Detroit Pistons 107, Houston Rockets 96 — Recap

January 20, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 107, Houston Rockets 96. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 40-29 HOU; Q2 DET 17-28 HOU; Q3 DET 33-23 HOU; Q4 DET 17-16 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Cade Cunningham (DET) 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists on 7-of-14 shooting; Jalen Duren (DET) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET

Cade Cunningham

32 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 8-21 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DET	40	17	33	17		107
HOU	29	28	23	16		96

🧮 How They Scored

DETHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.3%Effective FG%45.2%

19.8%Turnover %13.7%

35.1%Offensive rebound %27.8%

0.145Free-throw rate0.170

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	36	32	9	7	1	1	10	12-22	3-5	5-5	+9
Tobias Harris F	34	4	4	3	3	—	1	2-9	0-1	—	+14
Jalen Duren C	30	16	14	3	4	2	3	8-8	—	—	+16
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	30	10	1	2	1	—	1	3-6	2-4	2-2	+15
Ausar Thompson G-F	23	11	9	—	—	1	3	5-12	0-1	1-2	+2
Isaiah Stewart F-C	18	6	8	1	—	1	1	3-6	—	—	-5
Ronald Holland II F	16	3	1	2	1	—	1	1-3	1-2	—	+3
Marcus Sasser G	13	8	3	2	—	—	—	3-7	1-3	1-2	+2
Simone Fontecchio F	12	—	3	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	—	-2

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	40	17	6	5	3	—	1	7-14	0-2	3-4	-5
Fred VanVleet G	38	20	5	2	6	—	1	7-15	5-13	1-2	-11
Jalen Green G	30	19	4	4	1	—	5	8-21	2-8	1-2	-22
Dillon Brooks G-F	30	5	—	—	—	—	2	2-7	1-4	—	-16
Alperen Sengun F-C	29	11	8	5	—	—	1	5-14	0-1	1-1	-8
Tari Eason F	27	8	4	1	5	—	3	2-7	1-2	3-4	+1
Cam Whitmore F	20	10	6	2	1	—	3	4-9	2-7	0-1	+7
Aaron Holiday G	15	—	3	—	1	1	—	0-2	0-2	—	+3
Jock Landale C	10	6	3	—	1	—	—	2-5	—	2-2	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	36	32	66.1	37.0	+11.7	20.9
Jalen Duren	Bench	30	16	100.0	14.7	+26.8	26.3
Ausar Thompson	Bench	23	11	42.7	25.8	-0.3	8.9
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	30	10	72.7	10.5	+21.9	7.4
Marcus Sasser	Bench	13	8	50.8	26.7	+1.2	20.3
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	18	6	50.0	16.3	-22.1	12.9
Tobias Harris	Bench	34	4	22.2	11.1	+16.0	3.0
Ronald Holland II	Bench	16	3	50.0	12.5	+4.3	7.1
Paul Reed	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	12	—	0.0	10.0	-11.1	-2.4

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	38	20	63.0	17.5	-14.8	11.9
Jalen Green	Bench	30	19	43.4	36.5	-31.2	7.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	40	17	53.9	17.9	-4.8	10.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	29	11	38.1	20.5	-14.5	9.4
Cam Whitmore	Bench	20	10	53.0	24.0	+19.5	14.5
Tari Eason	Bench	27	8	45.7	16.4	0.0	6.8
Jock Landale	Bench	10	6	51.0	22.2	-14.5	19.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	30	5	35.7	12.2	-27.8	-4.1
Steven Adams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	15	—	0.0	5.7	+15.5	3.8
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0