Phoenix Suns
2026-12-16
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Detroit Pistons
Biggest mismatches
DET's offense ranks 8th in shooting, and PHX ranks 28th defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (PHX 6 games, DET 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PHXDET
Scoring
113.315th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
111.119th · Average
124.329th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
101.81st · Top 5
-11.025th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.45th · Top 5
Efficiency
112.511th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.614th · Average
121.630th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
101.21st · Top 5
-9.125th · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+10.53rd · Top 5
101.519th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.026th
Shooting
53.5%14th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.9%8th · Above avg
57.2%17th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.3%9th · Above avg
12.818th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.912th · Average
33.9%18th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
37.8%7th · Above avg
0.2722nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2820th · Average
Defense
57.5%28th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
48.7%1st · Top 5
8.712th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.27th · Above avg
5.511th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.54th · Top 5
Possessions
13.9%9th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.6%14th · Average
27.8%15th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.1%25th · Below avg
39.529th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
44.013th · Average
27.38th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.910th · Above avg
Recent form
Phoenix SunsWLLLL
Last 5: average margin -5.0 (season -11.0). Streak L4.
Detroit PistonsLWWWL
Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.
Key players
Phoenix Suns| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin BookerG | 24.7 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 61.7 |
| Miles BridgesF | 17.3 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 56.5 |
| Dillon BrooksG-F | 16.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 59.6 |
| Jalen GreenG | 12.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 47.9 |
Detroit Pistons| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade CunninghamG-F | 24.0 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 58.5 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 19.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 69.7 |
| Jalen DurenC | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 64.7 |
| Paul ReedF | 12.8 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 63.3 |
Injury report
Phoenix SunsJordan Goodwin G · back ~2026-11-05
Out
Mark Williams C · back ~2027-02-03
Out
Rasheer Fleming F · back ~2026-11-05
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.