National Basketball Association
Detroit 133, Sacramento 120
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#4 Sean Wright, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #87 Danielle Scott
Attendance:
17832
By Field Level Media
Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks each hit key 3-pointers late in the game and the visiting Detroit Pistons stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night.
Jalen Duren chipped in 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who ended a three-game skid to kick off a six-game road trip.
The win was just Detroit's seventh of the season. The Pistons hadn't won a road game since Jan. 15 at Washington.
The Kings had thumped the Pistons 131-110 in Detroit last month.
Domantas Sabonis had a team-high 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Sacramento, which led 101-97 in the first minute of the fourth quarter before Ivey took over.
The second-year guard scored six straight points to draw the Pistons even at 103-all. He then buried a pair of 3-pointers, the second of which gave Detroit a 114-109 lead with 5:54 to go.
Ivey hit another 3-pointer for a 121-113 advantage with 3:14 left. Sasser and Burks followed with 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to halt a potential Sacramento rally.
Ivey shot 13 for 23 from the floor and 5 for 7 on 3-pointers. He added seven assists and six rebounds.
Burks, who also made five 3-pointers, finished with 25 points off the bench, while fellow reserve Sasser had 18 and Ausar Thompson added 12. Killian Hayes aided the cause with a team-high nine assists to complement eight points.
The Pistons outshot the Kings 56 percent to 47.4 percent. Detroit shot 54.8 percent from beyond the arc while the Kings finished at 34.1 percent.
Malik Monk added 23 points and a game-high 10 assists off the bench for the Kings.
Trey Lyles added 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevin Huerter scored 16 and De'Aaron Fox finished with 12 points, seven assists and three steals for Sacramento, which was coming off a 5-2 trip.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Sacramento |
Jaden Ivey 37 |
Scoring |
Domantas Sabonis 30 |
Killian Hayes 9 |
Assists |
Malik Monk 10 |
Jalen Duren 15 |
Rebounds |
Domantas Sabonis 12 |
Alec Burks 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Domantas Sabonis 7 |
Ausar Thompson 2 |
Steals |
De'Aaron Fox 3 |
Danilo Gallinari 1 |
Blocks |
Malik Monk 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
133 |
56.0 |
17-31 |
22-22 |
32 |
48 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
Sacramento
|
120 |
47.4 |
15-44 |
15-22 |
31 |
33 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Denver. The Kings have a W/L % of .567 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .136 after a loss.