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Final
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Detroit Pistons
136
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Sacramento Kings
127
Venue: Golden 1 Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 136-127 on the road on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. Tobias Harris had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Detroit Pistons. DeMar DeRozan had 37 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Detroit Pistons led 75-58 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Precious Achiuwa (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 38, Sacramento Kings 38. Jalen Duren had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 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 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 136-127 on December 23, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Tobias Harris scored 24 for the Detroit Pistons; DeMar DeRozan scored 37 for the Sacramento Kings.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 38 | 40 | 21 | 136 |
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 127 |
Game leaders
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 24 Tobias Harris
- Rebounds
- 13 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 14 Cade Cunningham
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 37 DeMar DeRozan
- Rebounds
- 12 Precious Achiuwa
- Assists
- 8 DeMar DeRozan
Cade Cunningham double-double (23 PTS, 14 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (23 PTS, 13 REB) · Precious Achiuwa double-double (15 PTS, 12 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 38:38 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 4 | +7 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 35:38 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 2 | -3 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 32:29 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 3 | -2 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 30:37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | +1 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 29:10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +0 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 21:17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | +11 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 19:16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +10 |
| Javonte Green bench | 18:25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | +6 |
| Jaden Ivey bench | 14:30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | +15 |
Not available: Ron Holland, Isaac Jones
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 41:38 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-18 | 0-3 | 13-15 | 3 | -5 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 38:22 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-21 | 4-12 | 5-7 | 3 | +0 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 26:52 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +1 |
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 22:34 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +3 |
| Keegan Murray starter | 20:13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -15 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 26:45 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | -12 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 25:04 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | +3 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 20:32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 2 | -10 |
| Malik Monk bench | 13:47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | -6 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 4:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
Not available: Drew Eubanks, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, Devin Carter
| Detroit Pistons | Stat | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
| 20/28 (71%) | Free throws | 32/37 (86%) |
| 37/63 (58%) | 2 pointers | 31/59 (52%) |
| 14/32 (43%) | 3 pointers | 11/33 (33%) |
| 51/95 (53%) | Field goals | 42/92 (45%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 26 | Defensive rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 45:05 | Time spent in lead | 2:27 |
| 24 | Biggest lead | 3 |
Largest margin: 21 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 24 Q2 2:32
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 3 Q1 9:41
- Longest run
- 7-0 Detroit Pistons · Q1 3:56 to Q1 2:56
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 3 | 4 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 9:52 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 5 | 5 |
| 9:41 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 3-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 9:22 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 8:42 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:25 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 8:02 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 11 | 10 |
| 7:38 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 7:29 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 14 | 12 |
| 6:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 16 | 12 |
| 6:24 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 16 | 13 |
| 6:24 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 16 | 14 |
| 5:53 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 18 | 14 |
| 5:36 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 20 | 14 |
| 5:14 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 20 | 15 |
| 5:14 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 20 | 16 |
| 4:57 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 23 | 16 |
| 4:10 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 23 | 18 |
| 3:56 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 25 | 18 |
| 3:56 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 26 | 18 |
| 3:25 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 28 | 18 |
| 2:56 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 30 | 18 |
| 2:28 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 30 | 20 |
| 1:37 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 32 | 20 |
| 1:23 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 32 | 22 |
| 1:01 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 35 | 22 |
| 0:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 35 | 23 |
| 0:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 35 | 24 |
| 0:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 37 | 24 |
Q2 · 41 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 40 | 24 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 40 | 25 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 40 | 26 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 42 | 26 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 42 | 28 |
| 9:32 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 44 | 28 |
| 9:24 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 44 | 29 |
| 9:24 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 44 | 30 |
| 8:22 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 46 | 30 |
| 8:22 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 47 | 30 |
| 8:07 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 49 | 30 |
| 7:58 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 49 | 31 |
