SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 23 points and 14 assists, Jalen Duren had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 136-127 on Tuesday night.
Tobias Harris scored 24 points for the Pistons, who have won nine of 11.
Duren's double-double was his fourth straight and 17th of the season. Ausar Thompson had 19 points for Detroit, and Isaiah Stewart added 16 points off the bench.
DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points and Russell Westbrook had 27 for the Kings, who have lost 10 of 12.
Westbrook had four assists to reach 10,140 for his career, one short of Magic Johnson for seventh in NBA history.
The Pistons, who lead the NBA in points in the paint at 58.1 per game, had 70 points inside to the Kings' 48.
Detroit led 75-58 at halftime and 115-97 after three quarters. Sacramento closed within eight in the final period but got no closer.
Pistons: At Utah on Friday.
Kings: Host Dallas on Saturday.
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Detroit Pistons guard Javonte Green (31) goes for a layup during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)
Detroit Pistons guard Caris Levert (8) goes for a layup during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)
Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (12) ,right, dribbles past Sacramento Kings guard Demar Derozan (10) ,left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Eberle had a power-play goal, Frederick Gaudreau and Ben Meyers also scored, and the Seattle Kraken held on for a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Joey Daccord made 35 saves and Eeli Tolvanen had two assists for the Kraken, who have won three in a row after dropping nine of their previous 10 games in regulation.
Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko scored as the Kings were held to fewer than three goals for the seventh straight game. Pheonix Copley made 25 saves.
Seattle had struggled in the second game of back-to-backs, but reeling Los Angeles was a welcome panacea. Eberle got the Kraken’s fifth power-play goal in six games when he beat Copley over the goalie’s left shoulder from close range early in the second period.
Gaudreau benefited from a gaffe by Copley, who couldn’t catch a fluttering puck after Brian Dumoulin broke up the shot and it trickled between the goalie’s legs for a 2-0 lead.
Copley hadn’t started in the NHL since Dec. 10, 2023, when he made 23 saves in a 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers, and tore his ACL in practice in January 2024.
Meyers made it 3-0 off the rush before Fiala got Los Angeles on the board with 3:47 left in the second period.
Kuzmenko got LA within 3-2 at 8:45 of the third period on a wraparound.
The Kraken didn’t have top defenseman Vince Dunn because of an upper-body injury he sustained in a win at Anaheim on Monday on a hit from Ducks forward Ross Johnston. Forward Berkly Catton was back for Seattle after missing eight games because of an upper-body injury.
Kraken: Host Philadelphia on Sunday.
Kings: Host Anaheim on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Andrei Kuzmenko (96) battles for the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) battles for the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Cale Fleury, back, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord makes a save during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Seattle Kraken center Frederick Gaudreau (89) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
