Houston Rockets 111, Detroit Pistons 104 — Recap

January 23, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 111, Detroit Pistons 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 28-20 DET; Q2 HOU 24-32 DET; Q3 HOU 34-20 DET; Q4 HOU 25-32 DET.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (HOU) 32 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 19 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists on 6-of-11 shooting; Jalen Duren (DET) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists on 7-of-13 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 18 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Isaiah Stewart (DET) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Kevin Durant

32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

19 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST · 6-11 FG

Scoring · DET

Jalen Duren

18 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST · 7-13 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

HOU 14 largest lead Q3 0:31 (HOU 86, DET 72) · 9-0 run, Q1 0:50–Q2 11:16

DET 4 largest lead Q2 1:45 (HOU 46, DET 50) · 9-0 run, Q4 5:18–Q4 3:02

Swings 10 lead changes Tied 10 times

Ahead for good: Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer (Q3 7:13, HOU 62, DET 60).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	28	24	34	25		111
DET	20	32	20	32		104

🧮 How They Scored

HOUDET

50Points in the paint58

4Fast-break points12

12Second-chance points15

11Points off turnovers21

27Bench points49

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.1%Effective FG%51.8%

14.0%Turnover %14.5%

31.6%Offensive rebound %22.5%

0.380Free-throw rate0.286

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	41	32	7	3	1	1	0	11-19	5-11	5-6	+18
Amen Thompson G-F	40	15	9	7	2	1	1	5-11	0-0	5-5	+11
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	11	10	3	2	2	2	5-9	1-3	0-0	-1
Josh Okogie G	35	7	3	0	2	0	1	3-5	1-2	0-0	+1
Alperen Sengun F-C	30	19	1	5	2	0	5	6-11	0-1	7-10	+2
Reed Sheppard G	25	18	0	1	1	0	2	6-15	1-7	5-5	-5
Clint Capela C	16	5	9	1	1	3	1	2-5	0-0	1-2	+6
Jae'Sean Tate F	16	4	4	1	0	0	3	1-4	1-2	1-2	+3

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	38	12	1	8	2	1	6	5-13	0-4	2-3	-10
Jalen Duren C	26	18	7	0	0	0	2	7-13	0-0	4-4	-15
Duncan Robinson F	26	9	2	0	0	1	1	2-8	2-8	3-5	-15
Tobias Harris F	26	4	1	1	2	0	1	1-6	0-3	2-3	-16
Isaiah Stewart F-C	25	16	4	2	0	0	0	7-9	0-2	2-2	+4
Ronald Holland II F	25	13	6	1	2	1	3	5-7	1-3	2-3	+2
Ausar Thompson G-F	24	12	8	3	2	0	2	5-8	0-0	2-2	-14
Daniss Jenkins G	19	10	2	4	1	0	1	4-10	2-6	0-0	+14
Javonte Green G-F	17	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-2	+12
Jaden Ivey G	14	8	1	2	0	1	0	3-7	2-5	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Starter	41	32	73.9	23.4	+17.7	20.3
Alperen Sengun	Starter	30	19	61.7	30.0	+8.4	10.0
Amen Thompson	Starter	40	15	56.8	14.7	+16.1	15.4
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	37	11	61.1	12.8	+0.2	10.2
Josh Okogie	Starter	35	7	70.0	7.6	+5.6	6.1
Reed Sheppard	Bench	25	18	52.3	27.7	-11.5	10.2
Clint Capela	Bench	16	5	42.5	16.7	+14.6	12.7
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	16	4	41.0	20.0	+14.1	-4.3
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
JD Davison	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Duren	Starter	26	18	61.0	28.8	-31.0	22.1
Cade Cunningham	Starter	38	12	41.9	23.3	-11.5	2.7
Ausar Thompson	Starter	24	12	67.6	20.8	-20.5	14.7
Duncan Robinson	Starter	26	9	44.1	18.0	-29.8	0.6
Tobias Harris	Starter	26	4	27.3	13.6	-34.6	-1.3
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	25	16	81.0	14.5	+9.3	13.5
Ronald Holland II	Bench	25	13	78.1	16.7	+3.7	13.6
Daniss Jenkins	Bench	19	10	50.0	22.4	+25.4	11.0
Jaden Ivey	Bench	14	8	57.1	20.6	+10.3	9.2
Javonte Green	Bench	17	2	25.8	9.5	+38.3	-0.6
Paul Reed	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Marcus Sasser	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobi Klintman	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chaz Lanier	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0