NUGGETS at PISTONS FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS February 3 2026

The party started early Sunday night as the Pistons blitzed Brooklyn, setting a franchise record with a 52-point margin of victory. Tonight, Detroit's all-star duo welcomes in another pair, these two from the Mile High City. Live from Little Caesars Arena, it's the Pistons and the Denver Nuggets. Best news of all, Dave Penningham will be in the starting lineup, along with Duncan Robinson, Asar Thompson, Tobias Harris, and all-star Jalen Durant. And for the Denver Nuggets, Jamal Murray, it's about time he got to the all-star game, along with Jalen Pickett and Peyton Watson. Christian Brown is back, that's great news for Denver, and the Joker mans the middle, the best player in the world. Pistons dressed in their road blues here at home, nearly nailed a tough shot, rebound to Asar Thompson, now Cage, now Tobias, ball knocked away. Jokic, forecourt to Brown, to Watson, nice drive and deuce. Pistons have it in Tobias' hands, gets to the elbow, gets to the lane, Duncan Robinson with a corner three, and it's through. Pickett missing from the top, Tobias trying to get by Brown, gets to the baseline, guns on the run and it goes. That was a big time. There's Jamal Murray, the all-star bounces to the other all-star, Nicole Jokic, Joker to the basket, misses, taps it up and in and draws a foul. A healthy Denver team could make the NBA Finals. You know how I feel about the Pistons in the Finals, they could be looking at a preview here. Cage misses, it's tapped in by Duncan Robinson. And did he win a championship? Yes, he did. Did he coach two expansive teams? Yes, he did. And did he win with them? Yes, he did. Duncan Robinson jacks up a three and it's through. Man, did he want that shot. Hands to Cade outside, the shot clock down to five. Cade against Jamal Murray, all-star against all-star, got by him, got to the basket, scored it off the square. That's knowing the clock. Rebound off the hands of Assar Thompson, but grabbed by Tobias. Halfway through the first, Pistons are up 15 to seven. Cade to the basket, off to Assar for a stop. Talk to the defense and figure out what the heck's going on. That's right. Nice bounce from Murray to Brown for a jam on the Denver end. That was a good touch. Against Tim Hardaway Jr., who just checked in. The double comes early. Played so well for the Pistons last year. Free agent signee by Denver, here's a lob to J.D. From Cade, five to play in the first. Assar Thompson with some room. Lobs it, J.D. with a jam. Jayla Dern with a rebound. Side to Stu for a score. Well, that was a needle. She doesn't seem to be a casino-type girl to me. Here goes Murray inside to Valanchunas, and Jonas Valanchunas gives him a great one-two punch in the pivot. Free throw fell on the tech. Jamal Murray still with the ball, great handle. Fires over Stu and fills it up. Into the paint, guns on the run, it won't go. Valanchunas boards it for Bruce Brown, the ex-Piston. Way outside, and Tim Hardaway Jr. buries it from distance. Danis Jenkins off the Piston bench to the lane. An ad-lib shot because that's all he had, and he made it. The closer he got to Valanchunas, the taller Valanchunas became. Murray from distance, drains it. He got off to a slow start from the field in Denver, not so tonight. Denver's within one, 22 seconds to play in the first, and Danis Jenkins runs up a left-hand hook. Yovante Green off the bench, gives to Kay, down the lane. Clips it up, fills it up, count that baby in a foul. Brown with five on the clock, pulls it against Terrace Levert. Trying to shake him, turns and fires, he misses. Rebound to Bruce Brown, back there, back up and in. Brown never able to regain control, and he went out of bounds with it. Played the other way, the glasser goes. And that was Terrace Levert. Terrace Levert, off to Stu. Ron Holland's open on the wing. They get him the ball, and the glasser goes for three. Christian Brown, for the Nuggets, gives it up, rather throws it up, and in. Terrific, Isaiah Thomas, George, all these guys are like coaches on the floor. This is needed one, missed from the corner for Ron Holland, but it comes off, Ron Holland with a rebound. Looked good until it wasn't, though. Here comes Holland to the basket, Ron flips it up, fills it up. Brown sends it topside to the Jokers. Jokers, there's plenty of shot clock, but he was blindsided. By Ron Holland. Ron Holland starts the break. Soon as we get a chance here. This is gonna stop, Duncan Robinson for three, and it's through. That's a killer play for the Pistons to put on the Nuggets. And he's been sitting for a while, fresh into the game, hadn't lost his stroke. Nuggets inside, the Joker misses, the Joker follows and fills it up. For the hometown Pistons here. Asar Thompson gives it up to Duncan. Back to Asar, it's to the basket for a scoop and score. Crafty and sneaky, all at the same time. I thought he was gonna whip it to the corner. Very athletic, wow. He's one of the most athletic players in the league. He and his brother. Murray to Bruce Brown for a sideline three. Enough size on him, he doesn't take the shot though. Strother takes the pass. It's down deep and scores. Topside, Danis Jenkins, he will drive. Double clutch it. Off the glass, in and out. Stuck on the follow by J.D. Duncan Robinson, nice bounce in the corner to Danis Jenkins. Up top to Asar, back to Duncan. He'll find himself a three, and it's through. Four for four from distance for Duncan Robinson. Bruce Brown on the other end to Asar. Tobias in the corner misses the three, but J.D. has the rebound. Slapped away from him by the Joker. Ends up outside and Cade hits the long gun. Ending up with a K-three. Jokic's pass inside, did not get to Murray. Asar drives it down. Secure at least the 16-point lead at halftime. What J.D. Vickers to have won, three and a shot clock. Now Cade for three, and it's through. Man, these guys are playing like champions. Nothing's new. Big question is, can they keep it going? I guess the Denver team, you know it's gonna come out doing that. Comes off to Asar. Tobias pivots, fires, fills it up. Wasn't a foul, buddy. That was just an unfortunate miss for Jamal Murray. In the meantime, the Pistons take it the other way. Asar now has 10. Biggest lead of the game, 20 points, and I'm reminded of what happened in a similar situation last game against Brooklyn. Pistons saw it from here. Ended up winning that game by over 50. I'm not saying that'll happen here, but it should be there. 