Overview
- Detroit defeated Atlanta 120-112 at State Farm Arena to improve to 13-2, extending the NBA’s longest current streak and the franchise’s longest since 2007-08.
- Cade Cunningham, back after three games out with a left hip contusion, posted 25 points and 10 assists and sealed the game with late baskets.
- He recorded his fifth straight game with at least 25 points and 10 assists, a first in Pistons history that places him in rare company.
- Jalen Duren contributed 24 points and eight rebounds, and Ausar Thompson returned from an ankle sprain to add six points and three blocks off the bench.
- Detroit’s depth continued to hold up through injuries, with recent impact from Daniss Jenkins and others; the Pistons visit Milwaukee on Saturday.