Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	31	21	30	27	109
DEN	18	28	26	35	107

Game Recap

The Pistons have now won 6 of 7 as they defeat the Nuggets, 109-107. Pistons move to 34-11 as the Nuggets fall to 31-16.

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	19	5-7	0-0	4-4	4	1	5	1	1	5	+14	14
12Tobias HarrisPF	31	10-15	0-2	2-2	8	3	2	0	0	1	+6	22
0Jalen DurenC	29	6-10	0-0	2-4	8	0	1	0	0	3	+5	14
55Duncan RobinsonSG	23	1-9	0-8	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	1	+4	2
2Cade CunninghamPG	36	9-17	1-4	3-4	3	11	0	1	0	1	+1	22
28Isaiah Stewart	20	3-7	0-2	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	-7	7
23Jaden Ivey	17	3-8	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	1	+3	8
5Ronald Holland II	22	4-7	2-4	0-0	3	0	2	0	3	4	-8	10
31Javonte Green	19	3-6	1-3	3-3	6	1	0	0	1	3	-3	10
24Daniss Jenkins	18	0-8	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	-5	0
34Bobi Klintman	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Chaz Lanier	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Paul Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Marcus Sasser	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9446.8%	6-3119.4%	15-1883.3%	41	24	10	3	6	21	-	109

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	32	4-5	4-5	0-0	3	1	2	1	1	2	-4	12
8Peyton WatsonPF	36	6-20	1-6	0-0	3	3	0	3	3	3	-12	13
17Jonas ValanciūnasC	30	6-10	1-1	3-4	16	1	0	1	4	2	0	16
24Jalen PickettSG	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	2	-5	4
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	7-18	0-6	10-15	5	10	0	1	2	2	+8	24
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	31	5-13	4-9	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	+3	14
22Zeke Nnaji	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	3	1	-4	4
11Bruce Brown	23	7-10	0-2	2-2	7	2	1	2	1	3	+7	16
3Julian Strawther	12	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-3	4
32Aaron Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-8447.6%	10-2934.5%	17-2373.9%	49	22	4	9	15	16	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Duren: Tip to Pickett
(11:40) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
+1 (11:40) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:40) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:21) MISS Harris 5' Layup
(11:21) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:20) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:20) Harris 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
22
(11:07) MISS Valanciunas 19' Jump Shot
(11:05) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:55) Cunningham 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
42
(10:42) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:42) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:40) Thompson 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
62
(10:25) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (10:25) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
63
(10:25) MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:23) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:09) Duren 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
83
(9:51) MISS Pickett 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:50) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:50) Valanciunas Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
85
(9:30) MISS Robinson 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:27) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:11) Valanciunas 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
87
+2 (8:54) Cunningham 12' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
107
(8:37) Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:37) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:33) Duren Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
127
(8:14) Valanciunas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:14) Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
(8:08) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:05) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:03) Valanciunas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(8:03) Thompson STEAL (3 STL)
(8:00) MISS Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:52) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:52) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:41) Pickett 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
129
(7:27) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:27) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:24) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:19) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:16) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:12) Jump Ball Jones vs. Thompson: Tip to Watson
(7:02) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:58) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:47) Cunningham 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
149
(6:47) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
(6:47) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:47) MISS Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:27) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:23) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:16) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+1 (6:16) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
159
(6:16) MISS Duren Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:13) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (6:01) Hardaway Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1511
+2 (5:37) Harris 5' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
1711
(5:20) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:17) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:11) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:09) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:00) MISS Watson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:58) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:50) Duren 1' Running Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
1911
(4:25) MISS Watson 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:23) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:15) MISS Duren 3' Driving Layup
(4:15) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:14) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:11) MISS Thompson 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:10) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:00) MISS Murray 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:57) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:47) MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:37) Watson 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1913
(3:14) MISS Ivey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:02) MISS Watson 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:01) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:57) Cunningham 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS)
2113
+3 (2:39) Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
2116
(2:37) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:14) Green 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jenkins 1 AST)
2316
(2:14) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (2:14) Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2416
(1:57) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
(1:53) Nnaji OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Capers)
(1:53) Nnaji Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
+3 (1:43) Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
2716
(1:24) MISS Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:21) Holland II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) Holland II Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:56) Jenkins P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Dagher)
+1 (0:56) Strawther Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2717
+1 (0:56) Strawther Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2718
(0:47) MISS Jenkins 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:46) Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:46) Stewart Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2918
(0:39) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:35) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:27) Holland II 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3118
(0:04) MISS Watson 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:02) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) PISTONS Heave
(0:00) Pistons Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

DEN

109Points107

44-94(46.8%)Field Goal(%)40-84(47.6%)

6-31(19.4%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)49(13)

24Assists22

10Steals4

3Blocks9

6Turnovers15

21Fouls16

64Pts In The Paint48

10Fast Break Pts13

20Pts Off Turnovers10

35Bench Pts38

18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,734 (103.3%)