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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 30 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 125 |
 Pistons | 29 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 121 |
PHXTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 43-8650.0% | 7-2528.0% | 32-4080.0% | 50 | 25 | 9 |
| DET | 44-9446.8% | 9-3327.3% | 24-3666.7% | 43 | 22 | 9 |
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Phoenix Suns125| 42 | 35 | 11-22 | 1-5 | 12-13 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 36 | 13-27 | 2-8 | 8-12 | 0 | +12 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.8 | |||||
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| 29 | 21 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | +22 | +10.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | |||
| Team | 125 | 43-8650.0% | 7-2528.0% | 50 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 32-4080.0% | 13 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 10 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Damion Lee, Collin Gillespie and Bol Bol (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons121| 37 | 21 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −8 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-26 | 1-7 | 5-6 | +5 | −6.8 | ||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.7 | |||
| 25 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 17 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.4 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.1 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.8 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +4.0 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 44-9446.8% | 9-3327.3% | 43 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 24-3666.7% | 15 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 47 points on 18 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr. (coach’s decision).
Suns125Pistons121ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kevin Durant scored 36 points (21 in the third quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 125-121.
Durant’s 8-foot fadeaway answered Jalen Duren’s 2 free throws and put the Suns back ahead for good with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons got within 114-113 on Tobias Harris’ 14-foot pull-up jumper with 4:05 to play, but Durant answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Pistons got no closer than 117-115.
Durant’s 12-foot fadeaway with 1:05 left made it 121-117, and Grayson Allen’s 2 free throws with 14.9 seconds left put it away at 123-118.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Pistons 12-7. Durant (No. 10 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 5 of the Suns’ 12 on 2 for 5 shooting.
Devin Booker scored 35 points, and Nick Richards added 21 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench in his first game with the Suns. The Suns had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Harris scored 21 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 11 assists but shot 7 for 26.
The Suns went 32 for 40 at the line to the Pistons’ 24 for 36. The Pistons forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 28-10 on the fast break.
Phoenix SunsDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 86 shots: 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 7-9 | 77.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 23-35 | 65.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris | 26 | 16 | 7-10 | +6 |
| Cade Cunningham | 21 | 4 | 1-7 | −4 |
| Ausar Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 13 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 15 | 4 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 14 | 1 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Malik Beasley | 13 | 12 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Ronald Holland II | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 14 | 4-13 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | 18 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Jalen Duren | 16 | 11 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Paul Reed | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 3:37
26.8%
47→21
Durant 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (36 PTS)
Q4 1:05
16.3%
29→13
Richards 1' Putback Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 6:46
14.7%
58→43
Durant 8' Fadeaway Bank Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 5:27
14.7%
58→43
Harris 14' Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 4:05
13.6%
34→47
