The Houston Rockets (27-16) defeat the Detroit Pistons (32-11), 111-104, led by Kevin Durant with 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists

111 - 104

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Little Caesars Arena

Officials: Scott Foster, Jason Goldenberg, and Biniam Maru

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Houston Rockets	28	24	34	25	111
Detroit Pistons	20	32	20	32	104

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Houston Rockets	111	39-79	49.4%	9-26	34.6%	24-30	80.0%	12	54	21	18	11	15	7
Detroit Pistons	104	40-84	47.6%	7-32	21.9%	17-24	70.8%	9	44	22	24	9	16	4

PLAYER STATS


Houston Rockets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kevin Durant^SF	40:40	32	11-19	5-11	5-6	0	7	7	3	1	1	0	4	18
Jabari Smith Jr.^PF	37:01	11	5-9	1-3	0-0	3	7	10	3	2	2	2	4	-1
Alperen Sengun^C	30:22	19	6-11	0-1	7-10	1	0	1	5	2	0	5	2	2
Josh Okogie^SG	34:49	7	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	2	1
Amen Thompson^PG	39:36	15	5-11	0-0	5-5	2	7	9	7	2	1	1	0	11
Jae’Sean Tate	15:52	4	1-4	1-2	1-2	2	2	4	1	0	0	3	3	3
Reed Sheppard	25:10	18	6-15	1-7	5-5	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	-5
Clint Capela	16:27	5	2-5	0-0	1-2	4	5	9	1	1	3	1	3	6
Isaiah Crawford	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JD Davison	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Holiday	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Adams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tari Eason	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristen Newton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred VanVleet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar Thompson^SF	23:35	12	5-8	0-0	2-2	4	4	8	3	2	0	2	5	-14
Tobias Harris^PF	25:31	4	1-6	0-3	2-3	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	-16
Jalen Duren^C	26:17	18	7-13	0-0	4-4	1	6	7	0	0	0	2	0	-15
Duncan Robinson^SG	26:03	9	2-8	2-8	3-5	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	-15
Cade Cunningham^PG	37:52	12	5-13	0-4	2-3	0	1	1	8	2	1	6	5	-10
Isaiah Stewart	25:27	16	7-9	0-2	2-2	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	4	4
Ronald Holland II	25:07	13	5-7	1-3	2-3	2	4	6	1	2	1	3	1	2
Jaden Ivey	13:56	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	3
Javonte Green	16:48	2	1-3	0-1	0-2	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	12
Daniss Jenkins	19:21	10	4-10	2-6	0-0	0	2	2	4	1	0	1	1	14
Bobi Klintman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Reed	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Sasser	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caris LeVert	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Moore Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Azpilicueta_Is_Goat | Nuggets

80 | a day ago

I’m loving Reed Sheppard this season. He just brings in a sense on control for this Rockets team whenever he’s on the floor.

20INBladesOnImpala

34 | a day ago

Ime certainly disagrees but I agree with you my friend

HeyLookItsShyGuy | Rockets

10 | a day ago

Reed has been fantastic hey. Huge part of beating Spurs this week, and I’d argue if he came back in against Philly, we’d have won there too

Neatojuancheeto | Warriors

5 | a day ago

I remember how hard he was getting trashed earlier in the season. Wild turnaround.

Presence_Present | Bucks

-18 | a day ago

Really? He doesn’t look like he has much control most of the time haha dude just gets hunted on defensively too

sammymate999 | Rockets

8 | a day ago

Clearly don’t watch rockets games lol

Outside_Narwhal_5127 | Rockets

6 | a day ago

Last time he played the bucks he shitted on them though

Presence_Present | Bucks

-1 | a day ago

Thats not saying much at the moment hahah even Strawther is cooking us today 😂

DistantDistribution

69 | a day ago

man KD playing 41 mins after playing ot on back-to-back nights

Fun_Mind1494

19 | a day ago

Yeah, they’re playing with fire with his minutes. He’s likely to break down at this rate.

seclusionx | Rockets

2 | 21 hours ago

I know it, you know it, God knows it, and they keep playing him that much. I know they want to win but I can already see how this is going to go.

AutographedSnorkel | Rockets

17 | a day ago

The “young core” just isn’t as good as everybody seems to think it is.

