Phoenix Suns 120, Detroit Pistons 106 — Recap

November 5, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 120, Detroit Pistons 106. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 28-27 DET; Q2 PHX 30-22 DET; Q3 PHX 34-31 DET; Q4 PHX 28-26 DET.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 41 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists on 12-of-24 shooting; Marcus Sasser (DET) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Eric Gordon (PHX) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Ausar Thompson (DET) 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

41 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 14-27 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

26 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST · 12-24 FG

Scoring · DET

Marcus Sasser

22 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Kevin Durant · Season-high 41 pointsMarcus Sasser · Season-high 22 pointsEric Gordon · Season-high 8 assists

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
PHX	28	30	34	28		120
DET	27	22	31	26		106

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDET

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.3%Effective FG%55.2%

15.5%Turnover %16.4%

35.5%Offensive rebound %30.3%

0.373Free-throw rate0.130

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	35	41	4	5	1	2	3	14-27	1-3	12-12	+7
Eric Gordon G	31	21	5	8	1	—	1	8-14	3-5	2-2	+23
Grayson Allen G	30	14	4	2	—	—	4	6-12	1-3	1-1	+6
Josh Okogie G	29	10	7	2	2	—	2	3-6	0-1	4-5	+9
Jusuf Nurkic C	28	6	4	7	2	3	2	1-4	0-1	4-6	+13
Jordan Goodwin G	21	8	7	3	1	1	2	2-7	2-4	2-2	+12
Drew Eubanks F	18	8	3	1	1	3	2	4-5	—	—	+6

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	39	26	3	6	—	1	6	12-24	0-6	2-3	-21
Ausar Thompson G-F	38	14	9	4	4	4	1	6-14	2-3	—	-13
Isaiah Stewart F-C	34	8	2	1	—	—	3	3-6	1-2	1-2	-10
Jalen Duren C	31	12	11	3	2	—	5	6-10	—	—	-19
Marcus Sasser G	30	22	3	4	1	—	—	9-16	4-6	—	+3
Marvin Bagley III F	11	11	2	1	—	—	1	3-5	—	5-5	+7
Stanley Umude G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	35	41	63.5	39.5	+8.0	24.3
Eric Gordon	Bench	31	21	70.6	20.5	+32.5	20.7
Grayson Allen	Bench	30	14	56.3	22.5	+8.3	6.9
Josh Okogie	Bench	29	10	61.0	13.7	+12.9	10.5
Drew Eubanks	Bench	18	8	80.0	15.2	+16.2	10.9
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	21	8	50.8	17.6	+27.3	11.1
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	28	6	45.2	13.8	+22.8	7.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	39	26	51.3	35.6	-25.3	8.6
Marcus Sasser	Bench	30	22	68.8	22.9	+9.9	17.5
Ausar Thompson	Bench	38	14	50.0	17.4	-13.9	11.9
Jalen Duren	Bench	31	12	60.0	21.1	-30.2	10.3
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	11	11	76.4	32.0	+29.2	10.7
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	34	8	58.1	13.0	-14.5	2.6
Jaden Ivey	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stanley Umude	Bench	4	—	0.0	18.2	-12.7	-12.8