Cunningham scores 32 points to lead the Pistons over the Rockets 107-96
HOUSTON (AP) Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.
Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.
Jalen Duren had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Malik Beasley added 17 points off the bench, and Ausar Thompson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who shot 48% and were 10 of 27 on 3-pointers.
Fred VanVleet scored 20 points, and Jalen Green scored 19 points. Amen Thompson, who missed the game at Portland on Saturday with left calf soreness, added 17 points for Houston, which shot 39% and struggled from 3, connecting on 11 of 39.
Detroit: The Pistons committed 23 turnovers but were able to overcome it by forcing the Rockets into 17 turnovers and converting it into 19 points.
Houston: The Rockets got balanced scoring with five players in double figures, including Alperen Sengun, who had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Cam Whitmore, who had 10 points off the bench, but they couldn’t overcome poor shooting.
After Houston cut Detroit’s lead to 90-85 three minutes into the fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser hit a jumper and three-pointer to spark an 11-2 run as Detroit pulled away.
Detroit had a 52-39 advantage in rebounding and a 50-40 edge in points in the paint.
Houston hosts Cleveland on Wednesday, and Detroit plays at Atlanta the same day.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Alperen Sengun (Cade Cunningham gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 |  | Tobias Harris misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:19 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:15 | | Amen Thompson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:28 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-4 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:49 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point layup | 4-9 |
| 9:24 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 9:07 | | Tobias Harris misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip layup | 6-9 |
| 8:54 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-12 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 8-12 |
| 8:26 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-12 |
| 8:01 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup | 12-12 |
| 7:56 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-12 |
| 7:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 13-15 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving finger roll layup | 15-15 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup | 15-17 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-17 |
| 6:24 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 6:23 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 17-19 |
| 6:08 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip layup | 19-19 |
| 6:04 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:48 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 5:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 5:31 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 24-19 |
| 5:10 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point running dunk (Tobias Harris assists) | 26-19 |
| 4:59 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 4:54 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip dunk | 28-19 |
| 4:52 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | Cade Cunningham blocks Tari Eason's two point running layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 30-19 |
| 3:47 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 3:42 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 3:37 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:37 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-20 |
| 3:24 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 33-20 |
| 3:12 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Cam Whitmore assists) | 33-23 |
| 2:25 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 2:13 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-25 |
| 2:01 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 36-25 |
| 1:43 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:41 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point jump shot | 36-27 |
| 1:13 | | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 36-29 |
| 0:57 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 39-29 |
| 0:39 | | Jock Landale misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:23 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | Marcus Sasser misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:23 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +1 | Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-29 |
| 0:05 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |