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Houston Rockets vs. Detroit Pistons

October 24, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Pistons beat the Rockets 115-111 on 2025-10-24 on the road against the Rockets. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Steven Adams, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 17 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 13 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Tobias Harris as his primary defender.

Box score

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

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 111

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jabari Smith Jr. GS 39:52 11 6 2 1 1 2 4 3-14 3-9 2-2 -6
Alperen Sengun GS 38:07 17 7 7 3 0 3 5 5-18 0-2 7-10 +3
Kevin Durant GS 36:48 37 3 1 3 1 0 3 9-18 3-3 16-18 -1
Amen Thompson GS 30:01 10 4 1 0 0 2 5 2-8 0-1 6-10 -6
Steven Adams GS 25:14 11 10 0 3 0 1 2 4-4 0-0 3-4 -4
Tari Eason 28:25 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 2-5 0-1 0-0 -5
Reed Sheppard 20:21 9 2 1 3 0 3 2 3-11 3-4 0-0 -13
Josh Okogie 17:27 10 4 1 0 0 1 1 3-4 1-2 3-4 +4
Clint Capela 3:46 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +8
Totals 111 45 15 14 2 13 24 32-83 10-22 37-48

Did not play: JD Davison (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Holiday (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jae'Sean Tate (DNP - Coach's Decision)

DET
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons 115

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Tobias Harris GS 40:05 9 8 4 1 1 1 3 4-12 1-4 0-0 -3
Cade Cunningham GS 39:18 21 7 9 0 1 8 3 7-16 3-8 4-5 +7
Duncan Robinson GS 38:14 17 3 2 0 3 0 4 5-9 4-8 3-3 +15
Ausar Thompson GS 24:19 19 2 4 1 1 1 3 9-16 1-3 0-2 -10
Jalen Duren GS 12:00 6 6 0 1 1 1 2 3-4 0-0 0-0 +5
Javonte Green 19:58 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 2-6 1-2 2-3 -7
Paul Reed 19:22 13 9 1 0 2 2 4 6-10 1-1 0-0 +6
Isaiah Stewart 17:23 4 4 0 0 2 1 6 1-4 1-3 1-4 +2
Ronald Holland II 12:39 11 5 3 2 0 2 6 3-7 2-5 3-4 +6
Chaz Lanier 11:30 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-3 0-0 -6
Daniss Jenkins 5:13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 2-2 +5
Totals 115 48 26 6 11 17 31 42-90 16-39 15-23

Did not play: Colby Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bobi Klintman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tolu Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

DET
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

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

Rockets defense

Defender Guarded most
Jabari Smith Jr. Duncan Robinson: 33 poss., 8 pts (2/6) · Javonte Green: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Alperen Sengun Tobias Harris: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Paul Reed: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/5)
Kevin Durant Tobias Harris: 21 poss., 16 pts (3/4) · Ausar Thompson: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Amen Thompson Cade Cunningham: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ausar Thompson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Tari Eason Tobias Harris: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cade Cunningham: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Steven Adams Jalen Duren: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Reed Sheppard Chaz Lanier: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Duncan Robinson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Josh Okogie Cade Cunningham: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Duncan Robinson: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Clint Capela Isaiah Stewart: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Javonte Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pistons defense

Defender Guarded most
Cade Cunningham Amen Thompson: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Josh Okogie: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tobias Harris Kevin Durant: 29 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tari Eason: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Duncan Robinson Jabari Smith Jr.: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tari Eason: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Ausar Thompson Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tari Eason: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Paul Reed Jabari Smith Jr.: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Steven Adams: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Javonte Green Alperen Sengun: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Isaiah Stewart Jabari Smith Jr.: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Steven Adams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Duren Steven Adams: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ronald Holland II Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Chaz Lanier Reed Sheppard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniss Jenkins Amen Thompson: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)