Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons
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Cunningham, East-leading Pistons rout Kings 139-116 for 5th victory in 6 games
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.
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
 SAC |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Joe, G | Out | Nov 2 |
| Jalen Duren, C | Out | Oct 25 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cardwell, C | Out | Nov 2 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Oct 26 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,299 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
6 | 2 | .750 | - | W2 |
 Golden State |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W5 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3.5 | L3 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 6 | .143 | 4.5 | L6 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 6 | .143 | 4.5 | W1 |
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