DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons routed the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on Sunday for their fifth victory in six games.

The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons rebounded from a home loss to Houston on Friday night to improve to 33-11. Tied at 35 after a quarter, Detroit broke it open in the second by outscoring the Kings 43-30.

Cunningham was 13 of 22 from the field, hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers. Pistons center Jalen Duren added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Tobias Harris had 16.

Malik Monk led Sacramento with 19 points, and DeMar DeRozan had 16. The Kings have lost five straight to drop to 12-35.

Domantas Sabonis played his fifth game for Sacramento after after missing two months because of a knee injury. He had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and eight assists and seven rebounds in 24:44.

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Kings: At New York on Tuesday night.

Pistons: At Denver on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Jalen Duren	0	0
11:50	Jalen Duren makes 3-foot two point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	2	0
11:50	Domantas Sabonis shooting foul	2	0
11:50	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1	3	0
11:32	Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	3	2
11:32	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	3	2
11:32	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	3	3
11:11	Ausar Thompson misses alley oop layup	3	3
11:08	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	3	3
11:08	Ausar Thompson misses tip shot	3	3
11:07	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	3	3
11:02	Precious Achiuwa out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	3
10:55	Jalen Duren makes driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	5	3
10:55	Domantas Sabonis shooting foul	5	3
10:55	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1	6	3
10:41	DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)	6	5
10:36	Ausar Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	5
10:23	Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	6	5
10:21	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	6	5
10:14	Tobias Harris makes driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	8	5
10:04	Domantas Sabonis makes 2-foot two point shot	8	7
9:50	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	8	7
9:49	Kings defensive team rebound	8	7
9:38	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Jalen Duren steals)	8	7
9:36	Tobias Harris misses running dunk	8	7
9:35	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	8	7
9:34	Nique Clifford blocks Jalen Duren's dunk	8	7
9:33	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	8	7
9:24	Nique Clifford makes 18-foot jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	9
9:16	Tobias Harris technical foul	8	9
9:16	DeMar DeRozan makes technical free throw	8	10
9:05	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot driving dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)	10	10
8:52	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	10	13
8:37	Tobias Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	13
8:36	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	10	13
8:24	Domantas Sabonis bad pass turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	10	13
8:22	Russell Westbrook personal foul	10	13
8:22	(08:22) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	10	13
8:16	Cade Cunningham makes 26-foot three pointer (Ausar Thompson assists)	13	13
7:59	DeMar DeRozan makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	13	15
7:42	Duncan Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	16	15
7:28	Nique Clifford makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	16	17
7:15	Cade Cunningham misses two point shot	16	17
7:12	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	16	17
7:07	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	16	17
7:07	Nique Clifford misses free throw 1 of 2	16	17
7:07	Kings offensive team rebound	16	17
7:07	Nique Clifford misses free throw 2 of 2	16	17
7:06	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	16	17
7:05	Domantas Sabonis misses two point shot	16	17
7:04	Nique Clifford offensive rebound	16	17
7:03	Nique Clifford misses 2-foot floating jump shot	16	17
7:02	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	16	17
7:01	Precious Achiuwa misses tip shot	16	17
7:00	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	16	17
6:59	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot	16	19
6:59	Pistons Full timeout	16	19
6:49	Duncan Robinson makes driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	18	19
6:31	Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)	18	21
6:21	Cade Cunningham misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	18	21
6:19	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	18	21
6:19	Jalen Duren makes dunk	20	21
5:55	Precious Achiuwa misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	21
5:54	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	20	21
5:47	Nique Clifford makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	20	24
5:37	DeMar DeRozan personal foul	20	24
5:37	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Tobias Harris	20	24
5:37	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	20	24
5:37	Malik Monk enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	20	24
5:30	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	20	24
5:25	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	20	24
5:17	Cade Cunningham makes 7-foot two point shot	22	24
4:52	Nique Clifford misses 8-foot two point shot	22	24
4:50	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	22	24
4:43	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	24	24
4:30	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Jalen Duren steals)	24	24
4:22	Malik Monk blocks Ausar Thompson 's 2-foot dunk	24	24
4:20	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	24	24
4:18	Cade Cunningham blocks Russell Westbrook 's 2-foot running layup	24	24
4:16	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	24	24
4:06	Duncan Robinson misses 3-foot reverse layup	24	24
4:05	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	24	24
3:59	Kings Full timeout	24	24
3:59	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Ausar Thompson	24	24
3:59	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Duncan Robinson	24	24
3:59	Keon Ellis enters the game for Nique Clifford	24	24
3:59	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	24	24
3:59	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Russell Westbrook	24	24
3:49	Malik Monk makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	24	27
3:26	Jaden Ivey out of bounds lost ball turnover	24	27
3:05	Maxime Raynaud traveling turnover	24	27
2:53	Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	27
2:50	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	24	27
2:43	Cade Cunningham personal foul	24	27
2:43	Tobias Harris enters the game for Jalen Duren	24	27
2:43	Daniss Jenkins enters the game for Cade Cunningham	24	27
2:32	Daniss Jenkins blocks Dennis Schroder 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	24	27
2:31	Jaden Ivey defensive rebound	24	27
2:27	Jaden Ivey out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	27
2:19	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	24	27
2:17	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	24	27
2:10	Ronald Holland II misses driving layup	24	27
2:07	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	24	27
2:04	Dennis Schroder makes running layup	24	29
1:40	Maxime Raynaud blocks Tobias Harris 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	24	29
1:40	Pistons offensive team rebound	24	29
1:38	Malik Monk blocks Isaiah Stewart 's 4-foot driving layup	24	29
1:37	Pistons offensive team rebound	24	29
1:36	shot clock turnover	24	29
1:16	Keon Ellis makes 3-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	24	31
1:02	Jaden Ivey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronald Holland II assists)	27	31
58.1	Malik Monk makes 2-foot dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	27	33
37.1	Jaden Ivey misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	33
34.2	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	27	33
32.1	Daniss Jenkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	30	33
23.7	Ronald Holland II shooting foul	30	33
23.7	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	30	34
23.7	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Ronald Holland II	30	34
23.7	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Jaden Ivey	30	34
23.7	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2	30	34
22.6	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	30	34
22.6	Keon Ellis personal foul	30	34
22.6	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	31	34
22.6	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Duncan Robinson	31	34
22.6	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Cade Cunningham	31	34
22.6	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	31	34
22.6	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	32	34
10.3	Daniss Jenkins personal foul	32	34
10.3	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	32	35
10.3	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Ronald Holland II	32	35
10.3	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Ausar Thompson	32	35
10.3	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Malik Monk	32	35
10.3	DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2	32	35
8.3	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	32	35
0.6	Tobias Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	35	35
0.0	(00:00) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	35

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

8:00 PM, January 25, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN DET, NBC Sports CA, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,299

Referees

Ed Malloy, Michael Smith, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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	39	.250	L3

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