Detroit Pistons 96, Phoenix Suns 114 — Recap

January 29, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 96, Phoenix Suns 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 31-35 PHX; Q2 DET 25-37 PHX; Q3 DET 25-21 PHX; Q4 DET 15-21 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Dillon Brooks (PHX) 40 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Grayson Allen (PHX) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Jalen Duren (DET) 23 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-11 shooting; Collin Gillespie (PHX) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Dillon Brooks

40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

26 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Grayson Allen

24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 5-14 FG

Season highs

Dillon Brooks · Season-high 40 points

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

📊 Game Flow

DET 2 largest lead Q1 9:40 (DET 9, PHX 7) · 8-0 run, Q3 4:27–Q3 2:11

PHX 21 largest lead Q4 3:12 (DET 93, PHX 114) · 8-0 run, Q2 10:17–Q2 8:48

Swings 4 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Mark Williams makes 4-foot layup (Dillon Brooks assists) (Q1 8:24, DET 13, PHX 15).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DET	31	25	25	15		96
PHX	35	37	21	21		114

🧮 How They Scored

DETPHX

54Points in the paint36

13Fast-break points16

10Second-chance points24

17Points off turnovers14

19Bench points18

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

46.0%Effective FG%57.0%

8.6%Turnover %14.1%

20.0%Offensive rebound %28.2%

0.241Free-throw rate0.367

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	34	26	3	7	3	0	2	8-22	2-9	8-10	-5
Tobias Harris F	30	13	5	1	1	0	2	5-9	3-4	0-0	-2
Duncan Robinson F	30	9	1	1	1	0	0	4-11	1-6	0-0	-3
Jalen Duren C	28	23	13	4	0	1	1	10-11	0-0	3-3	-1
Ausar Thompson G-F	25	6	4	6	0	0	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	-3
Isaiah Stewart F-C	24	11	2	0	1	0	2	4-5	0-0	3-5	-19
Daniss Jenkins G	22	6	3	5	0	0	1	2-8	0-3	2-3	-18
Ronald Holland II F	17	0	1	2	0	1	0	0-5	0-3	0-0	-17
Javonte Green G-F	11	0	2	0	1	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-13
Jaden Ivey G	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-9
Paul Reed F	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0
Bobi Klintman F	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Chaz Lanier G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Grayson Allen G	34	24	3	5	0	1	2	5-14	4-12	10-10	+18
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	40	8	4	1	1	1	13-22	4-7	10-12	+14
Royce O'Neale F	28	10	2	2	1	0	2	4-8	2-5	0-0	+3
Collin Gillespie G	26	16	5	2	1	0	3	5-12	5-11	1-1	-1
Mark Williams C	25	6	5	1	0	1	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	+2
Jordan Goodwin G	23	2	4	3	2	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	+21
Jamaree Bouyea G	20	6	2	1	2	0	1	3-8	0-3	0-0	+15
Oso Ighodaro F	20	6	9	2	1	0	2	2-3	0-0	2-4	+19
Ryan Dunn F	13	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	+5
Isaiah Livers F	12	1	5	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	+3
Nigel Hayes	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Khaman Maluach C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Rasheer Fleming F	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-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	Starter	34	26	49.2	36.8	-5.6	13.0
Jalen Duren	Starter	28	23	93.3	20.0	-1.8	26.9
Tobias Harris	Starter	30	13	72.2	16.7	-7.7	9.2
Duncan Robinson	Starter	30	9	40.9	15.9	-2.8	0.0
Ausar Thompson	Starter	25	6	50.0	12.5	-11.2	7.4
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	24	11	76.4	17.3	-37.1	6.9
Daniss Jenkins	Bench	22	6	32.2	18.9	-39.6	6.8
Paul Reed	Bench	04	2	50.0	25.0	-5.4	133.3
Javonte Green	Bench	11	0	0.0	11.1	-58.7	-18.9
Jaden Ivey	Bench	07	0	0.0	20.0	-60.0	-4.0
Marcus Sasser	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ronald Holland II	Bench	17	0	0.0	14.3	-48.3	-8.5
Bobi Klintman	Bench	04	0	0.0	12.5	-5.4	0.0
Chaz Lanier	Bench	04	0	0.0	12.5	-5.4	-66.7

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dillon Brooks	Starter	33	40	73.3	40.8	+21.9	25.7
Grayson Allen	Starter	34	24	65.2	27.0	+26.9	13.0
Collin Gillespie	Starter	26	16	64.3	24.6	-1.9	11.4
Royce O'Neale	Starter	28	10	62.5	16.4	+7.4	2.7
Mark Williams	Starter	25	6	60.0	11.5	+11.6	6.0
Jamaree Bouyea	Bench	20	6	37.5	17.3	+32.9	15.2
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	20	6	63.0	13.7	+43.7	12.1
Ryan Dunn	Bench	13	3	75.0	5.7	+13.2	8.0
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	23	2	25.0	9.1	+45.7	4.4
Isaiah Livers	Bench	12	1	56.8	3.7	+15.8	20.3
Nigel Hayes	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	-50.0	-100.0
Nick Richards	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Khaman Maluach	Bench	02	0	0.0	20.0	-50.0	150.0
Rasheer Fleming	Bench	02	0	0.0	40.0	-50.0	100.0