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Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons

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12-35, 3-19 Away
Final
116 - 139

33-11, 19-5 Home

Cunningham, East-leading Pistons rout Kings 139-116 for 5th victory in 6 games

Ronald Holland II ejected for shoving Keon Ellis

The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons rebounded from a home loss to Houston on Friday night to improve to 33-11. Tied at 35 after a quarter, Detroit broke it open in the second by outscoring the Kings 43-30.

Cunningham was 13 of 22 from the field, hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers. Pistons center Jalen Duren added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Tobias Harris had 16.

Malik Monk led Sacramento with 19 points, and DeMar DeRozan had 16. The Kings have lost five straight to drop to 12-35.

Domantas Sabonis played his fifth game for Sacramento after after missing two months because of a knee injury. He had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and eight assists and seven rebounds in 24:44.

Up next Kings: At New York on Tuesday night.

Pistons: At Denver on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 139
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 139
4th 16.0 Devin Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 116 - 139
4th 16.0 Devin Carter makes free throw 1 of 2 115 - 139
4th 16.0 Bobi Klintman shooting foul 114 - 139

Statistics

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44-84 FG 50-91
52 Field Goal % 55
11-25 3PT 16-31
44 Three Point % 52
17-28 FT 23-28
61 Free Throw % 82
33 Rebounds 43
12 Offensive Rebounds 16
21 Defensive Rebounds 27
32 Assists 31
7 Steals 15
7 Blocks 5
19 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 5
0 Total Technical Fouls 5
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
8 Fast Break Points 12
52 Points in Paint 58
21 Fouls 21
7 Largest Lead 25
4 Lead Changes 4
16 Percent Led 79
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stewart, F Suspension Feb 11
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keegan Murray, F Out Feb 27
De'Andre Hunter, F Out Feb 20
Dylan Cardwell, C Out Feb 18
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Feb 18
Zach LaVine, G Out Feb 13

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,299 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 35 24 .593 - W1
Phoenix 34 26 .567 1.5 W1
Golden State 31 29 .517 4.5 L1
LA Clippers 27 31 .466 7.5 L3
Sacramento 14 47 .230 22 W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 44 14 .759 - W2
Cleveland 37 24 .607 8.5 L2
Milwaukee 26 32 .448 18 L1
Chicago 24 36 .400 21 L11
Indiana 15 45 .250 30 L5
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