The NBA regular season continued, with the Pistons 133-131 Kings and the Pistons suffering a three-game losing streak.
Orique, who had missed 33 games before, returned today with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Kings' Terrance Davis scored 35 points, setting a new career single-game scoring record. Previously, Terrance Davis' highest single-game score was 31 points, which he won against the Bulls on February 3, 2020.
Data from both sides:
On the Pistons side, Cunningham had 13 points and Olynyk had 22 points and nine rebounds. On the Kings side, Fox had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and Barnes had 20 points.
Best of the Year:
The Pistons won, and Olynyk was undoubtedly the best performer, returning after 33 missed games in this game. He played 21 minutes, shooting 8-of-17 from the field, 2-of-7 from three-point range, and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and it was Olynic's outstanding performance that helped the Pistons catch up with the point gap in the third quarter and finally win.
Contest Review:
Holmes and Fox came up to create consecutive kills, the Kings scored the first three points on the free throw, Salik Bay responded with three points, and the two teams fought all the way to 11 draws, unable to open the score. With 4:04 left in the quarter, Damian Jones scored with a dunk and the Kings led by one point, but then the Pistons sent a 14-6 wave of attack to pull the score apart and end the first quarter with the Pistons leading 33-26.
In the second quarter, the Kings blossomed more and came up with a small 13-6 climax to chase the score to 39 draws. The two teams entered a stalemate, with 4 minutes and 24 seconds left in the quarter, the Pistons were only three points behind, after that, Fox turned on attack mode, continuously impacting the basket to score, the Kings gradually pulled the score apart, although before the end of the quarter, Joseph broke through the layup to narrow the point difference, but at the end of the first half, the Pistons were still 66-71 behind.
In the first half, the Pistons' Salik Bay scored seven points, while Joseph, Cunningham, McGrued and Lyles all scored seven. On the Kings side, Terrance Davis had 18 points, Fox had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Barnes had 11 points and Holmes had 7 points.
Easy side fight again, Cunningham came up to create a kill, the Pistons narrowed the point difference to 3 points, but then Barnes, Fox continued to impact the basket to win, and then Fox assisted Bagley's three-point shot, the Kings began a 9-1 small climax, the difference between the two sides to double digits. The Pistons continued to chase the score, and Olynyk stepped forward to lead a 10-0 attack wave to reverse the score. The two teams went into a stalemate state, With Salik Bay making a kill, McGruder scoring three-pointers, and the Pistons leading by five points at one point, but then Terrance Davis responded with three points, and the third quarter ended with the Pistons 105-103 overtaking the Kings.
In the final quarter, the Kings blossomed more points, and Mitchell's mid-range shot helped the team chase the score to 109 draws. Terrance Davis then scored three consecutive long-range three-pointers as the Kings went on an 8-2 run. Joseph broke through to a layup, Cunningham hit a mid-range shot, and the Pistons again narrowed the gap to one point, but then, David Mitchell hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation.
With 4:32 left in the quarter, Joseph helped the Pistons narrow the gap to 1 point again, and at the crucial moment, Fox stepped forward and scored two consecutive offensive attempts, and then Terrance Davis hit a three-pointer to help the Kings extend the lead to 10 points. Trailing by the big score, the Pistons did not give up, Salik Bay and Olynyk scored three consecutive points, and the Pistons soon chased the score to 131 draws with an 11-1 attack wave.
At the crucial moment, Fox missed the shot, Joseph threw the score, and the Pistons overtook the Kings by 2 points, leaving 26.5 seconds for the opponent. After the timeout, Terrance Davis hit three-point iron, the two sides competed for the ball, the Kings grabbed the ball, Fox made a key attack, And Fox pressed the whistle to shoot iron, regrettably losing.
Contest Highlights:
Oriënick made up the buckle
In the game between the Pistons and the Kings, Olynyk, who had missed 33 games before, returned, and in the game, Olynyk followed up with a deduction in a counter-attack, showing good physical condition.
Meitu air-connected with the buckle
Kings' Meitu has an all-rounder, and in the second quarter of the game, the Kings scuffled, Hield counterattacked, saw Metu under the basket, and then gave an assist, Andu easily dunked.
Both sides started:
Pistons: Salik Bay, Cunningham, Joseph, Stewart, Diallo
Kings: Davis, Fox, Barnes, Holmes, Bagley
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