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Final
Away
Phoenix Suns
125
Home
Detroit Pistons
121
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 125-121 on the road on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Kevin Durant had 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the Phoenix Suns. Tobias Harris had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Detroit Pistons.
The Phoenix Suns led 61-60 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Nick Richards (double-double, Phoenix Suns). Bench points: Phoenix Suns 34, Detroit Pistons 47. Devin Booker had 35 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 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 Phoenix Suns vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 125-121 on January 18, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Kevin Durant scored 36 for the Phoenix Suns; Tobias Harris scored 21 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 30 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 125 |
| Detroit Pistons | 29 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 121 |
Game leaders
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 36 Kevin Durant
- Rebounds
- 11 Nick Richards
- Assists
- 10 Tyus Jones
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 21 Tobias Harris
- Rebounds
- 10 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 11 Cade Cunningham
Nick Richards double-double (21 PTS, 11 REB) · Cade Cunningham double-double (20 PTS, 11 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (15 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker starter | 42:10 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-22 | 1-5 | 12-13 | 2 | -5 |
| Kevin Durant starter | 38:03 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13-27 | 2-8 | 8-12 | 2 | +12 |
| Tyus Jones starter | 30:36 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +11 |
| Ryan Dunn starter | 29:18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | -11 |
| Mason Plumlee starter | 12:54 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | -10 |
| Nick Richards bench | 29:29 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 2 | +22 |
| Grayson Allen bench | 29:23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | +3 |
| Royce O'Neale bench | 16:11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | +14 |
| Monte Morris bench | 6:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 5:22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | -9 |
Not available: Jusuf Nurkic, Bradley Beal
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris starter | 36:30 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | -8 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 35:23 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-26 | 1-7 | 5-6 | 4 | +5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 31:08 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 2 | -7 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 24:46 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | +6 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 18:44 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3 | -10 |
| Malik Beasley bench | 24:43 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | +10 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 17:14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | -6 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 15:34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | -6 |
| Ron Holland bench | 15:30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | -1 |
| Simone Fontecchio bench | 12:48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1 | +1 |
| Paul Reed bench | 7:40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | -4 |
Not available: Jaden Ivey
| Phoenix Suns | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 32/40 (80%) | Free throws | 24/36 (66%) |
| 36/61 (59%) | 2 pointers | 35/61 (57%) |
| 7/25 (28%) | 3 pointers | 9/33 (27%) |
| 43/86 (50%) | Field goals | 44/94 (46%) |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 37 | Defensive rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 24 | Fouls | 27 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 23:00 | Time spent in lead | 19:50 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 7 |
Largest margin: 7 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 22
- Times tied
- 12
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 7 Q2 1:58
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 7 Q2 9:03
- Longest run
- 7-0 Phoenix Suns · Q2 6:37 to Q2 5:30
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:19 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 3 | 6 |
| 10:17 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 9:36 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 6 | 6 |
| 9:00 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 9 | 6 |
| 8:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 8:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 9 | 11 |
| 8:01 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 7:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 11 | 12 |
| 7:24 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 7:08 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 6:55 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 14 | 15 |
| 6:22 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 5:42 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 16 | 17 |
| 5:05 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal | 19 | 17 |
| 4:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 19 | 18 |
| 4:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 19 | 19 |
| 3:29 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 21 | 19 |
| 3:08 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 23 | 19 |
| 2:53 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 23 | 22 |
| 2:40 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 24 | 22 |
| 2:40 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 25 | 22 |
| 2:40 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 25 | 23 |
| 2:09 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 27 | 23 |
| 1:46 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 27 | 25 |
| 1:32 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 28 | 25 |
| 1:32 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 29 | 25 |
| 1:16 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 29 | 27 |
| 0:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 29 | 29 |
| 0:06 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 30 | 29 |
Q2 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 30 | 31 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal | 30 | 33 |
| 10:25 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 31 | 33 |
| 10:25 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 32 | 33 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 32 | 36 |
| 9:54 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 33 | 36 |
| 9:54 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 34 | 36 |
| 9:54 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 35 | 36 |
| 9:42 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 35 | 38 |
| 9:41 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal | 35 | 40 |
