Cade Cunningham shows ‘that gene’ in Pistons’ comeback win over Cavaliers
DETROIT -- With 10:34 remaining in the third quarter, Detroit Pistons rookie point guard drove into the paint. native scored all 19 of his points in the second half of Sunday evening’s game. In his final 19 minutes of Sunday’s game, Cunningham looked completely unphased by the previous half. He’s also the Pistons rookie to ever have multiple triple-doubles. “So that takes an adjustment and then he did in between the first half and the second half and even in the second half he struggled a little bit.
mlive.comPistons fall to Cavaliers in one-off road trip
CLEVELAND (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 29 points and Andre Drummond had 23 points, 16 rebounds and five steals against his former team, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Jerami Grant scored 26 points and Mason Plumlee had 15 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high eight turnovers for Detroit. The Pistons have the worst road record in the Eastern Conference at 1-7. … Rookie G Saben Lee was assigned to the G-League in a procedural move. … F Kevin Love (right calf strain), G Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) and rookie F Lamar Stevens (abdominal strain) were inactive.
mlive.comFultz tears ACL, out for season; Magic beat Cavs 105-94
The team confirmed after the game that Fultz tore his ACL. “It’s a huge blow for us,” said Magic center Nikola Vucevic, whose team also will be without standout forward Jonathan Isaac this season because of an ACL tear. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft as he led the Magic to a quick start this season. Terrence Ross scored 20 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Magic, who beat the Cavaliers for a second time in three nights. Collin Sexton scored 21 points for Cleveland, his eighth straight game with at least 20 points to start the season.
Who latest mock drafts have Pistons selecting
The 2020 NBA Draft is less than one month away and the Detroit Pistons have an idea of where they’ll make their selection. The Pistons have just one pick in this year’s draft and the outlet predicts that Detroit will trade the No. 7 pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for two picks, as well as shooting guard Afernee Simons. Simons would hold more value to a Pistons team that lacks scoring firepower and ball-handlers.”The Score: Killian Hayes, PG, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)Hayes is a favorite to go to the Pistons. Chico Nacion and John Chick wrote: “Hayes gives the Pistons a potential long-term solution at the point.
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