National Basketball Association
Detroit 113, Phoenix 111
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 28, 2020
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #32 Marat Kogut, #11 Derrick Collins, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 17142

Derrick Rose poured in 31 points as the visiting Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak by edging the Phoenix Suns 113-111 on Friday.

Detroit hadn't won since Feb. 5, at home against, coincidentally, Phoenix. Christian Wood supplied 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals, while Brandon Knight contributed 19 points off the bench. Svi Mykhailiuk tossed in 13 points and made four assists.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 26 points, six rebounds and six assists, while DeAndre Ayton had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ricky Rubio contributed 16 points, 13 assists and six rebounds, and Mikal Bridges added 13 points and five assists.

The Suns were clinging to a 53-52 lead at halftime.

Booker gave his club a five-point lead, 63-58, when he stole an inbounds pass and went coast to coast for a layup.

The Suns maintained a slim lead most of the quarter but couldn't pull away, as Rose kept the Pistons close. Detroit finally regained the lead when Wood fed Sekou Doumbouya for a layup to make it 73-72 with 3:43 left in the third. Wood's 3-pointer from the top of the key later in the quarter nudged Detroit's lead to four points.

The Pistons took an 84-79 lead into the fourth quarter.

Rose opened the final frame with a 3-pointer. Langston Galloway's corner three with 8:54 remaining gave Detroit a 94-84 lead.

Knight's 3-pointer off a Mykhailiuk feed kept the advantage at 10 with 5:29 to go. A Wood free throw with 4:14 left nudged the lead to 12.

Bridges' three-point play cut Detroit's lead to 106-98 with three minutes left.

Cameron Johnson soon drained a 3-pointer, and Booker made a layup to pull Phoenix within two, 109-107, with one minute left.

Rose scored in the lane to give his team some breathing room, but Rubio came back with a layup.

Rose fought his way into the lane and scored again with 9.6 seconds left. Booker hit a long two-pointer with two seconds to go.

Ayton stole the inbounds pass, giving the Suns a final chance, but Booker missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Phoenix
Derrick Rose 31 Scoring Devin Booker 26
Christian Wood 5 Assists Ricky Rubio 13
Christian Wood 9 Rebounds Deandre Ayton 10
Christian Wood 6 Free Throws Made Devin Booker 5
Svi Mykhailiuk 3 Steals Jevon Carter 3
John Henson 1 Blocks Mikal Bridges 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 113 48.9 13-32 12-16 27 31 3 14 10
Phoenix 111 60.0 9-23 12-17 31 38 5 9 18
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Suns have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Pistons have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .390 after a loss.