| 9:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 35 | 42 |
| 8:50 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 37 | 42 |
| 7:40 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 39 | 42 |
| 7:17 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 40 | 42 |
| 6:52 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 40 | 44 |
| 6:37 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 43 | 44 |
| 6:00 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 45 | 44 |
| 5:30 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 47 | 44 |
| 5:15 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 47 | 45 |
| 4:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 48 | 45 |
| 4:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 49 | 45 |
| 4:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 50 | 45 |
| 3:46 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 50 | 47 |
| 3:20 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 53 | 47 |
| 3:04 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 53 | 50 |
| 2:51 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 54 | 50 |
| 2:51 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 55 | 50 |
| 2:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 55 | 52 |
| 2:08 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 57 | 52 |
| 1:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 59 | 52 |
| 1:41 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 59 | 53 |
| 1:41 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 59 | 54 |
| 1:24 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 61 | 54 |
| 1:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 61 | 56 |
| 0:40 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 61 | 57 |
| 0:40 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 61 | 58 |
| 0:24 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 61 | 60 |
Q3 · 43 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 63 | 60 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 63 | 62 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 63 | 64 |
| 10:10 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal | 65 | 64 |
| 9:26 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 67 | 64 |
| 9:08 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 66 |
| 8:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 67 | 68 |
| 8:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 67 | 69 |
| 7:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 71 |
| 7:46 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 69 | 71 |
| 7:26 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 69 | 73 |
| 7:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 71 | 73 |
| 6:57 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 71 | 74 |
| 6:43 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 73 | 74 |
| 6:18 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 73 | 77 |
| 5:57 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 74 | 77 |
| 5:57 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 75 | 77 |
| 5:41 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 75 | 78 |
| 5:41 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 75 | 79 |
| 5:32 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 75 | 80 |
| 5:22 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 75 | 82 |
| 5:11 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 76 | 82 |
| 5:11 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 76 | 82 |
| 4:59 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 77 | 84 |
| 4:24 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 79 | 84 |
| 4:09 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 80 | 84 |
| 4:09 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 81 | 84 |
| 3:50 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 81 | 86 |
| 3:38 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 83 | 86 |
| 3:31 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 83 | 87 |
| 3:13 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 85 | 87 |
| 3:07 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 85 | 89 |
| 2:50 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 87 | 89 |
| 2:04 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 89 | 89 |
| 1:52 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 89 | 91 |
| 1:33 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 90 | 91 |
| 1:08 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 91 | 91 |
| 1:08 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards Free throw | 92 | 91 |
| 1:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 92 | 93 |
| 0:44 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 95 | 93 |
| 0:29 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 95 | 95 |
| 0:05 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 97 | 95 |
| 0:05 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 98 | 95 |
Q4 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 98 | 96 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 98 | 97 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 98 | 99 |
| 11:06 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 100 | 99 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 100 | 102 |
| 10:28 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 102 | 102 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 102 | 104 |
| 9:53 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal | 104 | 104 |
| 9:41 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 104 | 106 |
| 9:25 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 106 | 106 |
| 8:42 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 106 | 107 |
| 7:59 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 106 | 109 |
| 7:44 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 108 | 109 |
| 6:46 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 110 | 109 |
| 5:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 110 | 110 |
| 5:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 110 | 111 |
| 5:27 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 112 | 111 |
| 4:18 | Phoenix Suns | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 114 | 111 |
| 4:05 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 114 | 113 |
| 3:37 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 117 | 113 |
| 2:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 117 | 115 |
| 2:28 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 119 | 115 |
| 1:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 119 | 117 |
| 1:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 119 | 117 |
| 1:05 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 121 | 117 |
| 0:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 121 | 118 |
| 0:15 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 123 | 118 |
| 0:15 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 123 | 118 |
| 0:07 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 124 | 118 |
| 0:07 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 125 | 118 |
| 0:02 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 125 | 121 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Dec 21: Detroit Pistons 133 at Phoenix Suns 125
- Jan 18: Phoenix Suns 125 at Detroit Pistons 121 (this game)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 18, 2025 · 21:00 UTC