| 7:58 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 49 | 32 |
| 7:34 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 51 | 32 |
| 7:20 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 51 | 34 |
| 6:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 51 | 36 |
| 6:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 51 | 37 |
| 6:21 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 53 | 37 |
| 5:46 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 55 | 37 |
| 5:31 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 55 | 39 |
| 5:11 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 57 | 39 |
| 5:01 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 57 | 41 |
| 4:30 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 59 | 41 |
| 4:28 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 59 | 42 |
| 4:25 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 59 | 45 |
| 4:07 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 62 | 45 |
| 3:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 63 | 45 |
| 3:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 64 | 45 |
| 3:30 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 64 | 47 |
| 3:15 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 67 | 47 |
| 2:52 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 69 | 47 |
| 2:32 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 71 | 47 |
| 2:17 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 71 | 50 |
| 1:53 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 71 | 52 |
| 1:33 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 72 | 52 |
| 1:23 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 72 | 53 |
| 1:08 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 74 | 53 |
| 0:44 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 74 | 55 |
| 0:44 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 74 | 56 |
| 0:24 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 75 | 56 |
| 0:01 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 75 | 58 |
Q3 · 41 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 75 | 60 |
| 11:08 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 75 | 63 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 77 | 63 |
| 10:38 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 77 | 65 |
| 9:29 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 79 | 65 |
| 9:15 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 3-pt field goal | 79 | 68 |
| 8:59 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 81 | 68 |
| 8:49 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 81 | 70 |
| 8:37 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 83 | 70 |
| 8:22 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 83 | 72 |
| 8:11 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 85 | 72 |
| 7:54 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 85 | 74 |
| 7:12 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 88 | 74 |
| 6:37 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 90 | 74 |
| 6:25 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 90 | 75 |
| 6:25 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 90 | 76 |
| 6:05 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 90 | 77 |
| 5:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 92 | 77 |
| 5:28 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 3-pt field goal | 92 | 80 |
| 5:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 93 | 80 |
| 5:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 94 | 80 |
| 5:02 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 94 | 82 |
| 4:39 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal | 97 | 82 |
| 4:23 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 97 | 85 |
| 4:06 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 100 | 85 |
| 3:37 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 100 | 87 |
| 3:15 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal | 103 | 87 |
| 2:23 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 103 | 90 |
| 2:23 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 103 | 91 |
| 2:23 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 104 | 91 |
| 1:45 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 104 | 92 |
| 1:45 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 104 | 93 |
| 1:29 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 107 | 93 |
| 1:05 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 109 | 93 |
| 1:05 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 110 | 93 |
| 0:46 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 110 | 94 |
| 0:46 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 110 | 95 |
| 0:32 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 112 | 95 |
| 0:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 112 | 96 |
| 0:16 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 112 | 97 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 115 | 97 |
Q4 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 117 | 97 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 118 | 97 |
| 11:31 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 118 | 100 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 121 | 100 |
| 9:32 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 121 | 103 |
| 8:20 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 121 | 105 |
| 7:10 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 122 | 105 |
| 7:10 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 123 | 105 |
| 6:58 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 123 | 106 |
| 6:58 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 123 | 107 |
| 6:16 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 125 | 107 |
| 5:58 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 125 | 109 |
| 5:09 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 125 | 110 |
| 4:45 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 127 | 110 |
| 4:32 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 127 | 113 |
| 4:10 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 127 | 115 |
| 3:40 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 127 | 117 |
| 3:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 129 | 117 |
| 3:10 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 129 | 119 |
| 3:10 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 129 | 120 |
| 2:13 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 130 | 120 |
| 2:13 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 131 | 120 |
| 1:37 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 131 | 122 |
| 0:59 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 131 | 123 |
| 0:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 132 | 123 |
| 0:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 133 | 123 |
| 0:35 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 133 | 125 |
| 0:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 134 | 125 |
| 0:27 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 134 | 127 |
| 0:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 135 | 127 |
| 0:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 136 | 127 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 1-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 2-0.
- Dec 23: Detroit Pistons 136 at Sacramento Kings 127 (this game)
- Jan 25: Sacramento Kings 116 at Detroit Pistons 139
Highlights
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