There were five technical fouls in the first half of the Rockets-Pistons game, but the ugliest moment came when Jalen Duren elbowed the Rockets' Amen Thompson in the face.

Cade Cunningham had 21 points and Duncan Robinson hit four 3s to finish with 17 points in a 115-111 win over the Rockets.

The Pistons' center held his jersey high as he departed the floor, but his team banded together to send Houston to its second straight loss.

Kevin Durant wants to be perfect and he nearly was in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 of his 37 points and not missing a shot from the field, but it still wasn't enough.

Despite missing key players and an uphill battle with foul trouble, the Pistons earned their first victory of the 2025-26 season in Houston.

Kevin Durant makes his Houston Rockets home debut on Friday night against the Detroit Pistons in a matchup of teams coming off opening-game losses.

The Detroit Pistons are 0-1 on the season with a big game against the Houston Rockets on the docket tonight at 8 p.m. ET in Houston. The Pistons lost all three of their games to coach Ime Udoka's team last season but are back at it with extra playoff experience under their belts and plenty of time to morph into the championship contender coach JB Bickerstaff and GM Trajan Langdon expect.