Pistons vs Kings: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
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Sacramento Kings12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Kings have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Kings lead the series 12-10, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Kings won 2. The most recent game, on January 25, 2026, ended Pistons 139-116.
The home team won 9 of the 22 games (41%). These matchups averaged 227.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.2 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 5, 2027 in Sacramento.
Next meetings
| Jan 5, 2027 | Pistons @ Kings | 10:00 PM EST | DET 80% |
| Jan 31, 2027 | Kings @ Pistons | 3:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Pistons | SAC 116 – 139 DET · 2026-01-25 |
| Kings | SAC 129 – 107 DET · 2021-11-15 |
2025-26 DET 2 – 0 SAC
| 2026-01-25 | SAC 116 – 139 DET | Final |
| 2025-12-23 | DET 136 – 127 SAC | Final |
2024-25 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2025-04-07 | SAC 127 – 117 DET | Final |
| 2024-12-26 | DET 114 – 113 SAC | Final |
2023-24 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2024-02-07 | DET 133 – 120 SAC | Final |
| 2024-01-09 | SAC 131 – 110 DET | Final |
2022-23 DET 0 – 2 SAC
| 2022-12-16 | SAC 122 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2022-11-20 | DET 129 – 137 SAC | Final |
2021-22 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2022-01-19 | DET 133 – 131 SAC | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | SAC 129 – 107 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2021-04-08 | DET 113 – 101 SAC | Final |
| 2021-02-26 | SAC 110 – 107 DET | Final |
2019-20 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2020-03-01 | DET 100 – 106 SAC | Final |
| 2020-01-22 | SAC 106 – 127 DET | Final |
2018-19 DET 0 – 2 SAC
| 2019-01-19 | SAC 103 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2019-01-10 | DET 102 – 112 SAC | Final |
2017-18 DET 2 – 0 SAC
| 2018-03-19 | DET 106 – 90 SAC | Final |
| 2017-11-04 | SAC 99 – 108 DET | Final |
2016-17 DET 0 – 2 SAC
| 2017-01-23 | SAC 109 – 104 DET | Final |
| 2017-01-10 | DET 94 – 100 SAC | Final |
2015-16 DET 1 – 1 SAC
| 2016-03-18 | SAC 108 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2015-11-11 | DET 92 – 101 SAC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.