Where: Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #56 Mark Ayotte, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 12377
Rodney Stuckey led the way with 17 points and seven assists and Ben Gordon scored 16 points off the bench as the Detroit Pistons held off the Sacramento Kings, 100-94, on Sunday.
Tayshaun Prince added 14 points and Richard Hamilton chipped in 13 for Detroit, which has won two straight on the road.
The Pistons led, 75-72, at the end of the third quarter and pushed it to 80-72 when Charlie Villanueva scored five straight points to begin the fourth. Sacramento did not fold, however, ripping off a 10-2 run to knot it at 82-82 on Jason Thompson’s tip-in with 7:47 left.
Detroit stretched it back to 96-92 when Prince knocked down a jumper with 1:02 to play and Gordon put the nail in it when his 3-pointer with 24 seconds on the clock made it 99-94.
Tyreke Evans scored 20 points and Carl Landry finished with 19 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped five in a row.
| Detroit | Sacramento | |
| Rodney Stuckey 17 | Scoring | Tyreke Evans 20 |
| Rodney Stuckey 7 | Assists | Beno Udrih 9 |
| Ben Wallace 10 | Rebounds | DeMarcus Cousins 8 |
| Ben Gordon 6 | Free Throws Made | Carl Landry 5 |
| Greg Monroe 2 | Steals | Omri Casspi 2 |
| Ben Wallace 2 | Blocks | Samuel Dalembert 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Detroit | 100 | 53.9 | 3-9 | 15-19 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Sacramento | 94 | 45.3 | 2-18 | 14-21 | 14 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
- Sacramento will play their next game at home against New York. The Kings have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
- Detroit will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Pistons have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .286 after a loss.