TurkNowitzki28 | Rockets

-10 | a day ago

KD has lost this team most of the games on this stretch if you actually watch them. trying to pass the ball and run pnr. It’s just patently false that the young core is to blame more than KD. It’s either equal or less. With this comment you seem like the type to give KD all the credit for the Rockets hot streaks as well. It would be fair to keep the same energy.

suzakutrading | Rockets

15 | a day ago

We’ve got Steven Adams, Fred Vanvleet, Tari Eason, and Dorian Finney-Smith in street clothes. 4 guys who could possibly start on other teams sidelined.

altofummuhh | Rockets

1 | 21 hours ago

Ain’t even notice DFS wasn’t playing😞

TimeLord41

1 | 21 hours ago

Not like hed be noticeable if he was playing either

heartofcoal | Celtics

6 | a day ago

they’re already on playoff rotation, only 8 man deep

nixhomunculus

1 | a day ago

So early? Guess Udoka dont want that low seeding.

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

45 | a day ago

Durant is all NBA easy

fastheadcrab | Raptors

11 | a day ago

He’s the reason why the rockets are 27-16 and not 1 or 2 games above 0.500. Without him and FVV out the offense would be a pile of crap

Paralystic | Timberwolves

11 | a day ago

Sure but you could say this about almost every team. Kd is that guy and he makes the money for it

fastheadcrab | Raptors

3 | a day ago

They are even more dependent on him than most teams because they otherwise have no offensive philosophy or system

ahauck | Pistons

40 | a day ago

Great game Houston. Our games are always close and fun to watch. We both won in each other’s barns this year so the only way to settle this is in the finals.

plutosbigbro | Rockets

19 | a day ago

Nike_86 | Rockets

11 | a day ago

I accept these terms

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

5 | a day ago

You guys need to do something about tobias, he was horrible

ahauck | Pistons

8 | a day ago

Conversely he’s been incredible as of late

d11dd11d | Pistons

3 | a day ago

He was awful tonight but incredible against the celtics the other night

sea_horse2822 | Celtics

2 | a day ago

Annoyingly good against the c’s

Cul_what | Lakers

37 | a day ago

KD middies are just so fucking beautiful

plutosbigbro | Rockets

18 | a day ago

Work of art, feels automatic every time

stochGradientDescent

28 | a day ago

Reed is bringing so much energy to us!

KD is being KD! Another amazing night.

Amen won the brother competition.

One negative thing is Sengun. He has not been playing like himself since December.

Overall, a great win for my Rockets. 🚀

volantis101

13 | a day ago

Pretty sure he’s still battling that sprained ankle

Arsid | Pistons

24 | a day ago

Leave it to KD to always come alive just to smoke our asses

heat_fan_ | Raptors

23 | a day ago

KD is still a dawg still got it

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

19 | a day ago

Did not expect to win a road B2B with multiple rotation players out, but I’ll take it. Get KD his All-Star Break, man, he’s been carrying so hard. Insane what he does at his age and minutes.

Reed gets to close! Good to see him rewarded for helping build a lead with the bench unit in the second half. His offensive abilities often more than make up for the defensive issues. Especially when we can see his playmaking or being able to get in the paint besides the 3PT shooting. Had a great hesi on Cade to get by him.

It also helps that Capela has really stepped up as of late. Provides rim protection that neither Sengun nor Adams gives, and a solid OREB guy as well. Especially with Adams out until probably the end of the regular season, we need him at this level.

Main thing though is stay as healthy as possible going into ASB.

halfassedjackass | Pistons

15 | a day ago

Cade’s been genuinely atrocious since he injured his wrist. Except today he didn’t find other ways to contribute to the offense. Dude needs to get benched and heal up.

Ggs, Rockets. KD still has our number lol

Presence_Present | Bucks

5 | a day ago

Yeah Cade has legit been the worst shooting player in the past two weeks.

DavramLocke | Pistons

5 | a day ago

This has been depressing as hell to see. His shot looks fucking awful.

Bard_Wannabe_ | Pistons

4 | a day ago

At least he had one of the slickest lobs to Duren I’ve ever seen.

