Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
10
23
33
509
961
31
12
39
91
45
49
16
12
75
41
8
49
3
21
8
13
27
114
4
511
15
3
2721
1011
37
34
34
100
139
42
181
00
38
32
25
2431
6060
69
24
35
2221
1311
59
36
14
39
910
02
912
21
55
12
42
2930
6060
5
1
20
27
10
37
3
3
100
13
4
17
0
3
3
2
24
60
11
5
45
21
11
52
4
4
100
9
2
11
0
8
2
5
31
60
6
2
33
22
13
59
3
1
33
9
0
9
2
5
1
4
29
60
9
4
44
21
11
52
6
4
67
10
2
12
1
5
2
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
True
30
14
21
67
5
8
62
2
2
100
0
2
2
7
2
0
2
3
35
12
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
28
6
11
55
0
0
0
3
5
60
4
10
14
1
0
2
0
4
15
17
double
Greg
Monroe
Greg Monroe
True
26
6
10
60
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
8
11
0
1
0
2
1
14
-2
double
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
26
4
9
44
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
9
12
none
Kyle
Singler
Kyle Singler
True
19
1
7
14
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
none
Jodie
Meeks
Jodie Meeks
False
25
5
12
42
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
4
13
17
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
25
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
3
4
3
13
none
Caron
Butler
Caron Butler
False
24
2
6
33
1
5
20
3
3
100
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
8
8
none
D.J.
Augustin
D.J. Augustin
False
17
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
0
0
2
0
6
7
none
Joel
Anthony
Joel Anthony
False
8
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
7
2
4
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
2
6
10
none
Luigi
Datome
Luigi Datome
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cartier
Martin
Cartier Martin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2015
Tuesday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
14
20
34
1081
470
15
3
20
75
32
43
36
28
78
36
5
41
4
18
9
15
15
95
4
42
00
0
2316
97
4
413
410
99
137
02
139
30
53
03
35
2224
6060
45
12
27
2115
115
5
136
95
70
88
30
118
10
73
42
34
3217
6060
4
0
0
23
9
39
4
4
100
13
0
13
3
5
0
3
22
60
2
0
0
16
7
44
13
10
77
7
2
9
0
3
3
5
24
60
4
1
25
21
11
52
13
9
69
8
3
11
1
7
4
3
32
60
5
2
40
15
5
33
6
5
83
8
0
8
0
3
2
4
17
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
40
5
17
29
0
1
0
8
11
73
3
12
15
4
2
1
6
3
18
-22
double
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
39
2
11
18
0
6
0
7
7
100
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
2
11
-13
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
35
5
16
31
0
3
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
3
1
0
3
1
12
-18
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
28
5
7
71
2
2
100
5
7
71
0
6
6
3
3
0
3
3
17
-10
none
Jason
Thompson
Jason Thompson
True
22
4
6
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
7
7
0
0
3
0
1
9
2
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
23
5
9
56
0
2
0
2
4
50
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
12
-8
none
Ray
McCallum
Ray McCallum
False
19
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
10
-9
none
Nik
Stauskas
Nik Stauskas
False
16
1
2
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
-10
none
Carl
Landry
Carl Landry
False
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
-7
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
Reggie
Evans
Reggie Evans
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ryan
Hollins
Ryan Hollins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2015
Wednesday
Sleep Train Arena
Sacramento
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
The Detroit Pistons ( 10 - 23 ) defeated the Sacramento Kings ( 14 - 20 ) 114 - 95 on Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills . The Pistons used both their superior shooting and strong fourth quarter play , to power past the Kings at home in front of their home crowd . The Pistons shot 50 percent from the field and 39 percent from the three - point line , while the Kings went 43 percent from the field and only 20 percent from beyond the arc . The Pistons were also able to take home the rebounding advantage , as they out - rebounded the Kings 49 - 41 . Surprisingly , Detroit has now won five straight games . Brandon Jennings had himself a day against Sacramento . He went 14 - for - 21 from the field and 5 - for - 8 from the three - point line to finish with 35 points in 30 minutes . Jennings has gone on a scoring tear over his past two outings , combining for 64 points over that span , as he 's been a big reason for the teams recent success . Andre Drummond also had a big night . He recorded 15 points ( 6 - 11 FG , 3 - 5 FT ) , 14 rebounds and two blocks , giving him his third double - double in the last four games . He 's also now recorded double digit rebounds in 11 out of his last 12 games . Greg Monroe was able to record a double - double of his own . He finished with 14 points ( 6 - 10 FG , 2 - 4 FT ) and 11 rebounds , notching him his second double - double in a row . The only other Piston to reach double figures in points was Jodie Meeks , who came off the bench for 13 points ( 5 - 12 FG , 1 - 3 3Pt , 2 - 2 FT ) . The Kings on the other hand continued to be led by superstar DeMarcus Cousins , who finished with a team - high of 18 points ( 5 - 17 FG , 0 - 1 3Pt , 8 - 11 FT ) and 15 rebounds . It marked his fourth double - double over the last five games , and pushes his season averages to 24 points and 12 rebounds per game . Cousins was n't the only one to find success despite the loss . Darren Collison went 5 - for - 7 from the field and 2 - for - 2 from the three - point line to score 17 points , while also adding six rebounds and three steals . While he did n't get many shots off , he was very efficient on the ones he did . Rudy Gay did n't have his best night shooting ( 5 - 16 FG , 0 - 3 3Pt , 2 - 2 FT ) but was still able to contribute 12 points and five rebounds in 35 minutes . Ben McLemore also had a poor outing with his shot , as he went only 2 - for - 11 from the field and a 0 - for - 6 from the beyond the arc to score 11 points . He got most of his points from the free throw line where he went a perfect 7 - of - 7 . Off the bench , both Ray McCallum and Derrick Williams had 10 and 12 points respectively . The Pistons ' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday , while the Kings will be at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday .
