Overview
- Detroit improved to 21-5, extended its winning streak to four games and moved ahead 2-1 in the season series.
- Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and hit clutch mid-range jumpers in the closing minutes after briefly sitting with a fifth foul.
- The Pistons’ reserves delivered a 47-14 scoring edge, highlighted by Javonte Green’s corner three and a steal-and-dunk that pushed the lead to double digits.
- Boston shot 10-for-39 from beyond the arc after a prolonged drought across the middle quarters and faltered late with missed free throws and a key turnover.
- Jaylen Brown tallied 34 points and Derrick White 31, but Detroit avenged last month’s loss; next up are the Mavericks for Detroit on Thursday and the Heat in Boston on Friday.