San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball Association
Pistons win again without Cunningham, beat Spurs 122-96 behind Sasser's big game off bench
Tobias Harris added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pistons (41-32), who pulled within a percentage point of Milwaukee (40-31) for fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Jalen Duren had 14 points and seven assists, and Ausar Thompson finished with 14 points and six boards.
Cunningham, averaging 25.7 points and 9.2 assists, missed his second straight game with a bruised left calf. Sasser has filled the scoring void, also providing 20 points in 26 minutes Sunday during a 136-130 win over New Orleans.
The second-year guard from Houston entered Tuesday averaging 6.0 points per game. His previous career best was 26 in November 2023 at Milwaukee, early in his rookie season.
Devin Vassell had 26 points for the Spurs, and rookie Stephon Castle scored 19.
Pistons: Even minus Cunningham, the Pistons shot 56.4% from the field and won for the fourth time in five games.
Pistons: Host the Cavaliers on Friday night to finish a three-game homestand.
Regular Season Series
DET wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 96 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 96 - 122 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Marcus Sasser bad pass (Blake Wesley steals) | 96 - 122 |
| 4th 25.1 |  |
Malaki Branham makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 96 - 122 |
| 4th 34.1 | |
Marcus Sasser makes 25-foot three pointer | 94 - 122 |
Statistics
 SA |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-91 | FG | 44-78 |
| 36.3 | Field Goal % | 56.4 |
| 14-44 | 3PT | 15-31 |
| 31.8 | Three Point % | 48.4 |
| 16-20 | FT | 19-25 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 76.0 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 21 | Assists | 33 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| Isaiah Stewart, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Jaden Ivey, PG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Harper, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| Riley Minix, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Carter Bryant, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Kelly Olynyk, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 8 |
| Devin Vassell, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,511 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
 Memphis |
48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
 Dallas |
39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
 San Antonio |
34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
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Indiana
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