Who won Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets?

The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 109-107 on January 27, 2026.

Cade Cunningham scored 22 for the Detroit Pistons; Jamal Murray scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets.

Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

107

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 109-107 on the road on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Ball Arena. Tobias Harris had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jamal Murray had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Detroit Pistons led 52-46 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 31-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Jonas Valančiūnas (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 35, Denver Nuggets 38. Cade Cunningham had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists 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 Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets?: The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 109-107 on January 27, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Cade Cunningham scored 22 for the Detroit Pistons; Jamal Murray scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	31	21	30	27	109
Denver Nuggets	18	28	26	35	107

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 22 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 8 Tobias Harris
Assists: 11 Cade Cunningham

Denver Nuggets

Points: 24 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 16 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 10 Jamal Murray

Cade Cunningham double-double (22 PTS, 11 AST) · Jamal Murray double-double (24 PTS, 10 AST) · Jonas Valančiūnas double-double (16 PTS, 16 REB)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	36:27	22	3	11	0	1	0	9-17	1-4	3-4	1	+1
Tobias Harris starter	31:19	22	8	3	2	0	0	10-15	0-2	2-2	1	+6
Jalen Duren starter	29:56	14	8	0	1	0	0	6-10	0-0	2-4	3	+5
Duncan Robinson starter	23:08	2	3	3	0	0	0	1-9	0-8	0-0	1	+4
Ausar Thompson starter	19:40	14	4	1	5	1	1	5-7	0-0	4-4	5	+14
Ron Holland bench	22:59	10	3	0	2	0	3	4-7	2-4	0-0	4	-8
Isaiah Stewart bench	20:26	7	2	0	0	0	0	3-7	0-2	1-1	1	-7
Javonte Green bench	19:28	10	6	1	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	3-3	3	-3
Daniss Jenkins bench	18:52	0	1	3	0	0	0	0-8	0-2	0-0	1	-5
Jaden Ivey bench	17:45	8	3	2	0	1	1	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	+3

Not available: Caris LeVert

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	38:40	24	5	10	0	1	2	7-18	0-6	10-15	2	+8
Peyton Watson starter	36:57	13	3	3	0	3	3	6-20	1-6	0-0	3	-12
Spencer Jones starter	32:43	12	3	1	2	1	1	4-5	4-5	0-0	2	-4
Jonas Valančiūnas starter	30:53	16	16	1	0	1	4	6-10	1-1	3-4	2	+0
Jalen Pickett starter	16:26	4	3	1	1	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	-5
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	31:49	14	4	3	0	0	0	5-13	4-9	0-0	1	+3
Bruce Brown bench	23:13	16	7	2	1	2	1	7-10	0-2	2-2	3	+7
Zeke Nnaji bench	17:09	4	6	1	0	1	3	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	-4
Julian Strawther bench	12:10	4	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	-3

Not available: Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	Denver Nuggets
15/18 (83%)	Free throws	17/23 (73%)
38/63 (60%)	2 pointers	30/55 (54%)
6/31 (19%)	3 pointers	10/29 (34%)
44/94 (46%)	Field goals	40/84 (47%)
41	Rebounds	49
28	Defensive rebounds	36
13	Offensive rebounds	13
24	Assists	22
6	Turnovers	15
10	Steals	4
3	Blocks	9
21	Fouls	16
9	Max points in a row	9
46:55	Time spent in lead	0:20
18	Biggest lead	2

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 18 Q2 9:38
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 2 Q1 11:40
Longest run: 9-0 Detroit Pistons · Q2 0:45 to Q3 10:32

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
11:40	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	0	1
11:40	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	0	2
11:20	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:55	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:40	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	6	2
10:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	6	3
10:09	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	8	3
9:50	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	8	5
9:11	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	8	7
8:54	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	10	7
8:33	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	12	7
7:41	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	12	9
6:47	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	14	9
6:16	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	15	9
6:01	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	15	11
5:37	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	17	11
4:50	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	19	11
3:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	19	13
2:57	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	21	13
2:39	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	21	16
2:14	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	23	16
2:14	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	24	16
1:43	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	27	16
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	27	17
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	27	18
0:47	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	29	18
0:28	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	31	18

Q2 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
11:28	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	31	20
11:13	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	32	20
11:13	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	33	20
10:44	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	36	20
10:21	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	36	22
9:59	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	38	22
9:38	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	40	22
9:22	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	40	24
9:08	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	40	26
8:49	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	40	28
8:25	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	42	28
8:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	42	30
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	42	33
6:43	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 3-pt field goal	42	36
5:39	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	44	36
5:11	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	44	38
4:59	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	46	38
4:25	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	46	40
3:55	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	46	41
2:18	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	48	41
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	48	43
0:58	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	48	46
0:45	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	50	46
0:08	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	52	46

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
11:48	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	54	46
10:50	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	56	46
10:32	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	57	46
10:17	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	57	48
10:04	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	59	48
9:45	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	60	48
9:45	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	61	48
9:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	61	50
8:44	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	63	50
7:38	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	63	52
7:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	63	54
6:35	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	63	57
5:58	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	63	59
5:42	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	65	59
5:10	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	67	59
4:27	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	68	59
4:27	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	69	59
4:07	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	69	62
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	69	64
3:30	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	72	64
2:58	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	75	64
2:58	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	76	64
2:45	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	76	65
2:13	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	79	65
1:45	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	79	67
0:36	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	79	70
0:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	79	71
0:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	79	72
0:00	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	82	72

Q4 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	82	75
11:24	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	84	75
10:51	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	86	75
10:32	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	86	76
10:32	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	86	77
10:08	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	88	77
9:47	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	80
9:17	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	88	82
9:17	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	88	83
8:59	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	90	83
8:20	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	91	83
8:20	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	91	83
7:46	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	94	83
7:46	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	95	83
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	95	85
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	95	86
6:46	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	95	88
5:25	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	95	90
4:54	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	97	90
3:55	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	97	92
3:40	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	99	92
3:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	99	94
3:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	99	95
2:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	99	97
2:03	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	101	97
1:33	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	103	97
1:26	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	103	99
0:57	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	103	102
0:55	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	105	102
0:41	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	105	104
0:19	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	107	104
0:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	107	105
0:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	107	106
0:02	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	108	106
0:02	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	109	106
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	109	107

2025-26 season series

After this game: Detroit Pistons 1-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 2-0.

Jan 27: Detroit Pistons 109 at Denver Nuggets 107 (this game)
Feb 3: Denver Nuggets 121 at Detroit Pistons 124

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