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Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets

January 23, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the Pistons 111-104 on 2026-01-23 on the road against the Pistons. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 23 points (8/13) in his matchups, with Tobias Harris as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 11 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Kevin Durant as his primary defender.

Box score

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

DET

Detroit Pistons 104

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	37:52	12	1	8	2	1	6	5	5-13	0-4	2-3	-10
Jalen Duren GS	26:17	18	7	0	0	0	2	0	7-13	0-0	4-4	-15
Duncan Robinson GS	26:04	9	2	0	0	1	1	2	2-8	2-8	3-5	-15
Tobias Harris GS	25:32	4	1	1	2	0	1	2	1-6	0-3	2-3	-16
Ausar Thompson GS	23:35	12	8	3	2	0	2	5	5-8	0-0	2-2	-14
Isaiah Stewart	25:27	16	4	2	0	0	0	4	7-9	0-2	2-2	+4
Ronald Holland II	25:07	13	6	1	2	1	3	1	5-7	1-3	2-3	+2
Daniss Jenkins	19:22	10	2	4	1	0	1	1	4-10	2-6	0-0	+14
Javonte Green	16:49	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1-3	0-1	0-2	+12
Jaden Ivey	13:56	8	1	2	0	1	0	2	3-7	2-5	0-0	+3
Totals		104	35	22	9	4	16	24	40-84	7-32	17-24

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)

HOU

Houston Rockets 111

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant GS	40:41	32	7	3	1	1	0	4	11-19	5-11	5-6	+18
Amen Thompson GS	39:36	15	9	7	2	1	1	0	5-11	0-0	5-5	+11
Jabari Smith Jr. GS	37:01	11	10	3	2	2	2	4	5-9	1-3	0-0	-1
Josh Okogie GS	34:49	7	3	0	2	0	1	2	3-5	1-2	0-0	+1
Alperen Sengun GS	30:23	19	1	5	2	0	5	2	6-11	0-1	7-10	+2
Reed Sheppard	25:11	18	0	1	1	0	2	0	6-15	1-7	5-5	-5
Clint Capela	16:28	5	9	1	1	3	1	3	2-5	0-0	1-2	+6
Jae'Sean Tate	15:52	4	4	1	0	0	3	3	1-4	1-2	1-2	+3
Totals		111	43	21	11	7	15	18	39-79	9-26	24-30

Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), JD Davison (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Holiday (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 16.6 min
Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 9.5 min
Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 3.9 min
Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 3.1 min
Tobias Harris · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II 2.8 min

HOU

Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 18.4 min
Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jae'Sean Tate · Reed Sheppard 5.5 min
Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.6 min
Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.3 min
Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.3 min

Who guarded whom

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

Pistons defense

Kevin Durant 23 pts (8/13) in 73 possessions

Guarded by: Tobias Harris (19 %, 2 pts) · Javonte Green (17 %, 0 pts) · Cade Cunningham (13 %, 0 pts)
Alperen Sengun 23 pts (9/16) in 57 possessions

Guarded by: Isaiah Stewart (26 %, 4 pts) · Ausar Thompson (22 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Duren (18 %, 6 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Josh Okogie: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Stewart	Clint Capela: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Alperen Sengun: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Ronald Holland II	Reed Sheppard: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Duncan Robinson	Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jalen Duren	Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Alperen Sengun: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Tobias Harris	Kevin Durant: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniss Jenkins	Amen Thompson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Javonte Green	Kevin Durant: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ausar Thompson	Alperen Sengun: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Amen Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaden Ivey	Jabari Smith Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Amen Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Rockets defense

Cade Cunningham 11 pts (3/5) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Kevin Durant (25 %, 4 pts) · Josh Okogie (18 %, 0 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (18 %, 2 pts)
Jalen Duren 14 pts (6/10) in 50 possessions

Guarded by: Alperen Sengun (49 %, 2 pts) · Kevin Durant (13 %, 8 pts) · Clint Capela (12 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Kevin Durant	Cade Cunningham: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Tobias Harris: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Amen Thompson	Ausar Thompson: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cade Cunningham: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jabari Smith Jr.	Tobias Harris: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cade Cunningham: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Josh Okogie	Duncan Robinson: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cade Cunningham: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Alperen Sengun	Jalen Duren: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Isaiah Stewart: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Reed Sheppard	Daniss Jenkins: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ronald Holland II: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/6)
Jae'Sean Tate	Cade Cunningham: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Clint Capela	Isaiah Stewart: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jalen Duren: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)