Who won LA Clippers vs Detroit Pistons?

The LA Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 98-92 on January 10, 2026.

Kawhi Leonard scored 26 for the LA Clippers; Duncan Robinson scored 20 for the Detroit Pistons.

LA Clippers at Detroit Pistons

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Jan 10, 2026 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Detroit Pistons head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Detroit Pistons schedule

Final

Away

Detroit Pistons

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The LA Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 98-92 on the road on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Kawhi Leonard had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist for the LA Clippers. Duncan Robinson had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist for the Detroit Pistons.

The LA Clippers trailed 55-41 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 30-16. Bench points: LA Clippers 9, Detroit Pistons 43. John Collins had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won LA Clippers vs Detroit Pistons?: The LA Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 98-92 on January 10, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Kawhi Leonard scored 26 for the LA Clippers; Duncan Robinson scored 20 for the Detroit Pistons.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	14	27	27	30	98
Detroit Pistons	28	27	21	16	92

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 26 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 8 Kawhi Leonard
Assists: 7 James Harden

Detroit Pistons

Points: 20 Duncan Robinson
Rebounds: 14 Tolu Smith
Assists: 6 Ausar Thompson

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kris Dunn starter	38:25	2	1	6	4	0	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	+6
James Harden starter	37:26	19	7	7	3	0	5	4-20	1-7	10-11	1	-1
John Collins starter	37:17	25	7	1	4	4	2	9-14	5-8	2-4	3	+19
Ivica Zubac starter	31:30	17	6	1	1	2	4	6-9	0-0	5-8	3	+18
Kawhi Leonard starter	30:54	26	8	1	4	0	3	8-13	4-7	6-9	1	+12
Jordan Miller bench	27:40	9	1	1	1	0	2	3-8	1-3	2-4	1	+1
Nicolas Batum bench	14:24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	-12
Brook Lopez bench	12:11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	-6
Kobe Sanders bench	10:13	0	3	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-7

Not available: Bradley Beal, Bogdan Bogdanović, Derrick Jones Jr.

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Ausar Thompson starter	34:04	6	3	6	2	3	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	5	-21
Javonte Green starter	32:42	7	7	0	4	2	3	2-6	1-5	2-2	5	-5
Duncan Robinson starter	28:07	20	2	1	0	0	3	7-10	5-7	1-2	2	+1
Paul Reed starter	21:53	8	7	3	5	2	5	3-6	0-1	2-6	5	-6
Jaden Ivey starter	20:20	8	3	0	0	0	1	4-12	0-5	0-0	1	-2
Tolu Smith bench	26:07	9	14	1	1	4	2	1-7	0-0	7-8	3	+0
Ron Holland bench	25:19	16	6	1	1	1	2	6-15	1-7	3-3	0	+8
Caris LeVert bench	23:11	8	1	4	2	1	2	4-9	0-3	0-0	3	+4
Daniss Jenkins bench	21:18	10	4	2	2	0	5	3-8	1-3	3-4	1	-9
Marcus Sasser bench	6:59	0	0	3	1	0	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Cade Cunningham, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Wendell Moore Jr.

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	Detroit Pistons
25/36 (69%)	Free throws	18/25 (72%)
20/41 (48%)	2 pointers	25/48 (52%)
11/31 (35%)	3 pointers	8/35 (22%)
31/72 (43%)	Field goals	33/83 (39%)
37	Rebounds	47
29	Defensive rebounds	31
8	Offensive rebounds	16
17	Assists	21
21	Turnovers	24
18	Steals	18
6	Blocks	13
17	Fouls	26
12	Max points in a row	11
2:18	Time spent in lead	45:00
6	Biggest lead	19

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Detroit Pistons ahead)

Largest margin: 16 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 6 Q4 0:10
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 19 Q2 10:22
Longest run: 12-0 LA Clippers · Q4 9:21 to Q4 7:21

Scoring plays

Q1 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Detroit Pistons
11:34	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	1	0
11:16	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	1	2
10:44	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	1	5
10:12	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	3	5
9:52	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	3	8
9:10	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	3	10
8:28	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	3	12
7:59	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	3	13
7:59	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	3	14
7:35	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	3	16
7:01	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	5	16
6:47	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	5	19
6:30	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	5	20
5:52	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	7	20
3:46	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	9	20
2:49	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	10	20
2:49	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	11	20
2:49	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	12	20
1:36	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	12	22
1:11	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	14	22
0:56	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith 2-pt field goal	14	24
0:46	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	14	26
0:11	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	14	28

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Detroit Pistons
11:35	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal	14	31
11:18	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal	16	31
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	16	32
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	16	33
10:22	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	16	35
10:04	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	19	35
9:44	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	20	35
9:44	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	21	35
8:46	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	21	38
8:06	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	23	38
7:04	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	25	38
6:40	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	25	40
6:05	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	26	40
6:05	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	27	40
5:55	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	27	43
5:40	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	29	43
4:54	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	29	44
4:54	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	29	45
4:25	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	32	45
3:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	35	45
3:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	36	45
3:25	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	36	46
3:25	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	36	47
2:42	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	39	47
2:20	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	39	50
1:49	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	39	52
1:30	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	39	53
1:18	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	41	53
0:31	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	41	55

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Detroit Pistons
11:35	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	42	55
11:19	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	45	55
10:59	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	48	55
10:13	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	51	55
9:47	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	51	57
9:03	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	51	59
8:46	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	52	59
8:46	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	53	59
8:35	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	53	61
8:23	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	55	61
7:54	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	57	61
7:24	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	59	61
6:26	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	59	64
5:41	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	59	65
5:41	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	59	66
5:21	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	62	66
4:11	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	62	68
4:11	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	62	69
2:53	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	62	71
2:39	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	64	71
1:20	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	64	73
0:56	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	66	73
0:36	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith Free throw	66	74
0:16	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	67	74
0:16	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	68	74
0:06	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal	68	76

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Detroit Pistons
11:37	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	70	76
10:56	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	70	77
10:56	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	70	78
10:37	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	70	80
10:04	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	70	82
9:37	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	70	84
9:21	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	72	84
8:58	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	74	84
8:33	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	77	84
7:48	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	78	84
7:48	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	79	84
7:21	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 3-pt field goal	82	84
6:33	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	82	86
5:58	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	82	87
4:42	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	82	89
4:17	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	85	89
3:43	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	86	89
3:43	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	87	89
3:32	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	87	90
2:59	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	89	90
2:59	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	90	90
2:43	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal	90	92
2:20	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	91	92
2:00	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	92	92
2:00	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	93	92
1:23	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	95	92
0:23	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	96	92
0:10	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	97	92
0:10	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	98	92

2025-26 season series

After this game: LA Clippers 2-0. Final series: LA Clippers 2-0.

Dec 28: Detroit Pistons 99 at LA Clippers 112
Jan 10: LA Clippers 98 at Detroit Pistons 92 (this game)

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Pistons 92 - 98 Clippers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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