DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help lift the Kings past the Pistons 100-94 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
Anthony Tolliver added 17 points in the winning effort.
The Kings outscored Detroit by 15 in the final quarter to cap the comeback from 13 down at the half.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced the Pistons, scoring 21 in defeat. Reggie Jackson added 19 points as Detroit fell to 18-and-22.