Cunningham's triple-double leads Pistons to 123-114 victory over slumping Raptors
DETROIT (AP) Cade Cunningham had 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 123-114 on Saturday night.
Cunningham fell one assist of his career high, set on Dec. 16, and has the second-most triple-doubles in Pistons history.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 points for the Pistons, who have won nine of 11. Malik Beasley added 18.
Immanuel Quickley had 25 points for Toronto, which has lost five straight and 16 of 17. Scottie Barnes had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto had seven players score in double figures.
Quickley's jumper tied the game at 109 with five minutes left, but Toronto missed four straight free throws to allow Detroit to take a 113-109 lead on Cunningham's short jumper with 3:48 to play.
Raptors: Toronto came up empty on a key fourth-quarter possession despite grabbing three offensive possessions.
Pistons: Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff has settled on Ausar Thompson to fill Jaden Ivey's spot in the starting lineup. However, sixth man Beasley gets all of the playing time down the stretch.
Toronto led 66-65 at halftime, but Hardaway had 11 points in the third quarter as Detroit built a 99-93 lead.
The Pistons had 10 first-half turnovers, leading to 19 Toronto points, but the Raptors only got four points off their seven second-half turnovers.
Both teams return to action on Monday. Toronto will host the Golden State Warriors while the Pistons will travel to New York to face the Knicks.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Jakob Poeltl vs. Jalen Duren (Gradey Dick gains possession) | Â |
| 11:43 |  | Â | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:38 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:38 | | Â | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting dunk (Scottie Barnes assists) | 2-1 |
| 10:26 | | Â | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 2-3 |
| 9:53 | | Â | Immanuel Quickley turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | Â |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:33 | | Â | Cade Cunningham personal foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | Â |
| 9:09 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:01 | | Â | Ausar Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Scottie Barnes steals) | Â |
| 8:56 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Gradey Dick assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:37 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:23 | | Â | Immanuel Quickley misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:15 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 6-11 |
| 7:48 | | Â | Scottie Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl kicked ball violation | Â |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 6-14 |
| 7:31 | | Â | Raptors 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | RJ Barrett turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | Â |
| 7:11 | | Â | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (RJ Barrett steals) | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Immanuel Quickley misses two point running reverse layup | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:00 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 6-17 |
| 6:41 | | Â | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 6-19 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-19 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-19 |
| 6:04 | | Â | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:04 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-20 |
| 6:04 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-21 |
| 5:40 | | Â | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point tip dunk | 10-21 |
| 5:28 | | Â | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 13-21 |
| 5:13 | | Â | Pistons 60 second timeout | Â |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 13-23 |
| 4:39 | | Â | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Simone Fontecchio misses two point running layup | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Malik Beasley shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Raptors offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-23 |
| 4:13 | | Â | Jamal Shead personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-25 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point driving layup (Chris Boucher assists) | 16-25 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point hook shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 16-27 |
| 3:03 | | Â | Jakob Poeltl misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 19-27 |
| 2:47 | | Â | Isaiah Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | Â |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup | 21-27 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 21-29 |
| 2:17 | | Â | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jamal Shead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 23-32 |
| 1:42 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 26-32 |
| 1:21 | | Â | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Simone Fontecchio misses two point running layup | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:30 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 29-32 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Isaiah Stewart misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Pistons offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point pullup jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 32-32 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Ronald Holland II misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Pistons offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
2nd Quarter