Detroit Pistons @ Houston Rockets
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX | Game ID: 22400600
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 29 28 23 16 96DET 40 17 33 17 107
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Cunningham scores 32 points to lead the Pistons over the Rockets 107-96
HOUSTON -- — Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.
Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.
Jalen Duren had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Malik Beasley added 17 points off the bench, and Ausar Thompson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who shot 48% and were 10 of 27 on 3-pointers.
Fred VanVleet scored 20 points, and Jalen Green scored 19 points. Amen Thompson , who missed the game at Portland on Saturday with left calf soreness, added 17 points for Houston, which shot 39% and struggled from 3, connecting on 11 of 39.
Takeaways Detroit: The Pistons committed 23 turnovers but were able to overcome it by forcing the Rockets into 17 turnovers and converting it into 19 points.
Houston: The Rockets got balanced scoring with five players in double figures, including Alperen Sengun , who had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Cam Whitmore , who had 10 points off the bench, but they couldn’t overcome poor shooting.
Key moment After Houston cut Detroit’s lead to 90-85 three minutes into the fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser hit a jumper and three-pointer to spark an 11-2 run as Detroit pulled away.
Key stat Detroit had a 52-39 advantage in rebounding and a 50-40 edge in points in the paint.
Up next Houston hosts Cleveland on Wednesday, and Detroit plays at Atlanta the same day.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThCuDuJrHa 4 12 0 5 8 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
DET A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 3 16 +9 6 9 67 1 3 33 3 3 100 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out A. Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuFoHa 1 2 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Fontecchio, Harris
in Fontecchio
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiSaSt 4 10 +1 3 7 43 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
out Cunningham, Duren, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThBeFoSaSt 3 4 -1 2 7 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 0
DET A. Thompson, Beasley, Fontecchio, Sasser, Stewart
in A. Thompson
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThBeCuFoSt :47 0 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
DET A. Thompson, Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Stewart
in Cunningham
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThCuDuJrHa 4 6 -5 3 8 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 5 2
DET A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
out Beasley, Fontecchio, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 3 7 +2 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out A. Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThCuDuJrHa 7 22 +15 8 11 73 3 3 100 1 2 50 1 8 9 3 1 1 3 0
DET A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in A. Thompson
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 3 -2 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out A. Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoIiSt 2 4 +1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Holland II, Stewart
in Fontecchio, Holland II, Stewart
out Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeHaIiSaSt 5 9 +2 4 10 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 1 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Harris, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in Harris, Sasser
out Cunningham, Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ThCuDuJrIi 3 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0
DET A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Holland II
in A. Thompson, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley, Harris, Sasser, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley, Harris
out A. Thompson, Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeThVa 6 19 0 8 11 73 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 1
HOU Brooks, Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Brooks, Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaGrSeVa 1 0 -9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
HOU Brooks, Eason, Green, Sengun, VanVleet
in Eason
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaGrLaVa 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
HOU Brooks, Eason, Green, Landale, VanVleet
in Landale
out Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaLaThVaWh 3 9 0 3 6 50 1 2 50 3 4 75 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1
HOU Eason, Landale, Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Thompson, Whitmore
out Brooks, Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoSeThWh 4 7 +3 2 7 29 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Sengun, Thompson, Whitmore
in Brooks, Holiday, Sengun
out Eason, Landale, VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoSeVaWh 3 9 +5 4 9 44 1 3 33 2 3 67 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 1
HOU Eason, Holiday, Sengun, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Eason, VanVleet
out Brooks, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaGrSeThVa :46 4 +4 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
HOU Eason, Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Green, Thompson
out Holiday, Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaGrThVa 4 8 +2 3 6 50 0 0 0 3 4 75 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Eason, Green, Thompson, VanVleet
in Brooks
out Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaGrSeThVa 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
HOU Eason, Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Sengun
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeThVa 6 7 -13 3 11 27 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2
HOU Brooks, Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Brooks
out Eason
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaSeThVa 3 5 0 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2
HOU Brooks, Eason, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Eason
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaSeThVaWh 1 8 +6 3 4 75 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
HOU Eason, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Whitmore
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EaHoSeVaWh 2 3 -1 1 4 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
HOU Eason, Holiday, Sengun, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Holiday
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHoLaThWh 5 7 -2 3 9 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 1 2 0
HOU Green, Holiday, Landale, Thompson, Whitmore
in Green, Landale, Thompson
out Eason, Sengun, VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaSeThVa 2 2 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
HOU Brooks, Eason, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Brooks, Eason, Sengun, VanVleet
out Green, Holiday, Landale, Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrEaGrThVa 4 7 +1 3 8 38 1 6 17 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 2 0 1 4
HOU Brooks, Eason, Green, Thompson, VanVleet
in Green
out Sengun
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JG Ja. Green
TE T. Eason
DET/HOU 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