SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Jaden Ivey converted a four-point play with 3 seconds left and the Detroit Pistons rallied past the struggling Sacramento Kings 114-113 on Thursday night.

With the Pistons trailing by three, Ivey made a 3-pointer in the right corner and was fouled by De’Aaron Fox. Ivey hit the free throw to cap a 19-point comeback in the second half.

Fox missed a halfcourt shot at the buzzer.

Cade Cunningham scored 33 points to lead the Pistons. Malik Beasley added 22 off the bench, including six 3-pointers.

The Kings, who played without Domantas Sabonis (illness), led 68-53 at halftime after shooting 54% in the half.

Fox paced Sacramento with 26 points, and Trey Lyles had 20 off the bench.

Lyles had 15 at halftime. He scored 13 unanswered points in the second quarter to spark a 17-4 run by the Kings, who jumped out to a 16-point lead in the period.

Takeaways

Pistons: Detroit (14-17) has won three straight and already equaled its win total from last season. The Pistons were coming off impressive wins over the Suns and Lakers.

Kings: Sacramento (13-18) was swept on a five-game homestand, marking its longest losing streak since Mike Brown took over as coach in 2022. This was probably the worst loss of the season.

Key moment

Ivey’s four-point play over Fox with his toe just behind the 3-point line gave the Pistons an improbable road win.

Key stat

The Kings were held to just two field goals in the final 3:36 and were outscored 37-22 in the fourth quarter.

Up next

Both teams are on the road Saturday, with the Kings visiting the Lakers and the Pistons at the Nuggets.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Duren vs. Alex Len	0	0
11:39	Jaden Ivey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	0	3
11:25	Jalen Duren shooting foul	0	3
11:25	Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
11:25	Keegan Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
11:14	Keegan Murray shooting foul	2	3
11:14	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
11:14	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
10:57	De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot	2	5
10:53	Keegan Murray offensive rebound	2	5
10:47	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	2	5
10:47	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
10:47	DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2	3	5
10:44	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	3	5
10:39	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	3	7
10:27	Malik Monk makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	6	7
10:20	Malik Monk personal foul	6	7
10:14	Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three pointer (Tobias Harris assists)	6	10
10:05	Kings Full timeout	6	10
9:59	Keegan Murray makes driving dunk (Alex Len assists)	8	10
9:38	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	8	12
9:24	Keegan Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
9:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	8	12
9:12	Jalen Duren misses 12-foot two point shot	8	12
9:10	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	8	12
8:58	DeMar DeRozan makes 3-foot two point shot	10	12
8:41	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	10	12
8:37	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	10	12
8:35	Jaden Ivey shooting foul	10	12
8:35	De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2	10	12
8:35	Kings offensive team rebound	10	12
8:35	Keon Ellis enters the game for Malik Monk	10	12
8:35	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2	11	12
8:23	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	11	12
8:21	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	11	12
8:21	Jalen Duren makes 3-foot dunk	11	14
7:56	Keegan Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk (Keon Ellis assists)	13	14
7:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Cade Cunningham assists)	13	17
7:30	DeMar DeRozan misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	17
7:28	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	13	17
7:27	Keon Ellis makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	15	17
7:09	Alex Len blocks Jalen Duren 's 9-foot two point shot	15	17
7:07	Alex Len defensive rebound	15	17
6:52	DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup (Alex Len assists)	17	17
6:29	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	17
6:26	Jaden Ivey offensive rebound	17	17
6:23	Jaden Ivey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	20
6:10	Keegan Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	20	20
5:57	Cade Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	20
5:57	Kevin Huerter enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	20	20
5:57	Malik Beasley enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	20	20
5:57	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Jaden Ivey	20	20
5:34	Kevin Huerter makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alex Len assists)	23	20
5:33	Pistons Full timeout	23	20
5:18	Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot	23	20
5:15	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	23	20
5:04	Malik Beasley shooting foul	23	20
5:04	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	24	20
5:04	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
4:58	Cade Cunningham bad pass (Kevin Huerter steals)	25	20
4:53	Keon Ellis makes 25-foot three point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	28	20
4:45	Kevin Huerter personal foul	28	20
4:45	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	28	20
4:45	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris	28	20
4:39	Keon Ellis shooting foul	28	20
4:39	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	28	21
4:39	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	28	22
4:18	Keegan Murray lost ball turnover (Paul Reed steals)	28	22
4:12	Cade Cunningham makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists)	28	25
3:58	Paul Reed kicked ball violation	28	25
3:49	Alex Len makes 5-foot two point shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	30	25
3:36	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	30	25
3:34	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	30	25
3:31	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	25
3:29	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	30	25
3:21	Paul Reed shooting foul	30	25
3:21	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	31	25
3:21	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Keegan Murray	31	25
3:21	Isaac Jones enters the game for Keon Ellis	31	25
3:21	Trey Lyles enters the game for Alex Len	31	25
3:21	DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2	31	25
3:17	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	31	25
3:01	Cade Cunningham makes 6-foot two point shot	31	27
2:51	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	27
2:48	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	31	27
2:41	Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three point shot (Paul Reed assists)	31	30
2:40	Kings Full timeout	31	30
2:40	Malik Monk enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	31	30
2:40	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Cade Cunningham	31	30
2:25	De'Aaron Fox misses 8-foot two point shot	31	30
2:22	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	31	30
2:19	Simone Fontecchio bad pass (Malik Monk steals)	31	30
2:15	De'Aaron Fox misses layup	31	30
2:13	Kings offensive team rebound	31	30
2:11	Isaac Jones steps out of bounds turnover	31	30
1:55	Ausar Thompson makes driving layup	31	32
1:40	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Ausar Thompson	31	32
1:30	Malik Monk makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Isaac Jones assists)	34	32
1:12	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point shot	34	32
1:10	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	34	32
55.1	De'Aaron Fox misses 22-foot three point jumper	34	32
52.1	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	34	32
45.0	Jaden Ivey misses two point shot	34	32
44.1	Jaden Ivey offensive rebound	34	32
44.1	Jaden Ivey makes tip shot	34	34
31.1	Isaac Jones makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	36	34
31.1	Paul Reed shooting foul	36	34
31.1	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Paul Reed	36	34
31.1	Isaac Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	37	34
13.0	Ronald Holland II misses driving floating jump shot	37	34
10.0	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	37	34
5.1	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	34
5.1	Keegan Murray enters the game for Kevin Huerter	37	34
5.1	Keon Ellis enters the game for Isaac Jones	37	34
0.0	Jaden Ivey out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	34

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, December 27, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports CA, FanDuel SN DET

Attendance

17,832

Referees

Scott Foster, Phenizee Ransom, Brett Nansel

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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