NigelSexMachine | Rockets

8 | a day ago

When KD fouled Tobias on the jumpshot, I thought that was the beginning of the choke job. And then that foul on Robinson lmao

David_Wilmot | Thunder

8 | a day ago

if Luka had this Cade game he is goin to the electric chair

SloshaPacana

-4 | a day ago

I mean Cade after this game is currently the same efficiency as Westbrook was in his MVP season that was 10 years ago with poor spacing and 3s and Westbrook not being efficient ever

He has massive flaws to his scoring, he’s 6’6’ and an awful finisher, his 3 point shot is inconsistent

He’s taking 20 shots and 7 free throws to score 25 points, that’s awful awful, those are mid 2000s numbers

browndude10 | United States

7 | a day ago

Reed outplaying Cade tonight was not on my bingo card

CohoDolls | Jazz

6 | a day ago

If Pistons don’t get MPJ / Trey Murphy / Jerami Grant / Coby White they’re trolling. That team doesn’t have enough scoring right now and the way to the finals is as open as it’ll ever be.

abboud97

2 | a day ago

Why in God’s name would you leave Lauri of out of this conversation

CohoDolls | Jazz

3 | a day ago

Don’t want to mention Jazz players in hypotheticals that aren’t about them so as to not come off as pushing an agenda. Obv Markkanen would fit on Detroit but he’d be a more all-in style move over the 4 I mentioned (big contract and prob would cost more). If they are willing to trade for Markkanen might as well kick the tires on Giannis at that point.

abboud97

1 | a day ago

I see Lauri as a perfect fit tbh. Fiannis would gut any team that trades for him unless it’s OKC or Spurs or Bucks decide to hire Nico Harrison for some reason

CoachDT | CHI

1 | a day ago

We’ll give yall Coby.

Fun_Mind1494

-2 | a day ago

They’re another team on this dumb two timelines nonsense instead of going for the title right now.

Slight_Dragonfruit69 | Pistons

6 | a day ago

There is only one timeline bro. Most of the team is under 25 with a few vets to help with leadership. Not sure where you got two timelines from.

Fun_Mind1494

-7 | a day ago

From their refusal to be “in” on anyone. Ausar Thompson is nothing special. They’ll probably have to max Duren this off-season. Cade isn’t that guy, you don’t want to be paying his next veteran max. Ivey isn’t anything special. Chances are this season is as good as it gets for their title chances. Overrating their youth isn’t going to get it done. Windows close quickly in the new NBA.

Slight_Dragonfruit69 | Pistons

4 | a day ago

If there’s an issue with literally every member of their core, then what are you suggesting? If you think this team can’t win with Cade then the only real option is to blow it up. Which i think is a horribly stupid idea. Also what you just said is not at all similar to the “two timelines” thing teams like Golden State tried.

sanitycheck2001

3 | a day ago

You should have to carry around a plant to replace the oxygen you waste

TheEnergizer1985 | Pistons

5 | a day ago

I want this as a Finals matchup.

seclusionx | Rockets

2 | 21 hours ago

I vote we let the twins 1v1 in a 7 game series.

EfficiencyFew6864 | Heat

5 | a day ago

The Pistons need to upgrade from Tobias soon. The guy doesn’t take open threes and he’d rather waste time in the post while being a defensive sieve. You can appreciate him for being a good vet that helped turn their franchise around but he was given that 2 year contract for a reason

Spiritual-Bobcat5635

2 | a day ago

Imagine how good they’d be if that position wasn’t dead weight

hurtsbayar9

3 | a day ago

Sengun 1 rebound only?

Damn. He gotta have more rebounds as starting center

AutographedSnorkel | Rockets

5 | a day ago

That fourth quarter is why casual sports fans hate the NBA

Loud_Examination_138

5 | a day ago

KD just hooping. Not caring about all the hate or negativity out there. Just hoop city baybeee

NetflixAndNikah | Pistons

4 | a day ago

Man we’re like ONE piece away. We just need a shooter that can hit 3’s. Everything else is good, but you can’t win a ring shooting abysmally from the 3 like we tend to do

Zeta1Reticuli | Rockets

2 | a day ago

We really need a floor general, we have to play KD 35+ minutes because no one else can create a shot with Sengun hobbled. Our late game strategy is just dumping it to KD and letting him ISO.

livefreeordont | 76ers

1 | a day ago

Shepherd closed this game out and Rockets won comfortably

DavramLocke | Pistons

-11 | a day ago

I can not stand Sengun at this point. Mfer is flopping before even taking a shot. It’s some pathetic whiney shit.