Sacramento Kings @ Detroit Pistons
Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI | Game ID: 22401144
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 37 35 22 23 117SAC 38 24 35 30 127
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LaVine and DeRozan combine for 80 points in Kings 127-117 win over the Pistons
DETROIT -- — Zach LaVine scored 43 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, and DeMar DeRozan added 37 as the Sacramento Kings rallied for a 127-117 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday to strengthen their bid for a first-round home game in the play-in tournament.
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.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrScTh 6 25 +7 11 14 79 2 3 67 1 1 100 1 1 2 8 2 1 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrTh 2 6 +1 3 6 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Thompson
in Beasley
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoJrScSt 1 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Stewart
in Fontecchio, Schröder, Stewart
out Cunningham, Duren, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiScSt 3 6 -5 1 4 25 1 3 33 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Holland II
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeIiSaStTh 5 19 +15 6 10 60 2 5 40 2 2 100 1 4 5 5 1 0 0 3
DET Beasley, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart, Thompson
in Sasser, Thompson
out Fontecchio, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuSaStTh 1 3 0 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Sasser, Stewart, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrSaTh 2 4 +1 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Thompson
in Duren, Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrScTh 2 5 -1 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Schröder
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrSc 3 4 -4 2 6 33 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrScTh 4 5 -5 2 5 40 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 1 0 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Thompson
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuJrScSt 3 9 -3 3 4 75 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Stewart
in Beasley, Stewart
out Duren, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoJrScSt 1 3 +3 1 5 20 1 4 25 0 2 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Stewart
in Fontecchio
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoJrSaSt 3 5 -8 2 5 40 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Stewart
in Sasser
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuIiStTh 3 11 +2 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Holland II, Stewart, Thompson
in Cunningham, Holland II, Thompson
out Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuIiScSt 1 2 +1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Schröder
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJrIiScSt 2 2 -2 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Hardaway Jr.
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuJrScStTh 4 5 -5 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 71 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
DET Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Stewart, Thompson
in Cunningham, Thompson
out Beasley, Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLaLySa 4 14 -1 5 7 71 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElLaLyMoSa 4 9 -7 4 7 57 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 2
SAC Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Monk, Sabonis
in Monk
out DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeLyMoVa 1 4 +4 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Lyles, Monk, Valančiūnas
in Carter, DeRozan, Valančiūnas
out Ellis, LaVine, Sabonis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeJoMoVa :52 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Jones, Monk, Valančiūnas
in Jones
out Lyles
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeJoLaVa 1 9 +4 2 3 67 0 0 0 3 3 100 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Jones, LaVine, Valančiūnas
in LaVine
out Monk
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeJoLaVa 2 1 -8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Jones, LaVine, Valančiūnas
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeLaLySa :50 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SAC Carter, DeRozan, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in Lyles, Sabonis
out Jones, Valančiūnas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLaLySa 3 4 -7 2 5 40 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in Ellis
out Carter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElLaLyMcSa 2 3 -1 1 4 25 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
SAC Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, McDermott, Sabonis
in McDermott
out DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLyMcSa 1 4 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, Lyles, McDermott, Sabonis
in DeRozan
out LaVine
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeElLaSa 3 8 +4 4 5 80 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Sabonis
in Carter, LaVine
out Lyles, McDermott
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLaLySa 5 10 +2 5 14 36 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 3 6 3 2 0 1 2
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in Lyles
out Carter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeElLaSa 2 12 +6 5 7 71 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1
SAC Carter, DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Sabonis
in Carter
out Lyles
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeLaLyVa 2 2 -3 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
SAC Carter, DeRozan, LaVine, Lyles, Valančiūnas
in Lyles, Valančiūnas
out Ellis, Sabonis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaElLaLyVa 5 20 +6 7 11 64 4 6 67 2 3 67 3 3 6 1 0 1 0 0
SAC Carter, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Valančiūnas
in Ellis
out DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLaLySa 2 7 +4 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in DeRozan, Sabonis
out Carter, Valančiūnas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeLaLySa 3 4 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
SAC Carter, DeRozan, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in Carter
out Ellis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DeElLaLySa 4 10 +5 4 6 67 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 4
SAC DeRozan, Ellis, LaVine, Lyles, Sabonis
in Ellis
out Carter
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
DS D. Schröder
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
SC Schroder
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
DET/SAC 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
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