DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 factors and 9 assists because the Detroit Pistons reached .500 for the primary time after the New 12 months since 2019 with a 118-115 victory over the Portland Path Blazers on Monday evening.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 26 factors for Detroit and Jalen Duren had 14 factors and 12 rebounds. The Pistons (18-18), who had been 3-33 after 36 video games a season in the past, have gained seven of eight.
Anfernee Simons had 36 factors and 9 assists for Portland, whereas Shaedon Sharpe had 20 factors, eight assists and eight rebounds. The Path Blazers led by 22 factors within the first half.
Hardaway tied the sport with a jumper with 3:39 left, then hit a 3-pointer to make it 109-106. After the groups traded baskets, Simons hit a layup to make it a one-point recreation.
Malik Beasley scored a 3-pointer to place the Pistons forward 114-110. Deandre Ayton dunk for Portland with 49.5 seconds remaining, however Duren’s putback restored the result in 4 factors.
Takeaways
Blazers: Coach Chauncey Billups was honored earlier than the sport for his contributions to Detroit’s 2004 championship and induction into the Basketball Corridor of Fame.
Pistons: Detroit hasn’t reached .500 after the New 12 months since ending 41-41 in 2018-19. That season, Blake Griffin led the Pistons to the playoffs, however injured his knee within the course of they usually had been swept by Milwaukee.
Key second
The Blazers almost knocked Detroit off the ground within the first three minutes of the second quarter. Portland outscored the Pistons 17-0, aided by 4 straight 3-pointers from Sharpe and Simons.
Key statistic
Portland outshot Detroit 53.3% to 44.7% from the sphere, however went 3 of 5 from the free throw line whereas Detroit was 19 of twenty-two. The Pistons additionally had a 17-7 benefit in offensive rebounds .
To be continued
Path Blazers: at New Orleans on Wednesday.
Pistons: at Brooklyn on Wednesday.
—By DAVE HOGG, Related Press
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