40pts
Corliss Williamson
SACvsDET
Mar 4, 1998
NBA head-to-headClassic Rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings Head-to-Head
Detroit Pistons lead the all-time record 182-181 across 374 recorded meetings and 11 meetings without a final source score.
Matchup fact
Home teams won 250 of 361 games in this matchup (69.3%).
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DET
182
vs
SAC
181
374 meetings11 scores unavailable
All-time
DET lead 182-181
Recent form
DET 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DET won 139-116 on Jan 25, 2026
Closeness
One win separates the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 25, 26
DET 139-116 SAC
DETDec 23, 25
SAC 127-136 DET
DETApr 7, 25
DET 117-127 SAC
SACDec 26, 24
SAC 113-114 DET
DETFeb 7, 24
SAC 120-133 DET
DETJan 9, 24
DET 110-131 SAC
SACDec 16, 22
DET 113-122 SAC
SACNov 20, 22
SAC 137-129 DET
SACJan 19, 22
SAC 131-133 DET
DETNov 15, 21
DET 107-129 SAC
SAC| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | DET | SAC | 139–116 | DET |
| Dec 23, 2025 | SAC | DET | 127–136 | DET |
| Apr 7, 2025 | DET | SAC | 117–127 | SAC |
| Dec 26, 2024 | SAC | DET | 113–114 | DET |
| Feb 7, 2024 | SAC | DET | 120–133 | DET |
| Jan 9, 2024 | DET | SAC | 110–131 | SAC |
| Dec 16, 2022 | DET | SAC | 113–122 | SAC |
| Nov 20, 2022 | SAC | DET | 137–129 | SAC |
| Jan 19, 2022 | SAC | DET | 131–133 | DET |
| Nov 15, 2021 | DET | SAC | 107–129 | SAC |
Last Meeting
Jan 25, 2026Final
DET
139
HOME
SAC
116
AWAY
Pistonswon by23
Pistons' 2nd straight in this series·Game 374 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 182-181. The 10.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1948 to 2026
- 77 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 17
- 17 playoff meetings across 7 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
182W
181W
DET
SAC
50%50%
Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season346 games
173
173
Playoffs17 games
9
8
Detroit Pistons Biggest Win
144–100+44
Feb 18, 1973
Sacramento Kings Biggest Win
130–96+34
Dec 31, 1957
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | SAC ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
61-129
DET
AWAY
52-121
SAC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Detroit Pistons: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.6 pts on average
10.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DET-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50.1%
SAC-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time49.9%
Last 10 Results
DET / SAC
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 46 of 374 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
These teams have played no overtime games in the covered era (1996-present).
Largest Leads
DET Biggest Leads
+32pts
Nov 15, 2021
#2:+31 pts·Feb 23, 1998
#3:+29 pts·Apr 3, 2002
SAC Biggest Leads
+35pts
Dec 1, 1996
#2:+30 pts·Feb 23, 2010
#3:+24 pts·Mar 4, 1998
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
15
Feb 2, 2000
Average per Game
5.5
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
19
Feb 10, 2010
Average Ties per Game
5.8
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
22,076
Jan 2, 2009
Lowest
10,092
Nov 15, 2021
Average
16,790
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DET46.2%
SAC46.1%
DET +0.1 pp
3P%
DET35.4%
SAC34.1%
DET +1.3 pp
FT%
DET74.7%
SAC75.7%
SAC +1.0 pp
TS%
DET54.6%
SAC54.2%
DET +0.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DET Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 298 | 14 | 21.3 | 36 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 275 | 17 | 16.2 | 28 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 178 | 7 | 25.4 | 38 |
| Chauncey Billups | 162 | 11 | 14.7 | 28 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 148 | 7 | 21.1 | 35 |
| Grant Hill | 141 | 5 | 28.2 | 35 |
| Saddiq Bey | 101 | 5 | 20.2 | 30 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 99 | 8 | 12.4 | 19 |
| Ben Wallace | 98 | 11 | 8.9 | 19 |
| Greg Monroe | 93 | 7 | 13.3 | 32 |
| Andre Drummond | 92 | 7 | 13.1 | 15 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 79 | 9 | 8.8 | 15 |
| Josh Smith | 66 | 3 | 22.0 | 24 |
| Antonio McDyess | 64 | 7 | 9.1 | 14 |
| Cory Joseph | 63 | 5 | 12.6 | 24 |
SAC Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bibby | 222 | 12 | 18.5 | 26 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 202 | 9 | 22.4 | 33 |
| Chris Webber | 165 | 6 | 27.5 | 39 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 149 | 8 | 18.6 | 26 |
| Corliss Williamson | 144 | 11 | 13.1 | 40 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 132 | 10 | 13.2 | 25 |
| Buddy Hield | 125 | 7 | 17.9 | 35 |
| Harrison Barnes | 125 | 7 | 17.9 | 27 |
| Brad Miller | 120 | 9 | 13.3 | 25 |
| Kevin Martin | 110 | 8 | 13.8 | 30 |
| Jason Thompson | 98 | 10 | 9.8 | 21 |
| Tyreke Evans | 87 | 4 | 21.8 | 28 |
| Mitch Richmond | 76 | 4 | 19.0 | 38 |
| Bobby Jackson | 73 | 7 | 10.4 | 16 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 71 | 4 | 17.8 | 21 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
39pts
Chris Webber
SACvsDET
Feb 2, 2000
38pts
Blake Griffin
DETvsSAC
Jan 19, 2019
38pts
Rodney Stuckey
DETvsSAC
Jan 2, 2009
38pts
Mitch Richmond
SACvsDET
Jan 22, 1997
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
48 games with complete quarter lines
DETSAC
How they create points
42 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: DET +3.5 points42 games
DET highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.3
SAC highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.5
Widest fingerprint gap
DET +3.5 points in paint
Questions about this record: Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings
How is the Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings meeting total counted?
The source contains 374 recorded meetings. 363 meetings have a winner; 11 meetings have no final source score and do not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 17 games: Detroit Pistons have 9 wins and Sacramento Kings have 8. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 182-181. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.