Phoenix Suns 125, Detroit Pistons 121 — Recap

January 18, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 125, Detroit Pistons 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 30-29 DET; Q2 PHX 31-31 DET; Q3 PHX 37-35 DET; Q4 PHX 27-26 DET.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 36 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-27 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 35 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Nick Richards (PHX) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-8 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-26 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 13-27 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

35 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Nick Richards

21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-8 FG

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	30	31	37	27		125
DET	29	31	35	26		121

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDET

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.7%Effective FG%48.8%

8.1%Turnover %7.4%

32.5%Offensive rebound %27.5%

0.471Free-throw rate0.412

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	42	35	5	3	1	—	2	11-22	1-5	12-13	-5
Kevin Durant F	38	36	7	5	2	3	2	13-27	2-8	8-12	+12
Tyus Jones G	31	4	3	10	2	—	1	2-4	0-2	—	+11
Nick Richards C	29	21	11	1	1	—	—	7-8	—	7-9	+22
Ryan Dunn F	29	12	8	1	—	—	—	5-13	2-5	—	-11
Grayson Allen G	29	7	3	3	—	—	2	1-4	1-2	4-4	+3
Royce O'Neale F	16	5	6	1	—	—	2	2-4	1-3	—	+14
Mason Plumlee F-C	13	4	6	1	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	-10
Oso Ighodaro F	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	1-2	-9

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tobias Harris F	37	21	5	2	—	1	—	9-15	2-5	1-1	-8
Cade Cunningham G-F	35	20	6	11	1	1	4	7-26	1-7	5-6	+5
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	31	12	2	—	—	—	—	3-9	2-6	4-6	-7
Jalen Duren C	25	15	10	2	—	—	1	5-9	—	5-6	+6
Ausar Thompson G-F	19	6	4	—	—	—	—	2-5	0-2	2-4	-10
Marcus Sasser G	17	11	4	2	—	—	1	4-6	0-1	3-4	-6
Isaiah Stewart F-C	16	3	3	—	1	—	2	1-2	—	1-2	-6
Ronald Holland II F	15	9	2	1	1	—	—	3-6	2-4	1-2	-1
Simone Fontecchio F	13	4	2	1	—	—	—	2-4	0-2	0-2	+1
Paul Reed F	8	6	3	2	—	1	—	2-3	0-1	2-2	-4

🔬 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	38	36	55.8	37.0	+15.0	18.9
Devin Booker	Bench	42	35	63.1	29.4	-5.6	15.7
Nick Richards	Bench	29	21	87.8	16.9	+37.8	22.0
Ryan Dunn	Bench	29	12	46.2	17.8	-12.0	5.7
Grayson Allen	Bench	29	7	60.8	11.0	+4.6	2.7
Royce O'Neale	Bench	16	5	62.5	13.6	+32.6	6.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	31	4	50.0	7.0	+12.0	11.1
Mason Plumlee	Bench	13	4	100.0	6.7	-33.2	8.6
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	5	1	26.6	15.4	-64.1	-5.9
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	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
Tobias Harris	Bench	37	21	68.0	16.5	-8.9	13.5
Cade Cunningham	Bench	35	20	34.9	37.1	+5.0	6.5
Jalen Duren	Bench	25	15	64.4	20.0	+15.0	12.7
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	31	12	51.5	14.3	-10.9	3.2
Marcus Sasser	Bench	17	11	70.9	17.4	-23.2	12.1
Ronald Holland II	Bench	15	9	65.4	18.4	+0.5	12.9
Paul Reed	Bench	8	6	77.3	22.2	-25.0	24.7
Ausar Thompson	Bench	19	6	44.4	16.7	-17.3	1.3
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	13	4	41.0	14.3	+3.4	2.6
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	16	3	52.1	11.6	-18.9	-1.7
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0