Detroit Pistons 133, Phoenix Suns 125 — Recap

December 21, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 133, Phoenix Suns 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 41-26 PHX; Q2 DET 23-33 PHX; Q3 DET 39-35 PHX; Q4 DET 30-31 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 43 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-26 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 28 points, 1 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Jaden Ivey (DET) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Tyus Jones (PHX) 19 points, null rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

43 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 14-26 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

28 PTS, 1 REB, 13 AST, 3 3PM · 9-19 FG

Scoring · PHX

Bradley Beal

26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 11-20 FG

Season highs

Kevin Durant · Season-high 43 points

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	41	23	39	30		133
PHX	26	33	35	31		125

🧮 How They Scored

DETPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

67.6%Effective FG%68.0%

11.7%Turnover %16.8%

25.6%Offensive rebound %20.7%

0.270Free-throw rate0.280

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	36	28	1	13	2	2	4	9-19	3-8	7-9	+7
Jalen Duren C	34	17	11	2	—	—	2	7-7	—	3-5	+4
Jaden Ivey G	30	20	8	8	1	—	1	7-14	4-6	2-2	+6
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	29	16	1	2	1	—	—	6-10	4-6	—	+13
Tobias Harris F	29	10	3	2	—	1	1	3-5	1-2	3-4	+11
Simone Fontecchio F	15	10	1	—	1	—	1	4-7	2-4	—	+1
Paul Reed F	14	6	3	2	2	1	—	3-4	0-1	—	—
Ausar Thompson G-F	14	4	2	1	2	—	2	2-4	—	—	+5
Ronald Holland II F	14	4	3	1	1	—	—	2-4	0-1	—	-4

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	39	43	5	6	2	—	8	14-26	4-9	11-11	-9
Bradley Beal G	39	26	6	5	—	—	2	11-20	3-6	1-2	-15
Royce O'Neale F	34	11	3	1	2	—	3	4-6	3-5	—	-8
Tyus Jones G	32	19	—	2	1	—	2	7-8	3-3	2-2	-11
Jusuf Nurkic C	25	10	7	6	2	—	—	4-7	—	2-2	-6
Mason Plumlee F-C	22	5	9	4	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	1-2	+2
Grayson Allen G	20	2	3	2	1	—	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	+2
Ryan Dunn F	14	5	2	1	1	1	1	2-4	1-3	—	—

🔬 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	28	61.0	32.5	+9.3	13.7
Jaden Ivey	Bench	30	20	67.2	21.1	+9.2	15.4
Jalen Duren	Bench	34	17	92.4	14.3	+7.6	13.9
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	29	16	80.0	15.2	+17.5	10.2
Tobias Harris	Bench	29	10	74.0	11.9	+20.4	6.1
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	15	10	71.4	20.5	-0.6	6.6
Paul Reed	Bench	14	6	75.0	11.4	-4.1	12.5
Ausar Thompson	Bench	14	4	50.0	17.6	+9.0	3.1
Ronald Holland II	Bench	14	4	50.0	12.1	-13.3	6.2
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Marcus Sasser	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	43	69.7	42.9	-14.1	16.2
Bradley Beal	Bench	39	26	62.3	26.4	-15.2	10.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	32	19	107.0	14.5	-17.9	11.7
Royce O'Neale	Bench	34	11	91.7	11.7	-11.0	4.9
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	25	10	63.5	14.3	-13.8	12.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	22	5	64.4	7.5	+1.6	12.2
Ryan Dunn	Bench	14	5	62.5	13.5	0.0	3.7
Grayson Allen	Bench	20	2	53.2	6.5	+1.7	3.9
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0