The Sacramento Kings defeated the Detroit Pistons, 112-102, at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Kings (21-21) made light work of the visiting team Thursday night and have now won two of their last three games. They opened up a 13-point lead in the first quarter and continued to build on their lead before a late run by the Pistons (17-23) made the final margin a tad smaller. Seven different Kings players managed to score in double figures, with Buddy Hield leading the way with a game-high 18 points. Frontcourt up-and-comers Willie Cauley-Stein and Harry Giles each added 14 points, while Iman Shumpert poured in 13 in just 22 minutes. As a team, it was a very impressive shooting night from the Kings, with the team hitting 41 percent of its three-point attempts and shooting 51.2 percent from the field overall.

As for the Pistons, it was their second loss in as many nights and their fourth loss in a row overall. They were without star forward Blake Griffin (rest) on Thursday night, and their struggles without him were evident. Stanley Johnson came off the bench to be the team's high scorer with just 16 points, while Reggie Bullock and rookie Bruce Brown added 15 points. Andre Drummond was the only other player to reach double figures for Detroit, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Overall, it was a really poor shooting night for the Pistons, as they shot 28.9 percent from behind the arc and a miserable 42.7 percent from the field. They have now lost seven of their last eight games and continue to fall further out of the playoff picture.