Cade Cunningham's 22 points and 15 assists lead Pistons over Bulls 127-119
DETROIT (AP) Cade Cunningham had 22 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-119 on Sunday.
The Pistons overcame a triple-double from Nikola Vucevic, who finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Cunningham, named to his first All-Star team earlier this week, didn't have his best shooting night, going 10 for 23 from the floor and 2 for 6 on 3-pointers, but created easy baskets for his teammates all game.
Jalen Duren added 21 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, while sixth-man Malik Beasley scored 19. The Pistons finished with seven players in double figures.
Coby White led Chicago with 22 points, while Josh Giddey added 20 points and 11 rebounds.
A 3-pointer by Vucevic pulled the Bulls within 111-104 with 6:13 to play, but Chicago couldn't string together enough stops to make a serious run. Cunningham set up dunks for Ausar Thompson and Duren followed by Tim Hardaway Jr. and Beasley hitting 3-pointers.
Bulls: Zach LaVine missed his third straight game for personal reasons.
Pistons: Isaiah Stewart returned for the Pistons after serving a one-game suspension in Thursday's win over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Pistons outscored Chicago 34-19 in the second quarter, shooting 51.9% (14-27) from the floor while the Bulls were at 31.6% (6-19). Simone Fontecchio had nine points in the period while Cunningham added seven. Josh Giddey had six for Chicago.
The Pistons made 13 of their first 19 shots in the fourth quarter (68.4%) before missing twice in garbage time. Chicago shot 46.9% from the floor in the second half, including 37% from the 3-point line, but only outscored Detroit 65-63.
The Pistons are home again on Monday, hosting the Atlanta Hawks, while Chicago returns home to host the Miami Heat on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Vucevic vs. Jalen Duren (Ayo Dosunmu gains possession) | |||
11:44 | Tobias Harris blocks Coby White's two point driving layup | |||
11:44 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
11:39 | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 3-0 | |
11:15 | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:13 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point reverse layup | 5-0 | |
10:41 | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 5-2 | |
10:32 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 8-2 | |
10:31 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
10:20 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-4 | |
10:05 | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:04 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
9:58 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running dunk (Ausar Thompson assists) | 8-6 | |
9:46 | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | |||
9:45 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:30 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | Coby White misses two point driving layup | |||
9:05 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Cade Cunningham misses two point running layup | |||
8:54 | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | |||
8:54 | Ausar Thompson misses two point tip layup | |||
8:53 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
8:50 | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point running jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 11-6 | |
8:35 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:33 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
8:29 | Josh Giddey personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | |||
8:29 | Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:29 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
8:19 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 11-8 | |
8:10 | Coby White offensive foul (Charge) (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:10 | Coby White turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:10 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
7:54 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 11-10 | |
7:42 | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | |||
7:34 | Cade Cunningham misses two point running layup | |||
7:33 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
7:30 | Matas Buzelis turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
7:15 | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 11-12 | |
6:56 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
6:44 | Tobias Harris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:43 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
6:27 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving layup (Coby White assists) | 13-12 | |
6:20 | Ausar Thompson misses two point driving layup | |||
6:19 | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | |||
6:18 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point tip layup | 13-14 | |
6:18 | Pistons delay of game violation | |||
6:05 | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:02 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 13-16 | |
5:44 | Nikola Vucevic turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | |||
5:40 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 13-18 | |
5:39 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
5:24 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Coby White assists) | 15-18 | |
5:06 | Tobias Harris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
5:02 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Tobias Harris personal foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
4:55 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 17-18 | |
4:42 | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-20 | |
4:24 | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | |||
4:22 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
4:13 | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
3:52 | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:30 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 17-23 | |
3:21 | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists) | 20-23 | |
2:54 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 20-25 | |
2:43 | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 23-25 | |
2:27 | Patrick Williams blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point driving layup | |||
2:23 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 26-25 | |
2:06 | Marcus Sasser turnover (traveling) | |||
1:51 | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Julian Phillips assists) | 29-25 | |
1:32 | Malik Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | |||
1:30 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point running layup | 31-25 | |
1:30 | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | Patrick Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:28 | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
1:12 | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | |||
1:06 | Patrick Williams turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | |||
1:01 | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point running layup (Malik Beasley assists) | 31-27 | |
0:55 | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | |||
0:53 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
0:47 | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | |||
0:44 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | |||
0:41 | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-27 | |
0:41 | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-27 | |
0:35 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 33-30 | |
0:27 | Marcus Sasser personal foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | |||
0:27 | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 | |
0:27 | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-30 | |
0:03 | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | |||
0:00 | Josh Giddey misses two point running layup | |||
0:00 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Josh Giddey technical foul | |||
12:00 | Malik Beasley misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
12:00 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
11:48 | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point layup (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 35-32 | |
11:48 | Coby White shooting foul (Simone Fontecchio draws the foul) | |||
11:48 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-33 | |
11:24 | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:11 | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:09 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
10:59 | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-33 | |
10:59 | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-33 | |
10:40 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 37-35 | |
10:34 | Julian Phillips turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
10:23 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
10:20 | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | |||
10:13 | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | |||
10:07 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | |||
10:01 | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
9:52 | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Simone Fontecchio personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
9:34 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point hook shot | 39-35 | |
9:17 | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 39-38 | |
9:00 | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | |||
8:57 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 39-40 | |
8:37 | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
8:37 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-40 | |
8:37 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-40 | |
8:19 | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 41-43 | |
8:12 | Patrick Williams turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Holland II steals) | |||
8:10 | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 41-46 | |
8:10 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
7:57 | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Ronald Holland II steals) | |||
7:50 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 41-48 | |
7:47 | Coby White turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:44 | Simone Fontecchio misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:42 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point floating jump shot | 43-48 | |
7:16 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
7:15 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
7:15 | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Loose ball) (Dalen Terry draws the foul) | |||
6:57 | Jevon Carter misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:55 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:45 | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | |||
6:29 | Cade Cunningham misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:27 | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point running pullup jump shot | 46-48 | |
6:04 | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
5:54 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving hook shot | 46-50 | |
5:36 | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point cutting layup (Dalen Terry assists) | 48-50 | |
5:36 | Bulls delay of game violation | |||
5:24 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup |