DENVER -- — Tobias Harris scored 22 points, including two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons held off a late Denver rally to beat the travel-weary Nuggets 109-107 on Tuesday night.

Cade Cunningham had with 22 points and 11 assists for Detroit, which has won nine of 11 and leads the Eastern Conference by 5 1/2 games over Boston.

Jamal Murray had 24 points and 10 assists but missed two free throws in the final seconds. With the Nuggets down 107-104, Murray was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 4 seconds left and missed the first foul shot. Harris was fouled and made both free throws. Murray went to the line again with 0.7 seconds remaining but missed the second foul shot.

Jonas Valanciunas returned from a one-game absence to finish with 16 points and 16 rebounds for Denver, which had been scheduled to play at the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The game was postponed because of the winter storm that hit most of the country, and the Nuggets were stranded in Memphis until Monday morning.

“The mental part of it was really hard,” coach David Adelman said.

Denver played without Aaron Gordon, who reinjured his right hamstring Friday night at Milwaukee. Nikola Jokic, Cameron Johnson and Christian Braun continued to rehab their injuries.

Valanciunas missed 11 games with a right calf strain suffered at Toronto on Dec. 31. He returned in Thursday night’s win at Washington but sat out against the Bucks.

The Pistons led by 18 in the second quarter and by 11 early in the fourth before Denver rallied. Trailing 97-90, the Nuggets went on a 7-2 run to get within a bucket, and Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 3-pointer made it 103-102 with 57 seconds left.

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Pistons: At Phoenix on Thursday night.

Nuggets: Host Brooklyn on Thursday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Duren vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Jalen Pickett gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	0	0
11:40	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:40	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:21	Spencer Jones blocks Tobias Harris 's 6-foot layup	2	0
11:20	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	2	0
11:20	Tobias Harris makes two point shot	2	2
11:07	Jonas Valanciunas misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
11:05	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	2	2
10:55	Cade Cunningham makes 2-foot two point shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	2	4
10:42	Peyton Watson bad pass turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	2	4
10:40	Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot driving dunk	2	6
10:25	Tobias Harris shooting foul	2	6
10:25	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
10:25	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
10:23	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	3	6
10:09	Jalen Duren makes alley oop layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	3	8
9:51	Jalen Pickett misses driving floating jump shot	3	8
9:50	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	3	8
9:50	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	5	8
9:30	Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	8
9:27	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	5	8
9:11	Jonas Valanciunas makes 15-foot jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	7	8
8:54	Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	7	10
8:37	Spencer Jones lost ball turnover (Tobias Harris steals)	7	10
8:33	Jalen Duren makes running dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)	7	12
8:14	Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	7	12
8:08	Tobias Harris misses running pullup jump shot	7	12
8:05	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	7	12
8:03	Jonas Valanciunas bad pass turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	7	12
8:00	Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	12
7:55	Duncan Robinson offensive rebound	7	12
7:52	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Jalen Pickett steals)	7	12
7:41	Jalen Pickett makes two point shot	9	12
7:27	Peyton Watson blocks Tobias Harris 's 27-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:24	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	9	12
7:19	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot running jump shot	9	12
7:16	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	9	12
7:12	Ausar Thompson vs. Spencer Jones (Peyton Watson gains possession)	9	12
7:02	Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	12
6:58	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	9	12
6:47	Cade Cunningham makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	9	14
6:47	Peyton Watson shooting foul	9	14
6:47	Nuggets Full timeout	9	14
6:47	Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 1	9	14
6:45	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	9	14
6:27	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	14
6:23	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	9	14
6:16	Jalen Pickett shooting foul	9	14
6:16	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2	9	15
6:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	9	15
6:16	Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2	9	15
6:13	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	9	15
6:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	11	15
5:37	Tobias Harris makes 5-foot two point shot	11	17
5:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	17
5:17	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	11	17
5:11	Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	17
5:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	11	17
5:00	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	17
4:58	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	11	17
4:50	Jalen Duren makes two point shot (Tobias Harris assists)	11	19
4:25	Peyton Watson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	11	19
4:23	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	11	19
4:15	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jalen Duren 's 3-foot driving layup	11	19
4:14	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	11	19
4:11	Ausar Thompson misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	11	19
4:10	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	11	19
4:07	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	11	19
4:07	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Ausar Thompson	11	19
4:07	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Tobias Harris	11	19
4:00	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	11	19
3:57	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	11	19
3:47	Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	19
3:45	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	11	19
3:37	Peyton Watson makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	13	19
3:14	Jaden Ivey misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	19
3:11	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	13	19
3:02	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	13	19
3:01	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	13	19
2:57	Cade Cunningham makes running dunk	13	21
2:39	Spencer Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)	16	21
2:37	Pistons Full timeout	16	21
2:37	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	16	21
2:37	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	16	21
2:37	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Jalen Duren	16	21
2:37	Javonte Green enters the game for Cade Cunningham	16	21
2:37	Daniss Jenkins enters the game for Duncan Robinson	16	21
2:14	Javonte Green makes 1-foot layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)	16	23
2:14	Bruce Brown shooting foul	16	23
2:14	Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 1	16	24
1:57	Javonte Green personal foul	16	24
1:53	Zeke Nnaji offensive foul	16	24
1:53	Zeke Nnaji offensive foul turnover	16	24
1:43	Javonte Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden Ivey assists)	16	27
1:24	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	27
1:21	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	16	27
1:13	Ronald Holland II steps out of bounds turnover	16	27
56.0	Daniss Jenkins personal foul	16	27
56.0	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	17	27
56.0	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
47.0	Daniss Jenkins misses driving floating jump shot	18	27
46.7	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	18	27
46.7	Isaiah Stewart makes tip shot	18	29
39.1	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	29
35.8	Javonte Green defensive rebound	18	29
27.3	Ronald Holland II makes driving layup	18	31
4.3	Peyton Watson misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	18	31
2.6	Javonte Green defensive rebound	18	31
0.3	Jaden Ivey misses heave jump shot	18	31
0.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	18	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	31

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 28, 2026

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FanDuel SN DET, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,734

Referees

James Capers, Karl Lane, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	22	.593	L2
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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