Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
35
34
69
2081
2083
26
12
46
92
44
48
18
15
83
33
16
49
6
25
7
15
22
115
4
98
55
56
2722
1611
59
31
21
68
79
52
131
11
107
42
33
3928
6060
56
02
4
2023
710
35
86
66
77
89
36
125
22
26
10
63
2028
6060
9
5
56
27
16
59
3
2
67
7
5
12
1
10
4
3
39
60
8
5
62
22
11
50
1
1
100
9
2
11
1
7
2
3
28
60
5
0
0
20
7
35
8
6
75
8
3
11
2
2
1
6
20
60
6
2
33
23
10
43
6
6
100
9
6
15
2
6
0
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
38
8
13
62
6
7
86
2
2
100
0
3
3
2
2
0
3
1
24
7
none
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
37
8
16
50
3
6
50
4
4
100
3
3
6
2
2
0
2
4
23
10
none
Tobias
Harris
Tobias Harris
True
34
6
14
43
1
4
25
4
4
100
0
5
5
3
0
0
1
3
17
17
none
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie Jackson
True
33
8
23
35
1
4
25
2
2
100
2
5
7
9
0
0
5
4
19
12
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
28
7
9
78
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
7
11
1
2
3
2
5
14
11
double
Stanley
Johnson
Stanley Johnson
False
22
3
7
43
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
6
-10
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
19
3
8
38
0
0
0
3
4
75
4
5
9
0
0
2
0
2
9
-4
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
14
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
7
0
0
1
0
0
-5
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
10
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
-3
none
Joel
Anthony
Joel Anthony
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darrun
Hilliard
Darrun Hilliard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
March
2016
Saturday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
26
42
68
1715
1757
15
4
27
79
40
51
29
24
83
28
7
35
4
21
8
11
20
108
4
15
02
13
1921
1011
53
77
55
71
78
33
111
02
45
10
63
2529
6060
45
11
24
2019
109
5
96
86
90
85
10
95
02
66
52
20
2925
6060
1
0
0
19
10
53
7
5
71
7
3
10
0
4
1
6
25
60
5
2
40
21
11
52
7
5
71
8
3
11
2
5
0
3
29
60
4
1
25
20
10
50
9
8
89
8
1
9
0
6
5
2
29
60
5
1
20
19
9
47
6
6
100
5
0
5
2
6
2
0
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
True
37
5
10
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
13
3
0
5
4
10
-8
double
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
34
11
21
52
0
3
0
9
11
82
2
8
10
3
2
1
2
5
31
-17
double
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
33
7
12
58
1
1
100
4
4
100
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
19
-15
none
James
Anderson
James Anderson
True
29
4
8
50
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
2
10
0
none
Quincy
Acy
Quincy Acy
True
17
1
3
33
0
0
0
4
6
67
2
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
6
-6
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
False
31
4
9
44
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
10
-3
none
Caron
Butler
Caron Butler
False
18
2
4
50
0
0
0
5
5
100
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
4
9
3
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
False
17
4
5
80
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
4
5
0
0
1
0
1
9
5
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
16
1
6
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
March
2016
Sunday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
The Detroit Pistons ( 35 - 34 ) defeated the Sacramento Kings ( 26 - 42 ) 115 - 108 , Friday evening at The Palace of Auburn Hills . Things have been rough for both these teams lately , but the Pistons are certainly in the better position as they are in the midst of a battle for eighth spot in the East , while the Kings are slipping into oblivion . With this win the Pistons improved to 20 - 12 at home , and despite coming into this one losers of three of their last four games , once again boast a winning record . Meanwhile , Sacramento has now lost seven of its last eight games and falls to 4 - 12 since the All-Star break . The Kings did battle back in this one though . After being down 13 at half - time , they cut it to a one - point deficit with 6:53 left in the fourth , before the Pistons created separation once again , thanks in large part to eight - straight points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope . All five starters scored in double digits for Detroit , as Caldwell-Pope posted 23 points ( 8 - 16 FG , 3 - 6 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) , six rebounds , two assists and two steals , in 37 minutes , while Marcus Morris lead the team in scoring with 24 points ( 8 - 13 FG , 6 - 7 3Pt , 2 - 2 FT ) , three rebounds , two assists and two steals , in 39 minutes . Reggie Jackson was solid with 19 points , nine assists and seven rebounds , but gave up five turnovers , in 34 minutes . The Pistons gave up 17 turnovers but tallied more rebounds and assists than the Kings and shot a solid 48 percent from the field , in order to make up for it . The Kings had a chance in this one but could not come up clutch when they needed . They shot 50 percent from the field but only 4 - 15 from deep and were significantly out - rebounded . DeMarcus Cousins put in work with 31 points ( 11 - 21 FG , 0 - 3 3Pt , 9 - 11 FT ) , 10 rebounds , three assists , two steals and one blocked shot , in 35 minutes . Rajon Rondo tallied 10 points along with 13 assists , eight rebounds and three steals , but also had five turnovers , in 37 minutes . Rudy Gay added 19 points ( 7 - 12 FG , 1 - 1 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) and three rebounds . The Kings have now lost two in a row . Next , the Kings will move on to New York to face the Knicks on Sunday , in what will be the second game of their current four - game road trip . The Pistons will have a chance to reclaim eighth spot as they host the Nets on Saturday .
