SAC @ DET — The Matchups

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Sacramento Kings

1-7 · 1-4 on the road

Sun 1/31

12:00 PM PT

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Detroit Pistons

6-2 · 2-1 at home

Matchup insights

KingsOffense

PistonsDefense

The Kings rank 25th in the NBA in offensive rating (105.1), and the Pistons have the best defensive rating (101.2). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.8, so the Kings are 5.7 below it. Darius Acuff Jr. leads them with 25.6 points a game on 49.9% true shooting.

1/312026-27 regular season

Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC

Cade CunninghamTop scorer · DET

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1/312026-27 regular season

Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Kings1-7

Pistons6-2

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1/312026-27 regular season

Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

PistonsOffense

KingsDefense

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1/312026-27 regular season

Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (SAC 8 games, DET 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SACDET

Scoring

109.224th · Below avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

111.119th · Average

123.229th · Bottom 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.5

101.81st · Top 5

-14.029th · Bottom 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.1

+9.45th · Top 5

Efficiency

105.125th · Below avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

111.614th · Average

119.229th · Bottom 5

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

101.21st · Top 5

-14.129th · Bottom 5

Net rating

NBA avg +0.0

+10.53rd · Top 5

103.78th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

100.026th

Shooting

51.8%21st · Below avg

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.3%

54.9%9th · Above avg

55.3%23rd · Below avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

58.3%9th · Above avg

11.624th · Below avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

13.912th · Average

32.6%23rd · Below avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.7%

37.8%7th · Above avg

0.2622nd · Below avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2820th · Average

Defense

57.8%29th · Bottom 5

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.3%

48.7%1st · Top 5

7.821st · Below avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

9.28th · Above avg

2.930th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

6.54th · Top 5

Possessions

15.6%23rd · Below avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.9%

14.6%14th · Average

24.9%21st · Below avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

24.1%26th · Bottom 5

40.927th · Bottom 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

44.013th · Average

24.427th · Bottom 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

26.911th · Average

Recent form

Sacramento Kings

LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.

Detroit Pistons

LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.

Key players

Sacramento Kings

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G	25.6	3.8	7.0	49.9
Zach LaVineG	23.1	3.1	2.6	64.2
Domantas SabonisF	15.1	14.9	6.1	72.9
De'Andre HunterF	13.0	4.9	1.2	55.3

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

Sacramento Kings

Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out

Keegan Murray F · Left Ankle Capsulitis · back ~11/10 Out

Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out

De'Andre Hunter F · Illness · back ~11/6 Questionable

Detroit Pistons

Isaiah Joe G · back ~11/8 Out

Jalen Duren C · back ~11/9 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.