Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives in opposition to Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry (30) through the second half of an NBA basketball sport Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photograph/Duane Burleson)
Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double with 19 factors, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons by no means trailed whereas incomes a 112-102 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon within the NBA.
Tobias Harris had 20 factors and Malik Beasley provided 17 because the Pistons gained their second straight sport after two consecutive losses. Jalen Duren racked up 16 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, whereas Ausar Thompson added 16 factors and eight rebounds.
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Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 30 factors and 9 rebounds. Seth Curry provided 26 factors, and Isaiah Wong tossed in 17. Charlotte was with out LaMelo Ball (ankle).
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Cade posts his eighth triple-double of the 12 months 🔥
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— NBA (@NBA) February 9, 2025
On Friday, the Pistons scored a season-high 78 factors by halftime earlier than occurring to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers. Detroit received off to a different scorching begin on Sunday, racing out to a 66-46 halftime lead in opposition to Charlotte.
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The Pistons had been up 39-15 by the top of the primary quarter. They scored the final 13 factors of the body, with Harris beginning the run with a financial institution shot. Beasley then went on a private 11-0 run. He knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and added a dunk throughout that span.
Detroit’s benefit grew to twenty-eight factors at 52-24 with 7:11 remaining within the first half, as Ronald Holland II scored 9 factors within the first 5 minutes of the second quarter. Charlotte minimize its deficit to 17 late within the quarter earlier than Cunningham drained a 3-pointer.
The Pistons picked up the place they left off after halftime, scoring the primary six factors of the third quarter. Thompson made a pair of layups and Cunningham discovered Duren for a dunk.
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Curry made a 3-pointer about halfway by the third to chop the Pistons’ benefit to 79-60. After the Pistons pushed their result in 23, the Hornets answered with an 11-2 run. Beasley hit a 3-pointer to offer Detroit a 90-73 benefit heading into the fourth.
The Hornets almost erased that lead within the first 4 minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 unanswered factors. Curry was the crew’s catalyst throughout that outburst with 9 of these factors.
A KJ Simpson 3-pointer moved Charlotte inside two factors, 92-90, with 7:48 remaining. Cunningham answered with a midrange shot, then discovered Dennis Schroder for a 3-pointer. When Cunningham made two free throws with 3:54 left, the Pistons had been once more up by double digits.
