Overview
- Detroit held off Indiana after Bennedict Mathurin missed a tying 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, and Caris LeVert hit late free throws to close it out.
- The Pistons improved to 15-2 and matched 13-game streaks from the 1989-90 and 2003-04 title seasons.
- Cade Cunningham posted 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, with LeVert adding 19 off the bench and Jalen Duren recording 17 points and 12 boards.
- Jaden Ivey contributed 12 points in his second game back from a broken fibula, strengthening a rotation that has powered Detroit’s climb.
- Indiana fell to 2-15 in a season derailed by injuries, including Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles tear, as Detroit now visits Boston on Wednesday in an NBA Cup game with a chance to set a new team record.