Detroit
Pistons
112
–
104
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 34 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 112 |
| NOP | 30 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 104 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Ausar Thompson
DET
12
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections7
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite54.5
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 32.5Impact: 2.0
3 steals7 deflections+12 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 48.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Duren
DET
20
PTS
15
REB
3
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-11 (63.6%)
3PT0-0
FT6-6
TS%73.3%
eFG%63.6%
STL1
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG115
DRTG98
NET+17
Double-Double63.6% FG4 deflections8 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 44.9 possessions
Box Score
| DET | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniss Jenkins | 26:34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | +5 |
| Tobias Harris | 30:30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jalen Duren | 29:47 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +13 |
| Duncan Robinson | 29:27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 4-9 | 44% | 1-2 | 50% | +20 |
| Ausar Thompson | 28:17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Sasser | 20:47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Ronald Holland II | 18:19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 23:51 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Javonte Green | 14:12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jaden Ivey | 18:16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 47 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 39-88 | 44% | 15-39 | 38% | 19-24 | 79% | — |
Paul Reed —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 14:41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | -10 |
| Derik Queen | 23:05 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Saddiq Bey | 28:42 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 11-11 | 100% | -5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 34:52 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6-19 | 32% | 2-9 | 22% | 3-3 | 100% | -5 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 20:09 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Peavy | 26:43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 64% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Karlo Matković | 14:19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Bryce McGowens | 13:08 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -3 |
| Kevon Looney | 10:08 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jordan Poole | 27:51 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-17 | 24% | 0-7 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +4 |
| Yves Missi | 26:22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 36-86 | 42% | 7-32 | 22% | 25-30 | 83% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Jordan Hawkins —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DET39/88 (44%)
Paint
24/43 (56%)
Mid
2/12 (17%)
3PT
15/39 (38%)
RA 63%ATB3 39%Paint 31%Corner 3 38%Mid 0%
NOP36/86 (42%)
Paint
27/49 (55%)
Mid
4/8 (50%)
3PT
8/34 (24%)
RA 61%ATB3 21%Paint 36%Corner 3 40%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Trey Murphy III
defended Ausar Thompson
5.3 min • 2 pts • 17%
Best Defender
Yves Missi
held Jalen Duren
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Saddiq Bey
vs Tobias Harris
2.7 min • 5 pts • 20%
| NOP Defense | Ausar Thompson | Daniss Jenkins | Duncan Robinson | Isaiah Stewart | Jaden Ivey | Jalen Duren | Javonte Green | Marcus Sasser | Ronald Holland II | Tobias Harris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 5.3m 2pts 17% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 29% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Yves Missi | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
| Jordan Poole | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 25% | — | — | 3.1m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.8m 4pts 40% | — |
| Saddiq Bey | — | — | 4.2m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 5pts 20% |
| Derik Queen | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | 3.7m 6pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Kevon Looney | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce McGowens | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 3.7m 4pts 50% | 3.9m 6pts 60% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 14pts 71% | 2.4m 9pts 75% | 2.2m 5pts 50% | 3.1m 6pts 50% | 3.0m 4pts 40% | 3.3m 4pts 0% | 2.8m 6pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DET leads
NOP Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
DET Largest Lead
13
Q1 2:31
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DET 10-0 run
Q1 0:16 – Q1 1:56
-2 → -10
DET 13-0 run
Q1 0:16 – Q1 2:31
-2 → -13
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 2:45 – Q1 4:20
-12 → -5
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 2:45 – Q1 4:20
-12 → -4