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Final
Away
Detroit Pistons
107
Home
Houston Rockets
96
Venue: Toyota Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 107-96 on the road on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Toyota Center. Cade Cunningham had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Fred VanVleet had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Houston Rockets.
The game was tied 57-57 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 40-29. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 34, Houston Rockets 24. Malik Beasley had 17 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 107-96 on January 20, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Cade Cunningham scored 32 for the Detroit Pistons; Fred VanVleet scored 20 for the Houston Rockets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 40 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 107 |
| Houston Rockets | 29 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 96 |
Game leaders
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 32 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 14 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 7 Cade Cunningham
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 20 Fred VanVleet
- Rebounds
- 8 Alperen Sengun
- Assists
- 5 Amen Thompson
Jalen Duren double-double (16 PTS, 14 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 35:47 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12-22 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 1 | +9 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 33:54 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +14 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 30:00 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +16 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 29:37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | +15 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 22:34 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley bench | 29:46 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +1 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 17:30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -5 |
| Ron Holland bench | 15:38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 13:18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 |
| Simone Fontecchio bench | 11:56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
Not available: Jaden Ivey
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson starter | 40:24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | -5 |
| Fred VanVleet starter | 38:08 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3 | -11 |
| Jalen Green starter | 30:27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-21 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1 | -22 |
| Dillon Brooks starter | 30:21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | -16 |
| Alperen Sengun starter | 29:29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | -8 |
| Tari Eason bench | 26:36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | +1 |
| Cam Whitmore bench | 19:41 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1 | +7 |
| Aaron Holiday bench | 14:39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Jock Landale bench | 10:15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -4 |
| Detroit Pistons | Stat | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| 13/15 (86%) | Free throws | 11/16 (68%) |
| 32/61 (52%) | 2 pointers | 26/55 (47%) |
| 10/27 (37%) | 3 pointers | 11/39 (28%) |
| 42/88 (47%) | Field goals | 37/94 (39%) |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 18 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Max points in a row | 16 |
| 35:57 | Time spent in lead | 7:49 |
| 15 | Biggest lead | 6 |
Largest margin: 15 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 11
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 15 Q2 10:36
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 6 Q1 8:54
- Longest run
- 16-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 9:39 to Q2 6:27
Scoring plays
Q1 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:50 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:20 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 4 | 4 |
| 9:56 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal | 4 | 7 |
| 9:25 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal | 4 | 9 |
| 9:05 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 6 | 9 |
| 8:54 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 3-pt field goal | 6 | 12 |
| 8:41 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 8 | 12 |
| 8:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 10 | 12 |
| 7:56 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 11 | 12 |
| 7:56 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 7:22 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 7:09 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 15 | 15 |
| 6:52 | Houston Rockets | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 15 | 17 |
| 6:36 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 17 | 17 |
| 6:21 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 17 | 19 |
| 6:06 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 19 | 19 |
| 5:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 20 | 19 |
| 5:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 21 | 19 |
| 5:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 24 | 19 |
| 5:08 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 26 | 19 |
| 4:52 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 28 | 19 |
| 4:00 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 30 | 19 |
| 3:37 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason Free throw | 30 | 20 |
| 3:24 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 33 | 20 |
| 2:43 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 33 | 23 |
| 2:13 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale Free throw | 33 | 24 |
| 2:13 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale Free throw | 33 | 25 |
| 1:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 36 | 25 |
| 1:27 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 2-pt field goal | 36 | 27 |
| 1:07 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 36 | 29 |
| 0:58 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 39 | 29 |
| 0:24 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 40 | 29 |
Q2 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:19 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 42 | 29 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 44 | 29 |
| 9:39 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal | 44 | 32 |
| 8:58 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 44 | 34 |
| 8:08 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 44 | 36 |
| 8:01 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal | 44 | 39 |
| 7:31 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 44 | 41 |
| 6:53 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 44 | 43 |
| 6:27 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason Free throw | 44 | 44 |
| 6:27 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason Free throw | 44 | 45 |
| 6:13 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 46 | 45 |
| 5:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 48 | 45 |
| 5:05 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 48 | 47 |
| 4:43 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 48 | 48 |
| 4:43 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 48 | 49 |
| 3:48 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 49 |
| 3:32 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 51 |
| 3:14 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green Free throw | 50 | 52 |
| 2:56 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 52 | 52 |
| 2:42 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 52 | 54 |
| 2:18 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 52 | 56 |
| 1:51 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 54 | 56 |
| 1:04 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 54 | 57 |
| 0:03 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 57 | 57 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 57 | 59 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 59 | 59 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 61 | 59 |
| 10:28 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 61 | 61 |
| 9:36 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 63 | 61 |
| 8:52 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 66 | 61 |
| 8:34 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal | 66 | 64 |
| 8:19 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 69 | 64 |
| 7:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 71 | 64 |
| 7:15 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 73 | 64 |
| 6:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 76 | 64 |
| 6:24 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 77 | 64 |
| 5:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 78 | 64 |
| 5:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 79 | 64 |
| 5:03 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal | 79 | 67 |
| 4:26 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 79 | 69 |
| 4:09 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 82 | 69 |
| 3:48 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 82 | 71 |
| 3:48 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 82 | 72 |
| 3:19 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 82 | 74 |
| 2:56 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 84 | 74 |
| 2:30 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal | 84 | 77 |
| 1:55 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 84 | 79 |
| 1:06 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 86 | 79 |
| 0:32 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 88 | 79 |
| 0:16 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet Free throw | 88 | 80 |
| 0:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 90 | 80 |
Q4 · 18 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:57 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 90 | 82 |
| 8:46 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 3-pt field goal | 90 | 85 |
| 8:22 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 92 | 85 |
| 8:01 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 95 | 85 |
| 7:47 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 2-pt field goal | 95 | 87 |
| 7:11 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 97 | 87 |
| 6:37 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 98 | 87 |
| 6:37 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 99 | 87 |
| 5:12 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 101 | 87 |
| 4:42 | Houston Rockets | Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal | 101 | 89 |
| 3:40 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 103 | 89 |
| 3:05 | Houston Rockets | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 103 | 92 |
| 0:49 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 103 | 94 |
| 0:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 104 | 94 |
| 0:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 105 | 94 |
| 0:25 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 105 | 96 |
| 0:18 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 106 | 96 |
| 0:18 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 107 | 96 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Nov 10: Houston Rockets 101 at Detroit Pistons 99
- Jan 20: Detroit Pistons 107 at Houston Rockets 96 (this game)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 20, 2025 · 19:00 UTC