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Sacramento Kings
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Detroit Pistons
139
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 139-116 at home on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Malik Monk had 19 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Detroit Pistons led 78-65 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 43-30. Double-digit figures in two categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 56, Detroit Pistons 58. Jalen Duren had 18 points, 6 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 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on January 25, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Malik Monk scored 19 for the Sacramento Kings; Cade Cunningham scored 29 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 35 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 116 |
| Detroit Pistons | 35 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 139 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 19 Malik Monk
- Rebounds
- 9 Dylan Cardwell
- Assists
- 8 Domantas Sabonis
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 29 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 8 Isaiah Stewart
- Assists
- 11 Cade Cunningham
Cade Cunningham double-double (29 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nique Clifford starter | 33:20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 3 | -12 |
| Domantas Sabonis starter | 24:44 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | -11 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 22:21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4 | -16 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 18:39 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | -9 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 17:21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -10 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 26:44 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | -8 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 24:50 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 1 | -13 |
| Maxime Raynaud bench | 21:59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -12 |
| Malik Monk bench | 21:46 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | -11 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 21:24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | -11 |
| Devin Carter bench | 6:52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 30:18 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13-22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4 | +18 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 24:29 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 24:02 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +10 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 23:43 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 | +7 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 20:28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | +9 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 24:25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | +11 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 22:40 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | +20 |
| Ron Holland bench | 21:24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | +6 |
| Jaden Ivey bench | 16:35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Javonte Green bench | 14:54 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 9-9 | 1 | +8 |
| Chaz Lanier bench | 5:01 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +4 |
| Paul Reed bench | 5:01 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +4 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 3:55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
| Bobi Klintman bench | 3:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
Not available: Caris LeVert
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 17/28 (60%) | Free throws | 23/28 (82%) |
| 33/59 (55%) | 2 pointers | 34/60 (56%) |
| 11/25 (44%) | 3 pointers | 16/31 (51%) |
| 44/84 (52%) | Field goals | 50/91 (54%) |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 21 | Defensive rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 7:45 | Time spent in lead | 37:49 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 25 |
Largest margin: 24 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 4
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 7 Q1 1:16
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 25 Q4 0:25
- Longest run
- 8-0 Detroit Pistons · Q3 9:56 to Q3 8:52
Scoring plays
Q1 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 0 | 3 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 2 | 3 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 3 | 3 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 3 | 5 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 3 | 6 |
| 10:41 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 9:24 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 9:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 10 | 8 |
| 9:05 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 10 | 10 |
| 8:52 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 13 | 10 |
| 8:16 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 13 | 13 |
| 7:59 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 15 | 13 |
| 7:42 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 15 | 16 |
| 7:28 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 17 | 16 |
| 6:59 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 19 | 16 |
| 6:49 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 6:31 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 21 | 18 |
| 6:19 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 21 | 20 |
| 5:47 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 24 | 20 |
| 5:17 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 22 |
| 4:43 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 24 |
| 3:49 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 27 | 24 |
| 2:04 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 29 | 24 |
| 1:16 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 31 | 24 |
| 1:02 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 31 | 27 |
| 0:59 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 0:33 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 33 | 30 |
| 0:24 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 34 | 30 |
| 0:23 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 34 | 31 |
| 0:23 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 34 | 32 |
| 0:11 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 35 | 32 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
Q2 · 40 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 35 | 36 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 35 | 37 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 35 | 39 |
| 10:34 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 37 | 39 |
| 9:58 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 37 | 41 |
| 9:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 37 | 43 |
| 9:20 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 39 | 43 |
| 9:00 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 39 | 46 |
| 8:39 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 39 | 47 |
| 8:39 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 39 | 48 |
| 7:45 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 39 | 50 |
| 7:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 41 | 50 |
| 7:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 42 | 50 |
| 7:13 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 42 | 51 |
| 7:13 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 42 | 52 |
| 6:50 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 45 | 52 |
| 6:28 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 47 | 52 |
| 6:12 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 47 | 53 |
| 6:12 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 47 | 54 |
| 6:01 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 48 | 54 |
| 5:48 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 48 | 56 |
| 5:29 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 48 | 57 |
| 5:18 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 48 | 59 |
| 5:06 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 50 | 59 |
| 4:52 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 50 | 62 |
| 4:40 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 52 | 62 |
| 4:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 54 | 62 |
| 3:43 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 54 | 65 |
| 3:27 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 56 | 65 |
| 3:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 56 | 67 |
| 2:40 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 56 | 69 |
| 2:18 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 59 | 69 |
| 1:59 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 59 | 71 |
| 1:43 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 61 | 71 |
| 1:16 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 63 | 71 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 63 | 73 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 63 | 74 |
| 0:53 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 65 | 74 |
| 0:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 65 | 76 |
| 0:02 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 65 | 78 |
Q3 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 67 | 78 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 80 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 67 | 81 |
| 10:38 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 70 | 81 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 71 | 81 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 72 | 81 |
| 9:56 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 72 | 84 |
| 9:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 72 | 87 |
| 8:52 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 72 | 89 |
| 8:14 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 75 | 89 |
| 7:55 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 75 | 91 |
| 7:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 77 | 91 |
| 6:20 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 77 | 93 |
| 6:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 77 | 96 |
| 5:51 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 78 | 96 |
| 5:25 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 78 | 99 |
| 5:11 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 80 | 99 |
| 4:46 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 82 | 99 |
| 4:46 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 83 | 99 |
| 4:27 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 83 | 102 |
| 4:12 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 85 | 102 |
| 3:38 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 87 | 102 |
| 3:05 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 87 | 105 |
| 2:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 87 | 107 |
| 2:21 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 90 | 107 |
| 2:05 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 90 | 109 |
| 1:47 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 93 | 109 |
| 0:59 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 93 | 111 |
| 0:40 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 93 | 113 |
Q4 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 96 | 113 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 96 | 116 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 97 | 116 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 98 | 116 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 98 | 118 |
| 10:05 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 100 | 118 |
| 9:34 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 100 | 119 |
| 9:34 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 100 | 120 |
| 9:19 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 102 | 120 |
| 8:56 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 104 | 120 |
| 8:44 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 104 | 123 |
| 8:22 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 106 | 123 |
| 8:03 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 106 | 124 |
| 8:03 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 106 | 125 |
| 8:03 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 106 | 126 |
| 7:09 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 106 | 128 |
| 6:52 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 107 | 128 |
| 6:35 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 107 | 129 |
| 6:35 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 107 | 130 |
| 5:40 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 110 | 130 |
| 5:01 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 111 | 130 |
| 4:11 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 111 | 132 |
| 3:55 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 112 | 132 |
| 3:18 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 112 | 134 |
| 2:57 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 114 | 134 |
| 2:33 | Detroit Pistons | Chaz Lanier 2-pt field goal | 114 | 136 |
| 1:32 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 114 | 138 |
| 0:25 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 114 | 139 |
| 0:16 | Sacramento Kings | Devin Carter Free throw | 115 | 139 |
| 0:16 | Sacramento Kings | Devin Carter Free throw | 116 | 139 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 2-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 2-0.
- Dec 23: Detroit Pistons 136 at Sacramento Kings 127
- Jan 25: Sacramento Kings 116 at Detroit Pistons 139 (this game)
Highlights
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 25, 2026 · 20:00 UTC