Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives against Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry (30) throughout the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while earning a 112-102 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon within the NBA.
Tobias Harris had 20 points and Malik Beasley supplied 17 because the Pistons won their second straight game after two consecutive losses. Jalen Duren racked up 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, while Ausar Thompson added 16 points and eight rebounds.
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Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 30 points and nine rebounds. Seth Curry supplied 26 points, and Isaiah Wong tossed in 17. Charlotte was without LaMelo Ball (ankle).
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Cade posts his eighth triple-double of the yr 🔥
Finishes with 19 PTS / 12 AST / 10 REB within the @DetroitPistons W! https://t.co/dSc0g1H95U pic.twitter.com/p6RALr174I
— NBA (@NBA) February 9, 2025
On Friday, the Pistons scored a season-high 78 points by halftime before happening to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers. Detroit got off to a different hot start on Sunday, racing out to a 66-46 halftime lead against Charlotte.
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The Pistons were up 39-15 by the top of the primary quarter. They scored the last 13 points of the frame, with Harris starting the run with a bank shot. Beasley then went on a private 11-0 run. He knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and added a dunk during that span.
Detroit’s advantage grew to twenty-eight points at 52-24 with 7:11 remaining in the primary half, as Ronald Holland II scored nine points in the primary five minutes of the second quarter. Charlotte cut its deficit to 17 late within the quarter before Cunningham drained a 3-pointer.
The Pistons picked up where they left off after halftime, scoring the primary six points of the third quarter. Thompson made a pair of layups and Cunningham found Duren for a dunk.
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Curry made a 3-pointer about midway through the third to chop the Pistons’ advantage 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 advantage heading into the fourth.
The Hornets nearly erased that lead in the primary 4 minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 unanswered points. Curry was the team’s catalyst during that outburst with nine of those points.
A KJ Simpson 3-pointer moved Charlotte inside two points, 92-90, with 7:48 remaining. Cunningham answered with a midrange shot, then found Dennis Schroder for a 3-pointer. When Cunningham made two free throws with 3:54 left, the Pistons were again up by double digits.
