Game ID: 22300512
Sacramento Kings @ Detroit Pistons
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 47 18 30 15 110SAC 29 39 30 33 131
DET vs SAC ScoutingDET vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DET availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (50% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 13 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (123% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 14 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
DET availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 24 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 15 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 25 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 16 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 14 min since (57% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (109% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (35% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 26 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 17 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Stewart missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 27 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 18 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 11 min since (56% of 19)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 9 min since (84% of 11)
DET availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Cunningham missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Stewart missed 8 since 12/28, returns tonight: 29 min (93% of 31)
OUT Bagley III missed 5 since 1/03, returns tonight: 12 min (66% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 28 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 19 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 7 min since (69% of 11)
DET availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Cunningham missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 29 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 20 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 1/12 after 8, 29 min since (93% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 1/12 after 5, 12 min since (66% of 18)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 7 min since (69% of 11)
NEW Knox II 18 to 24 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Cunningham missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 1/12, returns tonight: 32 min (98% of 33)
OUT Rhoden missed 30 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 21 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 1/12 after 8, 33 min since (107% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 1/12 after 5, 12 min since (66% of 18)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 6 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Knox II 18 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backNEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
NEW Duarte 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 12 min (70% of 17)
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 21 min (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (70% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 8 min since (48% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 17)
NEW Monk 26 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 15 min since (119% of 12)
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NEW Lyles 20 to 27 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
1/01 @ HOU 113-136 — DET notes
DET lost 113-136. DET shot 48% (40 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 13 of 29 from three. DET turned it over 17 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Burks led with 21 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 19, Bogdanović 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 26 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Wiseman's -24 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ UTA 148-154 — DET notes
DET lost 148-154 in 1 overtime. DET shot 53% (56 of 105) to UTA's 51%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to UTA's 35. DET turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Bogdanović led with 36 (13 of 26, 8 of 15 from three); Cunningham added 31, Burks 27. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 4 periods went 128-115 against them. They led by as many as 10. Duren's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ GSW 109-113 — DET notes
DET lost 109-113. DET took 16 more shots (98 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to GSW's 46%, 13 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 23 fouls committed. DET turned it over 11 times to GSW's 16. Cunningham led with 30 (13 of 22, 1 of 7 from three); Knox II added 18, Duren 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 84-80 against them.
1/07 @ DEN 114-131 — DET notes
DET lost 114-131. DET took 9 more shots (89 to 80), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to DEN's 59%, 9 of 24 from three. Duren led with 20 (8 of 12, 4 of 6 at the line); Burks added 18, Bogdanović 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 23 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 108-85 against them. Ivey's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs SAC 110-131 — DET notes
DET lost 110-131. DET shot 47% (40 of 85) to SAC's 57%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. Bogdanović led with 26 (10 of 14, 4 of 7 from three); Ivey added 22, Duren 16. Q1 was theirs, 47-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-63 against them. They led by as many as 20. Duren's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Burks at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Stewart (7 straight), Bagley III (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (4 straight), McDermott (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 123 a night to Detroit's 133 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it Detroit 120, San Antonio 119, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/12 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 21 and Cunningham at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Stewart (8 straight), Bagley III (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Brooks (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 115 a night to Detroit's 132 and the line, where Houston takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 19. Call it Houston 118, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
1/15 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuzma at 20 and Avdija at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 18 and Duren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the line, where Washington takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 18 and the defense, Washington allowing 116 a night to Detroit's 123. Call it Washington 119, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
1/17 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Burks at 20 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. Without Cunningham (4 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 23 and Edwards at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it Minnesota 117, Detroit 111.
