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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 121 |
 Pistons | 32 | 37 | 24 | 31 | 124 |
DENTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 37-8344.6% | 10-3033.3% | 37-4386.0% | 43 | 20 | 10 |
| DET | 43-9445.7% | 12-2941.4% | 26-3086.7% | 43 | 27 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Detroit Pistons124| 38 | 29 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 20 | 7-12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +9 | +4.3 | |||||||
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| 23 | 11 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-6 | −2 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −5.3 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +0.5 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 | |||
| Team | 124 | 43-9445.7% | 12-2941.4% | 43 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 26-3086.7% | 12 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Marcus Sasser and Paul Reed (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets121| 38 | 17 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 9-11 | +9 | −2.5 | ||||||||
| 37 | 32 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 12-13 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +11.8 | ||||
| 33 | 24 | 9-19 | 3-5 | 3-3 | −9 | +5.1 | ||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.6 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −8.0 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +5.0 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | |||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | +16 | +7.4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 121 | 37-8344.6% | 10-3033.3% | 43 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 37-4386.0% | 12 | 7 | 10 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson and DaRon Holmes II (coach’s decision).
Pistons124Nuggets121ClickTap 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.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points (15 in the second quarter) and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons held off the Denver Nuggets 124-121.
The Pistons never trailed and led by as many as 20. The Pistons led 73-53 with 10:09 left in the third quarter, and the Nuggets got within 112-110 with 2:05 left.
The Nuggets got within 112-110 on Jamal Murray’s corner 3-pointer with 2:05 to play, but Tobias Harris answered with a corner 3-pointer.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Nuggets 12-9. Cunningham (No. 7 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 5 of the Pistons’ 12 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Duncan Robinson scored 20 points (8 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Jalen Duren added 19 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Nuggets, Murray had 32 points and 8 assists, and Nikola Jokić added 24 points and 15 rebounds. Jonas Valančiūnas had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Pistons shot 45.7% from the field and 41.4% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 44.6% and 33.3%. They outscored the Nuggets 26-9 on the fast break. The Pistons outscored the Nuggets 11-0 in 3 minutes with Harris, Cunningham, Duren, Thompson and Jenkins on the floor together.
Detroit PistonsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
98 points from the field on 94 shots: 1.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-18 | 83.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 14-37 | 37.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-10 | 20.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 29 | 3 | 1-6 | −7 |
| Christian Braun | 18 | 4 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Bruce Brown | 11 | 7 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 5-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther | 11 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Christian Braun | 6 | 0 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 11 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 33 | 7 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DET leads, negative = DEN leads
DET Largest Lead
20
Q3 10:09
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 12:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 3:21 – Q1 2:13
+11 → +2
DET 9-0 run
Q2 7:35 – Q2 6:15
+7 → +16
DET 10-0 run
Q2 1:34 – Q2 0:09
+9 → +19
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 3:27 – Q4 2:05
+11 → +2
