Cunningham celebrates All-Star selection with 40 points in Pistons' 117-102 win over Mavericks
DETROIT (AP) Cade Cunningham scored 40 points a day after being selected as an All-Star reserve, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-102 on Thursday night.
Cunningham matched a season high for points on 17-of-30 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists while falling three points of his career-best 43 points.
Detroit snapped a three-game losing streak. Tobias Harris added 17 points and Jalen Duren had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 28 points. P.J. Washington had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
After the Mavericks cut it to 93-91 with 10:13 left, the Pistons responded with a 10-2 run with Cunningham on the bench.
Mavericks: Luka Doncic is still sidelined by the calf injury that has kept him out since Christmas Day. Doncic has averaged 36.1 points in eight career games against the Pistons – his highest average against any team – along with 8.5 rebounds and 9.8 assists.
Pistons: Isaiah Stewart served a one-game suspension for accumulating six flagrant-foul points. … Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading a group bidding for a WNBA expansion team. The Detroit Shock played in the WNBA from 1998-2009, winning three championships before moving to Tulsa.
Cunningham scored eight of his 16 third-quarter points in the final 2:42 of the period, allowing the Pistons to keep an eight-point lead. He outscored his teammates 16-15 in the quarter, shooting 63.6% (7 of 11) from the floor while they were 6 of 13.
Both teams crashed the offensive boards in the first half - Dallas got back 41.7% (10-24) of their own misses, while the Pistons were at 37.5% (9-24) - but Detroit finished with a 16-6 edge in second-chance points.
Both teams are back in action Sunday. Dallas is at Cleveland, and Detroit hosts Chicago.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Daniel Gafford vs. Jalen Duren (Cade Cunningham gains possession) | |||
11:41 | Daniel Gafford blocks Ausar Thompson's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:41 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
11:39 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 0-2 | |
11:16 | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
11:14 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | |||
11:03 | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 2-2 | |
10:38 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:36 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point turnaround hook shot | 4-2 | |
10:10 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-4 | |
9:55 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-4 | |
9:39 | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 7-7 | |
9:14 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point stepback bank jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 9-7 | |
9:03 | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:01 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 12-7 | |
8:40 | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Kyrie Irving steals) | |||
8:37 | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:30 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | Tobias Harris misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:26 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | |||
8:10 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-7 | |
8:10 | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-7 | |
7:47 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:46 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
7:46 | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
7:34 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 17-7 | |
7:32 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
7:18 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:15 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
6:55 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:53 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | |||
6:51 | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
6:51 | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | |||
6:44 | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:41 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
6:28 | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-10 | |
6:17 | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:15 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
6:08 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | |||
6:06 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
6:00 | Klay Thompson offensive rebound | |||
5:57 | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 19-10 | |
5:44 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:41 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
5:34 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving layup | 21-10 | |
5:22 | P.J. Washington blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | |||
5:20 | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | |||
5:19 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point putback layup | 21-12 | |
5:10 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:08 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 21-14 | |
5:02 | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:00 | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | |||
4:44 | Quentin Grimes turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | |||
4:43 | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | |||
4:43 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-15 | |
4:35 | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
4:22 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
4:05 | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | |||
4:02 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
3:59 | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Duren assists) | 21-17 | |
3:41 | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup | 23-17 | |
3:28 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving hook shot | 23-19 | |
3:12 | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 26-19 | |
2:53 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-21 | |
2:43 | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving layup | 28-21 | |
2:19 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 28-24 | |
2:18 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
2:00 | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point turnaround jump shot | 30-24 | |
1:47 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point dunk (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 30-26 | |
1:22 | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:15 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
1:15 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point tip layup | 32-26 | |
1:07 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
1:03 | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Kessler Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | |||
0:42 | Kessler Edwards shooting foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | |||
0:42 | +1 | Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-27 | |
0:42 | +1 | Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 | |
0:31 | Marcus Sasser personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | |||
0:16 | Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
0:15 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Naji Marshall blocks Marcus Sasser's two point driving layup | |||
0:00 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:43 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point stepback jump shot | 34-28 | |
11:16 | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:15 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | Kyrie Irving turnover (lost ball) (Ronald Holland II steals) | |||
11:05 | Ronald Holland II turnover (lost ball) (Kessler Edwards steals) | |||
11:00 | Kessler Edwards misses two point running layup | |||
10:58 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
10:55 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point running jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 34-31 | |
10:42 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (Dante Exum assists) | 36-31 | |
10:24 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 36-34 | |
10:00 | Daniel Gafford turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
9:57 | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:54 | Ronald Holland II offensive rebound | |||
9:50 | Ronald Holland II misses two point putback layup | |||
9:48 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
9:48 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point tip layup | 36-36 | |
9:29 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kessler Edwards assists) | 38-36 | |
9:22 | Daniel Gafford blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving dunk | |||
9:22 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point cutting dunk (Paul Reed assists) | 38-38 | |
8:57 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point cutting layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 40-38 | |
8:45 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 40-40 | |
8:32 | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | |||
8:31 | Ronald Holland II misses two point running dunk | |||
8:30 | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Kessler Edwards shooting foul (Simone Fontecchio draws the foul) | |||
8:29 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-41 | |
8:29 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-42 | |
8:10 | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:09 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | |||
8:09 | Daniel Gafford misses two point tip layup | |||
8:08 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Simone Fontecchio misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:59 | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Klay Thompson blocks Paul Reed's two point driving layup | |||
7:56 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Kyrie Irving misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:46 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
7:39 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving hook shot | 40-44 | |
7:17 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 42-44 | |
7:03 | Paul Reed misses three point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | |||
6:57 | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point running layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 44-44 | |
6:57 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
6:42 | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | |||
6:39 | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
6:39 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:39 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
6:39 | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-44 | |
6:22 | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
6:17 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
6:17 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback dunk | 45-46 | |
5:54 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 47-46 | |
5:43 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 47-48 | |
5:32 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point stepback jump shot | 50-48 | |
5:16 | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | |||
5:16 | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-49 | |
5:16 | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-50 | |
5:03 | P.J. Washington misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:02 | Kylor Kelley offensive rebound | |||
4:57 |