MVP of the night
“I saw before the game that he was averaging 27 points and 15 rebounds, so now he’s doing extras.” Just with this jokeAusar Thompson summarized the performance of Jalen Duren against the Cavaliers. It must be said that the interior approached this duel against Cleveland in excellent form with a continuous streak of three consecutive double-doubles.
Facing Evan Mobley etc Jarrett Allentwo All-Stars, the Pistons center’s evening promised to be complicated. Proof of that is this tough first quarter where the interior is well contained by Evan Mobley.
However, Jalen Duren shifted gears late in the game. In a timeout, with Detroit trailing by nine points, he grabbed an offensive rebound and put the ball back in the hoop.
With 20 seconds left, he made up for a missed shot Dennis Jenkins to dunk and lead his team to a point. The Pistons then count on the young leader to send the match to overtime.
Sans Cade Cunningham, shut out for six fouls, it’s this duo that carries Detroit. First, Jalen Duren continues his free throw work and finishes 11/15 in practice. Then he counters Craig Porter Jr.leading to a counterattack concluded by Dennis Jenkins. In the process, his leader finds him to give his team a six-point lead.
Career record tied!
“All the pieces fit together,” underlines his coach, JB Bickerstaff. “The game ‘slows down’, he is able to understand the spacing and when to attack the rim. This combination of things gives him opportunities.”
To end the night, Jalen Duren breaks up a pass Dennis Schroeder, which allows Detroit to win 122 to 119. In 42 minutes, Cade Cunningham’s teammate finished with 33 points, tied his career high16 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Thus, he had his fourth consecutive game with more than 25 points and 10 rebounds. He his last four outings, the interior is averaging 28.3 points and 14.5 rebounds.
“As long as we win, I’m happy” explained by Jalen Duren. “Taking 25 points and 10 rebounds, but with losses, it wouldn’t have the same taste. The numbers don’t matter to me. I’m focused on winning first.”
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| Jalen Duren | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | THE | 67 | 24:56 | 64.8 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | THE | 61 | 29:08 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 79.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | THE | 78 | 26:05 | 69.2 | 66.9 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 11.8 | |
| 2025-26 | THE | 47 | 27:49 | 63.6 | 73.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 18.2 | |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-28 07:28:00
