Cade Cunningham recorded 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their 12th straight game with a 129-116 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Jalen Duren scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 18 as the Pistons ended a 13-game skid against the Bucks. It was only the second time in the last 27 games that Detroit beat Milwaukee.
Duncan Robinson scored 15 points on five 3-pointers and Jaden Ivey scored 10 points coming off the bench for the Pistons, who have won 14 of their first 16 games this season.
Ryan Rollins had 24 points and seven assists and Bobby Portis Jr. added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Bucks, who lost their fourth straight game. Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin) missed his second straight game.
AJ Green scored 15 points on five triples, Kyle Kuzma scored 13 points and Myles Turner scored 11 for Milwaukee.
Detroit shot a scorching 62.8% from the field, including 16 of 30 from 3-point range. Cunningham and Harris each had three hat-tricks.
Milwaukee shot 51.2% from the field and went a solid 20 of 43 from behind the arc. Portis made four 3-pointers.
Detroit held a 17-point halftime lead before pushing the lead to 29 less than four minutes into the third quarter. Robinson and Harris made 3-pointers to cap an 18-6 opening first quarter and give the Pistons an 87-58 advantage.
Milwaukee cut its deficit to 104-85 early in the fourth quarter and was down 17 entering the period. Still, Detroit responded with seven straight points and Cunningham’s dunk made it 117-93 with 6:43 left.
Duren’s two free throws with 2:03 left gave the Pistons a 127-106 advantage and they ended the long-awaited victory over the Bucks.
Cunningham scored 15 points in the first half as Detroit led 69-52 at the break.
Milwaukee led by one early in the second quarter before the Pistons reeled off 14 straight points to take a 46-33 lead. Daniss Jenkins and Green each scored seven points during the run.
The Bucks then closed to within 52-47 on Kuzma’s three with 3:29 left. The Pistons responded with a 17-5 semifinal run to maintain a 17-point lead.
–Field level media