1/02 vs CHA 104-111 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-111. SAC took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to CHA's 51%, 14 of 36 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to CHA's 14, and CHA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 48-35 for them. Fox led with 30 (11 of 25, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Duarte 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. They led by as many as 10. Monk's -21 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 vs ORL 138-135 — SAC notes
SAC won 138-135 in 2 overtimes. SAC shot 49% (51 of 105) to ORL's 49%, 15 of 40 from three. The glass went 58-39 for them. Monk led with 37 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Murray added 28, Sabonis 22. The hinge was Q2, 40-25: SAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/05 vs TOR 135-130 — SAC notes
SAC won 135-130. SAC shot 52% (52 of 100) to TOR's 54%, 21 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to TOR's 27. Sabonis led with 24 (11 of 16); Fox added 24, Murray 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-30: a lead of 9 became 20, and the lead reached 23. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/07 vs NOP 100-133 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-133. SAC took 9 more shots (91 to 82), but shot 42% to NOP's 61%, 15 of 45 from three. SAC turned it over 9 times to NOP's 16. The glass went 25-51 against them. Sabonis led with 17 (8 of 12); Huerter added 17, Ellis 13. Q4 was theirs, 39-30, the deficit cut from 42 to 33, but the other 3 periods went 103-61 against them. Sabonis's -32 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 @ DET 131-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 131-110. SAC shot 57% (54 of 94) to DET's 47%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 14 times to DET's 21. Sabonis led with 37 (16 of 21); Murray added 32, Fox 26. The hinge was Q2, 39-18: SAC came in trailing by 18 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 21. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/10 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Rozier at 32 and Bridges at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ball (19 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Fox at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 114 a night to Sacramento's 124. Call it Sacramento 117, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/12 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Embiid (2 straight), Covington (4 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Murray at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-11 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 28. Call it Philadelphia 118, Sacramento 117, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/14 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 23 a game. Without Crowder (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and Murray at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 117, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/16 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 23 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and Fox at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 119, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
ED Edwards
HB H. Barnes
JT J. Toscano-Anderson
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
IL I. Livers
JD J. Duren
JH J. Harris
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MS M. Sasser
SAC/DET the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Domantas Sabonis' 37 points leads Kings to wild 131-110 victory over Pistons
DETROIT -- — Domantas Sabonis scored 37 points, and had 13 assists and 10 rebounds, to help the Sacramento Kings to a roller-coaster 131-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.
The Kings trailed by 20 points in the first quarter, led by 15 in the third, let the Pistons tie the game in the fourth and then pulled away down the stretch. Keegan Murray added 32 points and De'Aaron Fox scored 26.
“I thought our defense was great after the first quarter — we gave up 47 points in the first and only 45 in the entire second half,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Offensively, I think we were really good as well. We had 39 assists on 54 buckets. That's big time.”
Detroit (3-34) has lost five straight since breaking its NBA-record 28-game losing streak. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 and Jaden Ivey added 22.
“We had too many turnovers and there were too many times where we struggled to get into our offense,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “When we start having some success, teams are going to hit us in the mouth and get physical with us. We have to be able to overcome that.”
The Pistons played without Cade Cunningham , who will be out at least 7-10 days with a knee sprain, but he was active on the sidelines.
“Cade was talking to us — telling us to keep going and keep our energy,” Ivey said. “It just feels like they got a lot of easy transition points off our turnovers.”
The Kings were coming off a 133-100 home loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
“I don't think there's anything we need to change,” Murray said. “We played five bad quarters, but once we got out of that mindset, we did a good job. We just need to play four quarters at that level to be a really good team.”
After Detroit tied the game at 101, Monk scored seven straight points to put the Kings up 110-101 with 7:44 to play.
Sacramento led by three points at the half, then started the third quarter with a 15-3 run to go ahead 83-68. Detroit, though, narrowed the gap to 98-95 on an Alec Burks 3-pointer at the end of the period.
Detroit hit 15 of its first 18 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers, to take an early 32-17 lead. The Pistons finished the quarter with a season-high 47 points and an 18-point lead.
The Kings, though, hit 11 of their first 12 shots in the second quarter and led 68-65 at the half.
“I think we were just really aggressive,” Murray said. “We had nine deflections in that quarter, and I think that was the turning point of the game.”
UP NEXT
Kings: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday for their third game in four nights.
Pistons: Host San Antonio on Wednesday for the third game in four nights.