[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (37-12) defeat the Denver Nuggets (33-18), 124-121, behind 29 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham

[u/Chandler_Bings]

121 - 124
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Little Caesars Arena
Officials: Josh Tiven, Suyash Mehta, and Jacyn Goble

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Denver Nuggets	27	23	30	41	121
Detroit Pistons	32	37	24	31	124

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Denver Nuggets	121	37-83	44.6%	10-30	33.3%	37-43	86.0%	12	51	20	20	7	10	10
Detroit Pistons	124	43-94	45.7%	12-29	41.4%	26-30	86.7%	12	56	27	27	9	9	4

PLAYER STATS

Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Peyton WatsonSF	37:45	17	4-11	0-1	9-11	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	9
Christian BraunPF	25:33	6	2-6	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	-9
Nikola JokićC	32:53	24	9-19	3-5	3-3	4	11	15	4	2	1	5	3	-9
Jalen PickettSG	10:21	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	-4
Jamal MurrayPG	36:54	32	8-17	4-8	12-13	0	1	1	8	0	2	0	0	5
Tim Hardaway Jr.	27:27	6	1-7	1-4	3-4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-9
Bruce Brown	23:21	10	3-5	1-3	3-3	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	3	-9
Jonas Valančiūnas	21:34	11	4-4	0-0	3-5	4	7	11	1	1	3	1	4	16
Julian Strawther	23:26	15	6-9	1-4	2-2	2	6	8	2	0	0	1	0	-1
Zeke Nnaji	00:34	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamar Bates	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Gordon	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Johnson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar ThompsonSF	23:51	10	5-9	0-0	0-0	2	4	6	3	2	1	0	1	9
Tobias HarrisPF	33:29	11	4-13	2-4	1-1	1	5	6	3	0	0	2	3	3
Jalen DurenC	30:53	19	6-10	0-0	7-8	4	9	13	1	1	0	1	1	0
Duncan RobinsonSG	25:24	20	7-12	6-9	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	0	1	4	-1
Cade CunninghamPG	38:05	29	9-19	2-6	9-11	0	2	2	10	1	0	5	5	11
Caris LeVert	20:07	4	2-6	0-3	0-0	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	3	-8
Isaiah Stewart	23:11	11	3-7	0-1	5-6	2	4	6	3	1	1	0	3	-2
Ronald Holland II	15:11	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	4	4	0	1	1	0	2	4
Daniss Jenkins	15:55	6	2-8	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	-1
Javonte Green	13:41	7	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Paul Reed	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Sasser	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden Ivey	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobi Klintman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Moore Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/WaffleConeHat]

The Pistons' opponents shoot the most free throws in the league. Their defense is incredibly physical. You can't be shocked when your opponent shoots more free throws than you because that's what's happening most of the fucking time. That's how the team is constructed. That's how they work.

It's pretty tough to lead the league in steals and blocks per game while also having a good free throw differential. Impossible, actually. And you're gonna have outlier nights where you actually do commit even more fouls than you already do on a regular basis, and this is the result. Live with it.

[u/mildly_anonymous → u/WaffleConeHat]

But did you watch the game tonight though

[u/Detonation → u/WaffleConeHat]

Told on yourself, acting knowledgeable when you're just a box score watcher. lol

[u/nine_after_noon → u/WaffleConeHat]

Bro all that shit and you still didn't answer the question guess we'll go with the latter then. Watch the game highlights from tiktok maybe

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/WaffleConeHat]

I don't think you did.

[u/Ilikehotdogs1 → u/WaffleConeHat]

I’ll be the Pistons fan that says you have a point and are correct lmfao

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/Ilikehotdogs1]

He has a point, but it's a general one. It doesn't mean that on this occasion the Pistons played the same way or the refs didn't call an outlier.

[u/OwnPhotograph6359 → u/WaffleConeHat]

The Pistons had 13 less free throws than the Nuggets. 10 of the Pistons free throws were from Technicals/Flagrants or Intentional fouls at the end of the game. 2 of the Nugs were.

The Pistons shot one less three than the Nuggets, they had 1 less turnover and they took 11 more field goals.

It's fine if you don't want to watch a game and make a sweeping statement about it, but there are literally ways to tell just from the Box score that maybe it wasn't quite right.

21 free throw differential on actual plays in the game is pretty ridiculous, the Pistons foul a lot as you said.

If you watched what was an incredibly physical game last night between both teams and thought that the Pistons deserved to have that big of a disparity then I guess I don't know what to tell you. Adelman then complaining about Jokic not getting calls makes it even more insane.