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Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons

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39-40, 20-21 Away
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127 - 117

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LaVine and DeRozan combine for 80 points in Kings 127-117 win over the Pistons

Cade Cunningham gets the and-1 to fall

Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings, who have won three straight and have a one-game lead over Dallas for ninth in the Western Conference.

Cade Cunningham scored 35 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 19 for Detroit, which has lost four of its last five games.

The Pistons started out the second quarter with a 29-10 run to take a 66-48 lead. DeRozan scored eight of the Kings next 14 points to close the deficit to 72-62 at halftime.

Sacramento took its first lead of the second half, 97-94, when LaVine made a 3-pointer with less than a second left in the third quarter.

The Kings never relinquished the lead and the closest Detroit could get was 106-105 on Cunningham's three-point play with 9:16 left in the game.

Takeaways Kings: Guard Malik Monk left the game with 1:48 left in the first quarter with a left calf injury. Sacramento was already playing without Keegan Murray (back) and Jake LaRavia (thumb).

Pistons: Detroit's defense allowed Sacramento to make 51.6% of its shots, including 40.7% on 3-pointers.

Key moment LaVine hit three straight 3-pointers in the first 1:46 of the fourth to put Sacramento ahead 106-104. He made 5 of 6 3-pointers in the quarter.

Key stat The Pistons entered needing four made 3-pointers to break their franchise record of 993 from the 2018-19 season — and they finished 13 of 39 against the Kings.

Up next The Kings start a three-game homestand on Wednesday against Denver. The Pistons will host New York on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 127 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 127 - 117
4th 6.1 shot clock turnover 127 - 117
4th 30.1 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 3 of 3 127 - 117
4th 30.1 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 3 127 - 116

Statistics

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47-91 FG 42-89
51.6 Field Goal % 47.2
11-27 3PT 13-39
40.7 Three Point % 33.3
22-27 FT 20-28
81.5 Free Throw % 71.4
50 Rebounds 37
18 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 24
20 Assists 30
5 Steals 8
4 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
2 Fast Break Points 14
56 Points in Paint 52
21 Fouls 23
13 Largest Lead 18
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tobias Harris, F Out Apr 7
Jaden Ivey, PG Out Mar 13
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Malik Monk, SG Day-To-Day Apr 7
Jake LaRavia, F Out Apr 7
Keegan Murray, SF Out Apr 7

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,208 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 48 30 .615 - W2
LA Clippers 46 32 .590 2 W4
Golden State 46 32 .590 2 L1
Sacramento 39 40 .494 9.5 W3
Phoenix 35 43 .449 13 L6

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 16 L1 0.7948718 62
Indiana 15 31 W4 0.6025641 47
Milwaukee 18 34 W4 0.5641026 44
Detroit 19.5 36 L2 0.5443038 43
Chicago 26 42 W3 0.46153846 36
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