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Kevin Durant's 32 points lead Rockets to 111-104 road win over Pistons

January 24, 2026

Story byIan CasselberryContributing writerSat, January 24, 2026 at 2:54 AM UTC·3 min readKevin Durant scored 32 points, leading the Houston Rockets to a road win over the Detroit Pistons in a matchup of top NBA playoff contenders on Friday night, 111-104. Durant reached the 30-point mark for the second consecutive game and the third time in his past five games. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the two teams were tied at halftime, 52-52, the Rockets outscored the Pistons 34-20 in the third quarter with Reed Sheppard tallying 10 points during the surge. Detroit went on an 11-1 run powered by five points from Isaiah Stewart during the first two minutes of the fourth. That closed the margin to 87-83. But a 3-pointer by Jabari Smith Jr.

Kevin Durant's 32 points lead Rockets to 111-104 road win over Pistons

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steadied Houston and Alperen Sengun followed with a jumper to restore the lead to 92-83. The Pistons cut the deficit to 94-91 on 3-pointers from Ronald Holland II and Daniss Jenkins.
But the Rockets again kept Detroit at a distance with Amen Thompson and Durant knocking down jumpers to stop another Pistons run.
A corner 3 from Josh Okogie with 5:19 remaining in the fourth quarter was effectively the knockout blow, giving Houston a 101-93 lead.
Detroit could not cut the deficit to below six points from there.[Subscribe to Yahoo Sports NBA on YouTube]Sengun added 19 points for the Rockets, while Sheppard finished with 18.
Thompson scored 15 points with 9 rebounds, and Smith grabbed 10 boards. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Pistons got only 12 points from Cade Cunningham, who shot 5-of-13 (including 0-for-4 on 3s) from the floor.

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Kevin Durant's 32 points lead Rockets to 111-104 road win over Pistons

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