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Cade Cunningham leads Pistons' rally for 118-115 win over Blazers and rare .500 record
DETROIT (AP) Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine assists as the Detroit Pistons reached .500 for the first time after New Year's Day since 2019 with a 118-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 26 points for Detroit and Jalen Duren had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Pistons (18-18), who were 3-33 after 36 games a season ago, have won seven of eight.
Anfernee Simons had 36 points and nine assists for Portland, while Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. The Trail Blazers led by 22 points in the first half.
Hardaway tied the game with a jumper with 3:39 to play, then hit a 3-pointer to make it 109-106. After the teams traded baskets, Simons hit a layup to make it a one-point game.
Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer to put the Pistons ahead 114-110. Deandre Ayton dunked for Portland with 49.5 seconds to go, but Duren's putback restored the four-point lead.
Blazers: Coach Chauncey Billups was honored before the game for his contributions to Detroit's 2004 championship and his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Pistons: Detroit hasn't been .500 after New Year's since it finished 41-41 in 2018-19. That season, Blake Griffin led the Pistons to the playoffs, but injured his knee in the process and they were swept by Milwaukee.
The Blazers nearly blew Detroit off the floor in the first three minutes of the second quarter. Portland outscored the Pistons 17-0, helped by four straight 3-pointers from Sharpe and Simons.
Portland outshot Detroit 53.3% to 44.7% from the floor, but went 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while Detroit was 19 of 22. The Pistons also had a 17-7 edge in offensive rebounds.
Trail Blazers: At New Orleans on Wednesday.
Pistons: At Brooklyn on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Jalen Duren (Malik Beasley gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:27 |  | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Malik Beasley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jalen Duren misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:19 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 2-5 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:56 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running layup (Malik Beasley assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:07 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:27 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-9 |
| 8:08 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 13-9 |
| 7:40 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Cade Cunningham offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | Malik Beasley personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup | 15-9 |
| 7:15 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-9 |
| 7:05 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 18-9 |
| 6:48 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-10 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 6:14 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Cade Cunningham's two point running layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 18-13 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving floating jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 20-13 |
| 5:06 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | Toumani Camara misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:05 | | Scoot Henderson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 22-13 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving reverse layup | 22-15 |
| 4:08 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:07 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Toumani Camara blocks Tim Hardaway Jr.'s three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 24-15 |
| 3:33 | | Tobias Harris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 24-17 |
| 2:39 | | Toumani Camara misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:20 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 24-20 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point alley-oop layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 26-20 |
| 1:40 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Tobias Harris misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:34 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup | 28-20 |
| 1:03 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:50 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup (Marcus Sasser assists) | 28-22 |
| 0:41 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-23 |
| 0:32 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Donovan Clingan's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:02 | | Marcus Sasser personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Donovan Clingan misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 30-23 |
| 11:25 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Donovan Clingan misses two point layup | ||
| 11:13 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point reverse layup | 32-23 |
| 11:12 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-23 |
| 10:57 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (lost ball) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point running jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 36-23 |
| 10:49 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:31 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Donovan Clingan offensive foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 39-23 |
| 9:46 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 42-23 |
| 9:21 | | Ronald Holland II turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 45-23 |
| 8:49 | | Kris Murray personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 45-24 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 45-25 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 45-26 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Kris Murray assists) | 47-26 |
| 8:16 | | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Ronald Holland II offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point putback layup | 47-28 |
| 8:00 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (lost ball) (Ronald Holland II steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point running layup | 47-30 |
| 7:55 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 47-32 |
| 7:15 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 7:10 | | Wendell Moore Jr. offensive foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | Deni Avdija misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:33 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point running pullup jump shot | 47-35 |
| 5:57 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Toumani Camara turnover (lost ball) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point running pullup jump shot | 47-38 |
| 5:29 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:19 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 47-40 |
| 4:44 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 50-40 |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 50-43 |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 52-43 |
| 3:43 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 52-46 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point cutting layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 54-46 |
| 3:14 | | Trail Blazers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 54-47 |
| 3:11 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:31 | | Toumani Camara offensive foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Toumani Camara turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 |