The Detroit Pistons (10 - 23) defeated the Sacramento Kings (14 - 20) 114 - 95 on Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons used both their superior shooting and strong fourth quarter play, to power past the Kings at home in front of their home crowd. The Pistons shot 50 percent from the field and 39 percent from the three - point line, while the Kings went 43 percent from the field and only 20 percent from beyond the arc. The Pistons were also able to take home the rebounding advantage, as they out - rebounded the Kings 49 - 41. Surprisingly, Detroit has now won five straight games. Brandon Jennings had himself a day against Sacramento. He went 14 - for - 21 from the field and 5 - for - 8 from the three - point line to finish with 35 points in 30 minutes. Jennings has gone on a scoring tear over his past two outings, combining for 64 points over that span, as he's been a big reason for the teams recent success. Andre Drummond also had a big night. He recorded 15 points (6 - 11 FG, 3 - 5 FT), 14 rebounds and two blocks, giving him his third double - double in the last four games. He's also now recorded double digit rebounds in 11 out of his last 12 games. Greg Monroe was able to record a double - double of his own. He finished with 14 points (6 - 10 FG, 2 - 4 FT) and 11 rebounds, notching him his second double - double in a row. The only other Piston to reach double figures in points was Jodie Meeks, who came off the bench for 13 points (5 - 12 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). The Kings on the other hand continued to be led by superstar DeMarcus Cousins, who finished with a team - high of 18 points (5 - 17 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 8 - 11 FT) and 15 rebounds. It marked his fourth double - double over the last five games, and pushes his season averages to 24 points and 12 rebounds per game. Cousins wasn't the only one to find success despite the loss. Darren Collison went 5 - for - 7 from the field and 2 - for - 2 from the three - point line to score 17 points, while also adding six rebounds and three steals. While he didn't get many shots off, he was very efficient on the ones he did. Rudy Gay didn't have his best night shooting (5 - 16 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT) but was still able to contribute 12 points and five rebounds in 35 minutes. Ben McLemore also had a poor outing with his shot, as he went only 2 - for - 11 from the field and a 0 - for - 6 from the beyond the arc to score 11 points. He got most of his points from the free throw line where he went a perfect 7 - of - 7. Off the bench, both Ray McCallum and Derrick Williams had 10 and 12 points respectively. The Pistons' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, while the Kings will be at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
The Detroit Pistons (10 - 23) defeated the Sacramento Kings (14 - 20) 114 - 95 on Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons used both their superior shooting and strong fourth quarter play, to power past the Kings at home in front of their home crowd. The Pistons shot 50 percent from the field and 39 percent from the three - point line, while the Kings went 43 percent from the field and only 20 percent from beyond the arc. The Pistons were also able to take home the rebounding advantage, as they out - rebounded the Kings 49 - 41. Surprisingly, Detroit has now won five straight games. Brandon Jennings had himself a day against Sacramento. He went 14 - for - 21 from the field and 5 - for - 8 from the three - point line to finish with 35 points in 30 minutes. Jennings has gone on a scoring tear over his past two outings, combining for 64 points over that span, as he's been a big reason for the teams recent success. Andre Drummond also had a big night. He recorded 15 points (6 - 11 FG, 3 - 5 FT), 14 rebounds and two blocks, giving him his third double - double in the last four games. He's also now recorded double digit rebounds in 11 out of his last 12 games. Greg Monroe was able to record a double - double of his own. He finished with 14 points (6 - 10 FG, 2 - 4 FT) and 11 rebounds, notching him his second double - double in a row. The only other Piston to reach double figures in points was Jodie Meeks, who came off the bench for 13 points (5 - 12 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). The Kings on the other hand continued to be led by superstar DeMarcus Cousins, who finished with a team - high of 18 points (5 - 17 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 8 - 11 FT) and 15 rebounds. It marked his fourth double - double over the last five games, and pushes his season averages to 24 points and 12 rebounds per game. Cousins wasn't the only one to find success despite the loss. Darren Collison went 5 - for - 7 from the field and 2 - for - 2 from the three - point line to score 17 points, while also adding six rebounds and three steals. While he didn't get many shots off, he was very efficient on the ones he did. Rudy Gay didn't have his best night shooting (5 - 16 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT) but was still able to contribute 12 points and five rebounds in 35 minutes. Ben McLemore also had a poor outing with his shot, as he went only 2 - for - 11 from the field and a 0 - for - 6 from the beyond the arc to score 11 points. He got most of his points from the free throw line where he went a perfect 7 - of - 7. Off the bench, both Ray McCallum and Derrick Williams had 10 and 12 points respectively. The Pistons' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, while the Kings will be at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
<GAME> <DATE> 4 January 2015 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <CITY> Detroit <HOME> <TEAM> Pistons <CITY> Detroit <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 23 <QTRS> 24 31 29 30 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 95 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 20 <QTRS> 22 24 32 17 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 28 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Sleep Train Arena <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 35 <FG> 14 21 67 <FG3> 5 8 62 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Drummond <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Greg Monroe <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jodie Meeks <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Caron Butler <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D. J. Augustin <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Singler <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Anthony <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cartier Martin <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> Luigi Datome <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> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 5 17 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 8 11 73 <REB> 15 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 3 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 11 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ray McCallum <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Thompson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carl Landry <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nik Stauskas <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Hollins <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> Reggie Evans <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