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LA Clippers at Detroit Pistons

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31-26, 12-16 Away
Final
97 - 106

32-26, 15-13 Home

Cunningham and Duren lead Pistons to 7th straight win with 106-97 victory over Clippers

James Harden sinks a triple

Tobias Harris added 20 points for the Pistons, who broke a 10-game losing streak to the Clippers.

Detroit (32-26) hadn't won seven straight since Dec. 26, 2014, to Jan. 7, 2015. The Pistons have their best 58-game record since they were 42-16 in 2007-08 — the last year they won a playoff game.

James Harden had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers. Ivica Zubac had 13 points and 16 boards.

Takeaways Clippers: Ben Simmons sat out to rest his injured left knee. He had averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 23.7 minutes over the last three games.

Pistons: Reserve forward Simone Fontecchio missed the game after sustaining a hand injury in Sunday's 148-145 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Key moment The Pistons led 77-75 with 1:50 left in the third quarter, but outscored Los Angeles 8-0 down the stretch to take an 85-75 lead into the fourth. The Clippers went 0 for 4 with a turnover while Dennis Schroder had three points and an assist.

Key stat Bogdan Bogdanovic missed seven of his first 10 shots, including all five 3-point attempts, and left the game midway through the third quarter with five fouls. He didn't have any more success after returning in the fourth quarter, going 3 for 9 from the floor and missing six of seven 3-point attempts.

Up next Both teams return to action on Wednesday for their third game in four days. The Clippers will be in Chicago to play the Bulls, while the Pistons stay home to face the Boston Celtics.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 67.4%
Clippers: 32.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 97 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 97 - 106
4th 2.1 Kris Dunn makes layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) 97 - 106
4th 11.0 shot clock turnover 95 - 106
4th 35.1 Amir Coffey bad pass (Jalen Duren steals) 95 - 106

Statistics

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37-92 FG 36-79
40.2 Field Goal % 45.6
11-41 3PT 9-29
26.8 Three Point % 31.0
12-19 FT 25-36
63.2 Free Throw % 69.4
48 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 8
33 Defensive Rebounds 38
24 Assists 22
12 Steals 11
3 Blocks 7
17 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
14 Fast Break Points 27
48 Points in Paint 48
24 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,989 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 36 21 .632 - W4
LA Clippers 32 26 .552 4.5 W1
Golden State 32 27 .542 5 W5
Sacramento 30 28 .517 6.5 W2
Phoenix 27 32 .458 10 L3

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 48 10 .828 - W8
Indiana 33 24 .579 14.5 W1
Milwaukee 33 25 .569 15 W1
Detroit 33 26 .559 15.5 W8
Chicago 23 36 .390 25.5 L1
Full Standings

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