Who won Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets?

The Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 115-111 on October 24, 2025.

Cade Cunningham scored 21 for the Detroit Pistons; Kevin Durant scored 37 for the Houston Rockets.

Detroit Pistons at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Oct 24, 2025 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

111

Venue: Toyota Center

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

Game recap

The Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 115-111 on the road on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Toyota Center. Cade Cunningham had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Kevin Durant had 37 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist for the Houston Rockets.

The Detroit Pistons led 63-56 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 31-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Steven Adams (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 43, Houston Rockets 25. Ausar Thompson had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 4 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 Houston Rockets?: The Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 115-111 on October 24, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Cade Cunningham scored 21 for the Detroit Pistons; Kevin Durant scored 37 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	32	31	24	28	115
Houston Rockets	33	23	30	25	111

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 21 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 9 Paul Reed
Assists: 9 Cade Cunningham

Houston Rockets

Points: 37 Kevin Durant
Rebounds: 10 Steven Adams
Assists: 7 Alperen Sengun

Steven Adams double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tobias Harris starter	40:05	9	8	4	1	1	1	4-12	1-4	0-0	3	-3
Cade Cunningham starter	39:18	21	7	9	0	1	8	7-16	3-8	4-5	3	+7
Duncan Robinson starter	38:14	17	3	2	0	3	0	5-9	4-8	3-3	4	+15
Ausar Thompson starter	24:19	19	2	4	1	1	1	9-16	1-3	0-2	3	-10
Jalen Duren starter	12:00	6	6	0	1	1	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	+5
Javonte Green bench	19:58	7	4	2	1	0	1	2-6	1-2	2-3	0	-7
Paul Reed bench	19:22	13	9	1	0	2	2	6-10	1-1	0-0	4	+6
Isaiah Stewart bench	17:23	4	4	0	0	2	1	1-4	1-3	1-4	6	+2
Ron Holland bench	12:39	11	5	3	2	0	2	3-7	2-5	3-4	6	+6
Chaz Lanier bench	11:30	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	-6
Daniss Jenkins bench	5:13	5	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	+5

Not available: Jaden Ivey, Caris LeVert, Marcus Sasser

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	39:52	11	6	2	1	1	2	3-14	3-9	2-2	4	-6
Alperen Sengun starter	38:07	17	7	7	3	0	3	5-18	0-2	7-10	5	+3
Kevin Durant starter	36:48	37	3	1	3	1	0	9-18	3-3	16-18	3	-1
Amen Thompson starter	30:01	10	4	1	0	0	2	2-8	0-1	6-10	5	-6
Steven Adams starter	25:14	11	10	0	3	0	1	4-4	0-0	3-4	2	-4
Tari Eason bench	28:25	4	5	2	1	0	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	-5
Reed Sheppard bench	20:21	9	2	1	3	0	3	3-11	3-4	0-0	2	-13
Josh Okogie bench	17:27	10	4	1	0	0	1	3-4	1-2	3-4	1	+4
Clint Capela bench	3:46	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+8

Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet, Isaiah Crawford, Jae'Sean Tate

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	Houston Rockets
15/23 (65%)	Free throws	37/48 (77%)
26/51 (51%)	2 pointers	22/61 (36%)
16/39 (41%)	3 pointers	10/22 (45%)
42/90 (46%)	Field goals	32/83 (38%)
48	Rebounds	45
33	Defensive rebounds	28
15	Offensive rebounds	17
26	Assists	15
17	Turnovers	13
6	Steals	14
11	Blocks	2
31	Fouls	24
9	Max points in a row	8
33:39	Time spent in lead	9:44
9	Biggest lead	6

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 7 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 11
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 9 Q1 3:44
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 6 Q3 2:03
Longest run: 9-0 Detroit Pistons · Q3 1:53 to Q4 11:33

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
11:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	0	3
10:33	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	0	4
10:24	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	3	4
9:24	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	3	6
9:11	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	5	6
8:48	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	6	6
8:27	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	6	7
8:27	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	6	8
8:05	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	6	9
8:05	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	6	10
7:46	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	9	10
7:27	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams Free throw	9	11
7:13	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	10	11
7:13	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	11	11
6:38	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	14	11
6:20	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	14	14
6:03	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal	17	14
5:48	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	17	15
5:35	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	19	15
5:10	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	22	15
4:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	22	16
3:44	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	25	16
3:16	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	25	18
3:16	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	25	19
2:42	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	25	22
2:17	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	25	24
2:03	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	27	24
1:55	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	27	26
1:20	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	27	28
0:49	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	27	31
0:36	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	29	31
0:28	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	30	31
0:05	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	32	31
0:05	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	32	31
0:02	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	32	33

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
11:38	Detroit Pistons	Chaz Lanier 3-pt field goal	35	33
10:32	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	37	33
10:13	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	37	36
9:53	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	39	36
9:21	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	41	36
8:59	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	41	38
8:24	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	43	38
7:38	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie Free throw	43	39
6:39	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	43	40
6:29	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	43	41
5:01	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	43	42
4:44	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	45	42
4:28	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	46	42
4:28	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	47	42
3:59	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	50	42
3:47	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	50	43
3:17	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	50	45
2:58	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	50	46
2:44	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	52	46
2:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	52	47
2:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	52	48
2:12	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	54	48
1:54	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	54	50
1:24	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	56	50
1:09	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	56	53
0:51	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	53
0:34	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	60	53
0:28	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	60	56
0:07	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	63	56

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
11:33	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	63	58
10:30	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	63	60
10:11	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 3-pt field goal	66	60
9:51	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie Free throw	66	61
9:51	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie Free throw	66	62
9:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	66	64
8:57	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 3-pt field goal	69	64
8:40	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	69	67
8:22	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	71	67
7:52	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams Free throw	71	68
7:52	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams Free throw	71	69
7:33	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	71	71
6:34	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	73	71
5:51	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	73	72
5:36	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	73	74
5:21	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	74	74
5:21	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	75	74
4:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	75	75
4:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	75	76
4:16	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	78	76
3:57	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	78	78
3:50	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	78	79
3:50	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	78	80
3:18	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	78	81
3:18	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	78	82
2:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	80	82
2:22	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	80	84
2:03	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	80	86
1:53	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	81	86
1:53	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	82	86
1:19	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	84	86
1:08	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	85	86
0:28	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	87	86

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
11:33	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	89	86
11:08	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	89	89
10:13	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	89	91
10:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	92	91
9:33	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	95	91
9:03	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	95	93
8:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	98	93
8:07	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	98	95
7:34	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	98	96
7:34	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	98	97
6:52	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	98	98
6:52	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	98	99
6:37	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal	101	99
6:17	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	101	101
5:53	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	103	101
5:30	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	103	102
4:54	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	105	102
4:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	105	105
4:14	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	107	105
3:37	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	109	105
3:01	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	111	105
2:40	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	111	108
2:19	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	111	109
2:19	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	111	110
1:55	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	113	110
1:32	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	113	111
0:06	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	114	111
0:06	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	115	111

2025-26 season series

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

Oct 24: Detroit Pistons 115 at Houston Rockets 111 (this game)
Jan 23: Houston Rockets 111 at Detroit Pistons 104

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Rockets 111 - 115 Pistons — Full Highlights (YouTube)
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