The Detroit Pistons (35 - 34) defeated the Sacramento Kings (26 - 42) 115 - 108, Friday evening at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Things have been rough for both these teams lately, but the Pistons are certainly in the better position as they are in the midst of a battle for eighth spot in the East, while the Kings are slipping into oblivion. With this win the Pistons improved to 20 - 12 at home, and despite coming into this one losers of three of their last four games, once again boast a winning record. Meanwhile, Sacramento has now lost seven of its last eight games and falls to 4 - 12 since the All-Star break. The Kings did battle back in this one though. After being down 13 at half - time, they cut it to a one - point deficit with 6:53 left in the fourth, before the Pistons created separation once again, thanks in large part to eight - straight points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. All five starters scored in double digits for Detroit, as Caldwell-Pope posted 23 points (8 - 16 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals, in 37 minutes, while Marcus Morris lead the team in scoring with 24 points (8 - 13 FG, 6 - 7 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), three rebounds, two assists and two steals, in 39 minutes. Reggie Jackson was solid with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but gave up five turnovers, in 34 minutes. The Pistons gave up 17 turnovers but tallied more rebounds and assists than the Kings and shot a solid 48 percent from the field, in order to make up for it. The Kings had a chance in this one but could not come up clutch when they needed. They shot 50 percent from the field but only 4 - 15 from deep and were significantly out - rebounded. DeMarcus Cousins put in work with 31 points (11 - 21 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 9 - 11 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot, in 35 minutes. Rajon Rondo tallied 10 points along with 13 assists, eight rebounds and three steals, but also had five turnovers, in 37 minutes. Rudy Gay added 19 points (7 - 12 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and three rebounds. The Kings have now lost two in a row. Next, the Kings will move on to New York to face the Knicks on Sunday, in what will be the second game of their current four - game road trip. The Pistons will have a chance to reclaim eighth spot as they host the Nets on Saturday.
The Detroit Pistons (35 - 34) defeated the Sacramento Kings (26 - 42) 115 - 108, Friday evening at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Things have been rough for both these teams lately, but the Pistons are certainly in the better position as they are in the midst of a battle for eighth spot in the East, while the Kings are slipping into oblivion. With this win the Pistons improved to 20 - 12 at home, and despite coming into this one losers of three of their last four games, once again boast a winning record. Meanwhile, Sacramento has now lost seven of its last eight games and falls to 4 - 12 since the All-Star break. The Kings did battle back in this one though. After being down 13 at half - time, they cut it to a one - point deficit with 6:53 left in the fourth, before the Pistons created separation once again, thanks in large part to eight - straight points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. All five starters scored in double digits for Detroit, as Caldwell-Pope posted 23 points (8 - 16 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals, in 37 minutes, while Marcus Morris lead the team in scoring with 24 points (8 - 13 FG, 6 - 7 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), three rebounds, two assists and two steals, in 39 minutes. Reggie Jackson was solid with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but gave up five turnovers, in 34 minutes. The Pistons gave up 17 turnovers but tallied more rebounds and assists than the Kings and shot a solid 48 percent from the field, in order to make up for it. The Kings had a chance in this one but could not come up clutch when they needed. They shot 50 percent from the field but only 4 - 15 from deep and were significantly out - rebounded. DeMarcus Cousins put in work with 31 points (11 - 21 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 9 - 11 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot, in 35 minutes. Rajon Rondo tallied 10 points along with 13 assists, eight rebounds and three steals, but also had five turnovers, in 37 minutes. Rudy Gay added 19 points (7 - 12 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and three rebounds. The Kings have now lost two in a row. Next, the Kings will move on to New York to face the Knicks on Sunday, in what will be the second game of their current four - game road trip. The Pistons will have a chance to reclaim eighth spot as they host the Nets on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 18 March 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <CITY> Detroit <HOME> <TEAM> Pistons <CITY> Detroit <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 35 34 <QTRS> 39 28 20 28 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 108 <WINS-LOSSES> 26 42 <QTRS> 25 29 29 25 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 35 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 20 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 6 7 86 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Jackson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 23 35 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tobias Harris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Drummond <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stanley Johnson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrun Hilliard <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Anthony <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 31 <FG> 11 21 52 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Anderson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 13 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Caron Butler <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quincy Acy <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none