75-55, Pistons. Jokic against J.D. Cade comes to slap it away on the double team. Nuggets get it back, and Watson windmills it down. That's in frustration, I'm sure. And Nicole Jokic has it. Nice bounce to Murray. Murray with a lob, and a jam for Peyton Watson. Cade against Murray, inside for Tobias. In the corner for Duncan Robinson. Gives it up to Jalen Durant, working one-on-one against the Joker. Flips it up, it's a round and down. Jokic with a perfect pass inside. Murray couldn't make it work. Tobias with the rebound. Cade with the hoop. Played it up lefty and in. No shot, he was passing a basketball. Alan Chudas and Jokic on the floor at the same time. Whoa! Here's Duncan Robinson for three off the rim. Stu with a rebound, back to Duncan. He'll fire again, and this one, right down the middle. There you go. To your question, I think they were the first two to be called towers. Jokic out front in this configuration, not surprising. Jokic with a long gun, and it goes. Yeah, not surprising at all. He's gonna play more on the perimeter now. Kamal Murray with the basketball, chased by Stu. Fox at five for the Joker, and the Joker leans in and misses, but taps in his own miss. Is there anybody better that goes after that? Alan Chudas bothered the shot. To whittle what was a 19 point half time, lays down to 11 where it sits right now. Karis Levert over Bruce Brown. Sends it, scores it. Kamal Murray working against Levert. Spins and fires, off the front iron. Here comes the hustle man, Ron Holland, hustling all the way to the basket. Lays it up, lays it in! Watson to four court, just over two to play in the third. Watson dumps it deep, a jam for Valen Chudas. Hooks it, topside to Karis Levert, clocks it four, now three. Levert, off to Tobias, did he get it away in time? Yes, he did! Julian Strother to four court. Strother gets to the wing, guns for three and it's through. Denver's been playing this zone pretty much the entire quarter. Cade off to Ron Holland, whips a pass on the perimeter to Karis Levert. This for three, won't go through. Tapped by Jokic to Strother. Strother to the basket, lays it up, lays it in. That was a Nikoli Jokic fast break. Jokic against Isaiah Stewart. Hump fake, outside for Strother, runs it up and in. Is he short? And we have no further questions, your honor. Well, the good news is no more challenges either way. Rest of the way. You have shot clock running out, but it doesn't matter to Cade. He drains it from the base. Nuggets to the Joker, Strother to Nikoli Jokic, and a triple, that missed easy. 44% on the season. Wow. And he looked like it right there. He sure did, didn't he? Looked like a free throw. Misses go deep though. Bruce Brown sends it to Jokic. Taken away by Stew. All kinds of numbers, a four on one break. Karis Levert, the beneficiary, with the slam with eight and 10. Denver trying to make something happen in a hurry. Murray inside for Valanchunas against Stew. That's the matchup that crushed Valanchunas a flagrant earlier. He goes baseline, hits the hoop, count it, and a foul. Watson from the baseline, shot way short. Stew boards it ahead of Tobias. Javante Greene for three, and it's through. Valanchunas off to Murray. Jamal Murray to the basket. Off the glass and good. That was not an easy shot, folks. He now has 20. But the Pistons beat him back the other way. Watson trying to get to the basket. It's off, but it's tapped in by Valanchunas. Volleyball. Cave pass, picked off by Valanchunas. Ahead to Strother with the basket, scoops and scores. Asar Thompson for the Pistons, gives to Jalen Dern, hands it to Duncan Robinson. He'll launch a three, and it's through. Duncan Robinson with a big time basket. He has 20, six out of eight from distance to the basket on the Denver end. Now Duncan Robinson has it topside. Misses on the long gun. J.D. follows it up and fills it up. Rebound to Strother, ahead to Watson. Topside to the Jokers, right dish inside. Cave pass, finds Tobias on the baseline. Tobias to the basket. Ball batted away, scooped up by Strother. Strother on the run, hooks it in the corner to Jamal Murray, and he triples. Now it's time for J.D. Pistons lead the league in single digit victories, and this looks like it might be shaping up to be another. Cave against Brown. Tobias in the corner for three, it's through. Pistons got a fine bounce, folks. And they'll take it. They went to Tobias anyways, just not in the post. Jamal Murray with the ball. Denver's down five. Murray trying to get by Danis Jenkins, who's done a nice job staying in front of him. But Murray powers his way for a score off the square. Goes 115 to 112. The inbound, the ball to the Joker. Takes the bounce pass. Goes to the basket against Assar. That was easy, laid it up lefty and in. Three throws make it 122 to 116. Murray for three. And it's through with 10 seconds left. And they may, especially bringing those two big guys in together. He may try to miss this, and they may try to kick it out for a three right now. That's exactly what he's about to do. Look at Balanchunas and Jokers leaning in. Banged it right off the glass. But Jalen Dern comes up with a rebound of the intentional miss, and the Pistons win the ball game. Let me tell you folks, this wasn't easy. You gotta be proud of the Pistons in this game.