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Cunningham has 28 points, 13 assists to lead the Pistons past the Suns 133-125
PHOENIX (AP) Cade Cunningham scored 28 points and had 13 assists, Jalen Duren added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Phoenix Suns 133-125 on Saturday night.
The Pistons dominated the majority of the game and didn't trail after the first few minutes. The Suns cut their deficit to 122-119 with 2:26 left on a pair of free throws by Kevin Durant, but Malik Beasley responded with a corner 3 to thwart the comeback attempt.
Durant scored a season-high 43 points on 14-of-26 shooting and made all 11 of his free throws. Bradley Beal added 26, but the Suns couldn’t overcome 19 turnovers.
Seven Detroit players scored in double figures. Jaden Ivey had 20, Beasley added 18 and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16.
Detroit jumped out to a 41-26 lead by the end of the first quarter, scoring 16 points off of seven Phoenix turnovers. The Suns cut the margin to 64-59 by halftime.
The Suns played their first game of the season without four-time All-Star guard Devin Booker, who is out with left groin soreness.
Pistons: Detroit's aggressive defense caused the Suns problems all night. The rising Pistons have won three of their past five games.
Suns: They've lost 12 of their last 18 games after starting the season 8-1. Turnovers were the main culprit on Saturday. Booker's absence was certainly a factor, but there's no real excuse for being that sloppy.
The Suns had a little hope in the final minute, but Cunningham hit a 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left that pushed the Pistons' lead to seven.
The Suns shot nearly 62% from the field over the first three quarters but still trailed 103-94, mostly because of turnovers and shoddy defense.
The Pistons are at the Los Angeles Lakers and the Suns are at the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:49 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-2 |
| 10:37 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving dunk | 5-4 |
| 10:15 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Ivey steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tobias Harris assists) | 9-6 |
| 9:30 | | Jalen Duren kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:25 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Tobias Harris misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Tobias Harris personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 9-9 |
| 8:52 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 12-9 |
| 8:35 | | Royce O'Neale offensive foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 14-9 |
| 7:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 17-9 |
| 7:05 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 19-9 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-11 |
| 6:08 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Charge) (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:52 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 22-11 |
| 5:28 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Ausar Thompson offensive foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-13 |
| 4:50 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 4:49 | | Grayson Allen turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 24-13 |
| 4:27 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point running pullup jump shot | 26-13 |
| 4:04 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 28-13 |
| 3:51 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 28-15 |
| 3:22 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Malik Beasley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point reverse dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 28-17 |
| 2:39 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-17 |
| 2:25 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-19 |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-19 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-21 |
| 1:45 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-22 |
| 1:23 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-23 |
| 1:08 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup | 35-23 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 35-25 |
| 0:43 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-26 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 38-26 |
| 0:18 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point stepback jump shot | 41-26 |
| 0:00 | | Mason Plumlee misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Malik Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Monte Morris assists) | 41-28 |
| 11:25 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point running pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 41-31 |
| 11:19 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 44-31 |
| 10:48 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point stepback jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 44-33 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point alley-oop layup (Paul Reed assists) | 46-33 |
| 10:28 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot | 46-36 |
| 10:04 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (lost ball) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (lost ball) (Ronald Holland II steals) | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving layup | 48-36 |
| 9:24 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Paul Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point tip layup | 50-36 |
| 8:40 | | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-37 |
| 8:40 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-38 |
| 8:24 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 52-38 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 52-40 |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 54-40 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point cutting dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 54-42 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 56-42 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point cutting layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 56-44 |
| 6:12 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Paul Reed blocks Monte Morris's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Tobias Harris misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 56-47 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot | 58-47 |
| 4:59 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:48 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 60-47 |
| 4:00 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 62-47 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 62-49 |
| 2:54 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-50 |
| 2:38 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:37 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals) | ||
| 2:20 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-51 |
| 2:20 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-52 |
| 1:59 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 62-55 |
| 1:29 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:11 |