The Denver Nuggets (54-28 in 2025-26) visit the Detroit Pistons (60-22) on , at Little Caesars Arena. Since 2015-16 the Nuggets are 15-7 against the Pistons in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 220.2 total points. They last met on : Nuggets 121, Pistons 124.
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Game total points · over 232.5 in 11 of 15
Game total points · over 232.5 in 5 of 15
Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least
| Defense | vs Guards | vs Forwards | vs Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 56.8 #14 −0.4 vs league | 45.4 #24 +2.6 vs league | 17.3 #11 −0.5 vs league |
| DET | 56.5 #12 −0.7 vs league | 39.5 #4 −3.3 vs league | 15.7 #4 −2.1 vs league |
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DET won 2 of 2 games in 2025-26. Since 2015 DEN leads 15–7.
Their games were slow. Both teams usually play faster (98.3 DEN, 99.2 DET).
2025-26 averages, most minutes first
| Denver Nuggets | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 25.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 35.4 |
| Nikola Jokić C | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 34.8 |
| Christian Braun G | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 31.8 |
| Detroit Pistons | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham G | 23.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 33.9 |
| Jalen Duren C | 19.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 27.4 |