The Pistons overcame some hardships to earn their first victory of the season and hit a historical accomplishment for their coach.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

For the Rockets, they have four players listed on their injury report entering Friday’s game, including both Dorian Finney-Smith and Fred VanVleet who have been ruled out. Of course, VanVleet is set to miss the rest of the season due to a torn ACL while Finney-Smith remains out due recovery from left ankle surgery.