'Elite' Cade Cunningham, Pistons strive to extend win streak in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons have not lost to the Toronto Raptors in more than two years, and the visiting Pistons hope to keep it that way on Sunday afternoon .
The Pistons have won their seven past meetings with the Raptors, including 113-95 at Toronto on Feb. 11.
Toronto's most recent victory over Detroit was 142-113 at home on Nov. 19, 2023.
Toronto can take inspiration from its comeback 122-115 home victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday after dropping six of its previous eight games.
"It was a big-time win for us," said RJ Barrett, who scored 22 points. "We hit a little rough patch, and wins like that are what we have to have."
The Pistons are on a three-game winning streak after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 126-110 at home on Friday. Before the winning streak, the Pistons had lost four straight.
"We were losing games in the stint, but coach (J.B. Bickerstaff) told us to stay together throughout all this," said Ronald Holland II, who scored 12 points in 17 minutes. "We had a lot of success throughout the season, so far.
"I mean, we weren't getting big-headed or anything, but every team goes through (losing streaks) in the NBA. So he was just telling us to stay together, to keep running the course and everything will be fine. We're back on track now, so hopefully we can stay rolling."
The victory over Memphis solidified the Pistons' lead in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors are in seventh place.
The Pistons had a huge game Friday from Jalen Duren, who has been dealing with a sore right knee. He had 30 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks to help the Pistons to their 48th victory of the season, their most since winning 59 in the 2007-08 season.
"I think we celebrate the small wins," Duren said. "The main focus is to keep succeeding, keep getting better as we move into the postseason. Staying healthy."
Cade Cunningham had 17 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds, and three steals for Detroit, as he displayed his development as a playmaker.
"He's elite at it," Bickerstaff said.
Cunningham scored 28 points against the Raptors last month. Duren did not play in that game in Toronto because he was serving a suspension for an altercation against the Charlotte Hornets.
Caris LeVert returned to the Pistons lineup after missing three games with an injured left wrist. He scored four points in 22:57 as a reserve.
The Raptors rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Suns, who had won four in a row. Brandon Ingram scored 36 points for Toronto.
The Raptors showed more resolve than in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. They avoided the late-game collapses that have plagued them and finished the win over the Suns on a 27-10 run.
"I think it was an urgency to compete and most of all stay together," Ingram said. "We've been through some times where the other team was scoring offensively and we weren't able to stop the bleeding or find a rhythm on the offensive end. At those times, we would put our heads down a little bit and sort of take it upon ourselves to try to fix it. I think tonight we just stayed connected."
Scottie Barnes, playing through illness that made him a game-time decision, scored 14 points and blocked two shots, one in the final minute.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 4:25 | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | |||
| 4:40 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tobias Harris assists) | 19-16 | |
| 4:46 | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | |||
| 4:48 | Brandon Ingram misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:12 | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-16 | |
| 5:25 | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 14-16 | |
| 5:36 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-13 | |
| 5:36 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
| 5:36 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 13-13 | |
| 5:37 | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | |||
| 5:39 | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:58 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 11-13 | |
| 6:02 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 6:05 | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:18 | Jalen Duren personal foul (Loose ball) (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | |||
| 6:18 | Raptors defensive rebound | |||
| 6:19 | Duncan Robinson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:31 | Ja'Kobe Walter personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | |||
| 6:41 | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 7:06 | Raptors 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:06 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 9-13 | |
| 7:13 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:35 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround jump shot | 7-13 | |
| 7:56 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:57 | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 5-13 | |
| 7:59 | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | |||
| 8:01 | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:15 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
| 8:18 | Tobias Harris misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 8:33 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 8:35 | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:43 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
| 8:46 | Jakob Poeltl blocks Ausar Thompson's two point driving layup | |||
| 9:00 | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 | |
| 9:00 | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-9 | |
| 9:00 | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | |||
| 9:09 | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
| 9:09 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 9:09 | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:09 | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | |||
| 9:26 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-8 | |
| 9:41 | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 | |
| 9:41 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 9:41 | Duncan Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:41 | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | |||
| 9:45 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 3-6 | |
| 9:45 | Raptors technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 9:54 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-6 | |
| 10:16 | Tobias Harris turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 10:28 | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving dunk (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 2-4 | |
| 10:39 | Duncan Robinson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 10:39 | Duncan Robinson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | |||
| 10:57 | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point floating jump shot | 2-2 | |
| 10:59 | RJ Barrett offensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:03 | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | |||
| 11:09 | Jakob Poeltl misses two point finger roll layup | |||
| 11:37 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 2-0 | |
| 12:00 | Jalen Duren vs. Jakob Poeltl (Tobias Harris gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Duncan Robinson personal foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | 4:25 |
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+ 2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tobias Harris assists) | 4:40 |
| Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | 4:46 |
| Brandon Ingram misses three point pullup jump shot | 4:48 |
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+ 3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 5:12 |
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+ 3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 5:25 |
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+ 1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5:36 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | 5:36 |
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+ 2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 5:36 |
| Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | 5:37 |
| Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | 5:39 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19 | 16 |
| Field Goals | 7-10 (70.0%) | 6-14 (42.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 1-2 (50.0%) | 2-8 (25.0%) |
| Free Throws | 4-6 (66.7%) | 2-2 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 7 | 6 |
| Offensive | 0 | 3 |
| Defensive | 5 | 2 |
| Team | 2 | 1 |
| Assists | 5 | 3 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fouls | 4 | 4 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
| Key Players | |||||
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C. Cunningham SG | 24.7 PPG | 5.7 RPG | 10.1 APG | 46.0 FG% |
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B. Ingram SF | 21.7 PPG | 5.7 RPG | 3.8 APG | 47.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Cunningham SG | 6 PTS | 0 REB | 2 AST | ||
| B. Ingram SF | 7 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST | ||
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Cunningham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| J. Duren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| T. Harris | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| K. Huerter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 4 |
| D. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Cunningham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| J. Duren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| T. Harris | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| K. Huerter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 4 |
| D. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. LeVert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Bediako | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Reed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Klintman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jenkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Sasser | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Lanier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7/10 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +19 | - |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Ingram | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| I. Quickley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| R. Barrett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| J. Poeltl | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| J. Shead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Ingram | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| I. Quickley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| R. Barrett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| J. Poeltl | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| J. Shead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 |
| G. Temple | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mamukelashvili | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Dick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Mogbo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Lawson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Battle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Jackson-Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Martin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6/14 | 2/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -23 | - |