-7	1-4	3-4	-9
Julian Strawther	23:26	15	8	2	0	0	1	0	6-9	1-4	2-2	-1
Bruce Brown	23:21	10	2	0	2	0	0	3	3-5	1-3	3-3	-9
Jonas Valančiūnas	21:36	11	11	1	1	3	1	4	4-4	0-0	3-5	+16
Zeke Nnaji	0:35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Totals		121	43	20	7	10	10	20	37-83	10-30	37-43

Did not play: DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (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 12.2 min
Caris LeVert · Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 6.1 min
Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 5.2 min
Tobias Harris · Caris LeVert · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 4.4 min
Tobias Harris · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 3.3 min

DEN

Denver Nuggets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Jalen Pickett · Christian Braun · Peyton Watson Starter 10.4 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 4.7 min
Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Julian Strawther · Christian Braun · Peyton Watson 4.1 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Julian Strawther · Christian Braun 3.9 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Bruce Brown · Julian Strawther 3.8 min

Who guarded whom

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

Pistons defense

Nikola Jokić 20 pts (8/15) in 68 possessions

Guarded by: Jalen Duren (48 %, 7 pts) · Isaiah Stewart (14 %, 2 pts) · Ausar Thompson (11 %, 2 pts)
Jamal Murray 13 pts (5/12) in 72 possessions

Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (20 %, 0 pts) · Daniss Jenkins (18 %, 0 pts) · Tobias Harris (15 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Peyton Watson: 29 poss., 3 pts (1/6) · Christian Braun: 18 poss., 4 pts (0/0)
Tobias Harris	Peyton Watson: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Christian Braun: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jalen Duren	Nikola Jokić: 33 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Jonas Valanciunas: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Duncan Robinson	Julian Strawther: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jamal Murray: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Isaiah Stewart	Jonas Valanciunas: 20 poss., 3 pts (0/2) · Nikola Jokić: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Ausar Thompson	Jamal Murray: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nikola Jokić: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Caris LeVert	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Daniss Jenkins	Jamal Murray: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Ronald Holland II	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jonas Valanciunas: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Javonte Green	Julian Strawther: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/1)

Nuggets defense

Cade Cunningham 16 pts (4/7) in 75 possessions

Guarded by: Peyton Watson (37 %, 3 pts) · Christian Braun (23 %, 0 pts) · Bruce Brown (10 %, 0 pts)
Jalen Duren 11 pts (5/14) in 62 possessions

Guarded by: Nikola Jokić (65 %, 7 pts) · Jonas Valanciunas (12 %, 0 pts) · Peyton Watson (9 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jamal Murray	Ausar Thompson: 29 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Daniss Jenkins: 11 poss., 9 pts (2/2)
Peyton Watson	Cade Cunningham: 27 poss., 3 pts (0/0) · Tobias Harris: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Nikola Jokić	Jalen Duren: 40 poss., 7 pts (3/10) · Isaiah Stewart: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Christian Braun	Tobias Harris: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cade Cunningham: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Caris LeVert: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Tobias Harris: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Julian Strawther	Caris LeVert: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Duncan Robinson: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Bruce Brown	Cade Cunningham: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ronald Holland II: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jonas Valanciunas	Isaiah Stewart: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jalen Duren: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Pickett	Duncan Robinson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cade Cunningham: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Zeke Nnaji	Isaiah Stewart: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caris LeVert: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0)