Detroit Pistons 127, New Orleans Pelicans 81 — Recap

March 17, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 127, New Orleans Pelicans 81. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 35-13 NOP; Q2 DET 28-19 NOP; Q3 DET 25-31 NOP; Q4 DET 39-18 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Simone Fontecchio (DET) 23 points, 7 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 9-of-10 shooting; Yves Missi (NOP) 12 points, 10 rebounds, null assists on 4-of-7 shooting; Dennis Schroder (DET) 12 points, null rebounds, 5 assists on 2-of-4 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Zion Williamson

30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

24 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · DET

Simone Fontecchio

23 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-10 FG

Season highs

Simone Fontecchio · Season-high 23 pointsSimone Fontecchio · Season-high 5 threes

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	35	28	25	39		127
NOP	13	19	31	18		81

🧮 How They Scored

DETNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

67.1%Effective FG%35.9%

10.8%Turnover %13.3%

29.4%Offensive rebound %23.4%

0.414Free-throw rate0.353

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	30	24	4	8	1	—	4	10-16	1-2	3-4	+21
Tobias Harris F	25	9	6	—	—	—	—	3-8	0-4	3-4	+16
Simone Fontecchio F	22	23	7	—	1	—	1	9-10	5-5	—	+24
Jalen Duren C	22	9	7	6	—	2	—	4-6	—	1-2	+11
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	21	8	3	—	—	—	—	3-8	2-5	—	+6
Ronald Holland II F	20	10	2	3	2	1	—	3-4	0-1	4-6	+34
Dennis Schroder G	19	12	—	5	1	—	1	2-4	—	8-9	+17
Ausar Thompson G-F	18	9	4	3	1	2	1	3-4	0-1	3-4	+4
Isaiah Stewart F-C	16	6	5	1	1	2	—	3-3	—	—	+17
Paul Reed F	10	3	4	1	2	—	2	1-2	1-1	—	+18
Marcus Sasser G	7	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-3	1-3	—	+15
Lindy Waters III F	6	—	2	2	1	—	1	0-2	0-1	—	+16

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	30	3	4	5	2	—	—	1-15	0-7	1-5	-19
Zion Williamson F	28	30	6	3	—	2	3	9-18	—	12-15	-18
Jordan Hawkins G	28	6	2	1	—	1	3	2-11	2-7	—	-42
Jose Alvarado G	28	3	1	4	—	—	—	1-10	1-9	0-1	-21
Kelly Olynyk F	24	9	3	3	1	1	1	3-6	1-3	2-2	-10
Yves Missi C	22	12	10	—	—	2	—	4-7	—	4-6	-16
Karlo Matkovic F-C	20	7	7	—	2	—	1	3-4	—	1-1	-17
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	18	6	1	1	1	—	2	3-4	0-1	—	-30
Antonio Reeves G	17	3	—	—	1	—	3	1-6	1-4	—	-22
Bruce Brown G	16	2	1	—	—	—	1	1-4	—	—	-19
Trey Murphy III F	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-1

🔬 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	30	24	67.6	30.0	+33.0	20.6
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	22	23	115.0	21.6	+58.6	28.5
Dennis Schroder	Bench	19	12	75.4	19.6	+47.1	17.9
Ronald Holland II	Bench	20	10	75.3	15.2	+82.6	12.6
Tobias Harris	Bench	25	9	46.1	17.5	+29.8	8.5
Jalen Duren	Bench	22	9	65.4	14.9	+25.0	16.9
Ausar Thompson	Bench	18	9	78.1	17.9	+16.8	17.4
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	21	8	50.0	16.7	+14.0	8.5
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	16	6	100.0	7.5	+52.7	15.7
Paul Reed	Bench	10	3	75.0	16.0	+86.6	24.4
Marcus Sasser	Bench	7	3	50.0	18.8	+109.5	14.3
Lindy Waters III	Bench	6	—	0.0	20.0	+124.2	10.3

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	28	30	61.0	37.8	-33.8	17.5
Yves Missi	Bench	22	12	62.2	20.0	-34.4	19.8
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	24	9	65.4	14.5	-19.1	13.1
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	20	7	78.8	9.4	-38.6	12.2
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	18	6	75.0	13.0	-80.9	4.8
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	28	6	27.3	20.3	-73.5	-2.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	30	3	8.7	22.7	-30.2	-3.9
Jose Alvarado	Bench	28	3	14.4	14.3	-38.1	-6.6
Antonio Reeves	Bench	17	3	25.0	22.0	-61.1	-6.3
Bruce Brown	Bench	16	2	25.0	12.8	-54.5	-7.9
Trey Murphy III	Bench	1	—	0.0	100.0	-50.0	100.0