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Red-hot Pistons cool off Hawks in 120–112 showdown
Detroit extended that streak with a 120–112 victory, relying on disciplined team play and efficient shooting. The loss halted Atlanta’s rise, which was further complicated by the absence of second year player Zaccharie Risacher, who was sidelined after sustaining a hard fall in the Hawks’ previous game against the Phoenix Suns.
Cade Cunningham returned from injury with 25 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons won their 11th straight game, 120-112 over the short-handed Atlanta Hawks, whose five-game winning streak ended.
With the victory, the Pistons (13-2) have won 11 straight games matching their longest winning streak in the past 20 years. Detroit also ended a five-game winning streak for the Hawks (9-6). The Pistons got Cunningham and Ausar Thompson back for Tuesday night’s game after missing seven combined games.
Cunningham scored 25 points and added 10 assists after missing three games to injury, while Jalen Duren continued his dominant streak with 24 points and eight rebounds. Ausar Thompson had six points and three blcocks in 23 minutes off the bench after being lost for four games to injury.
Cade Cunningham just missed triple-double with 25 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, and Jalen Duren sunk key FTs on his 22nd birthday in Pistons win.
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Pistons logran su 11ª victoria consecutiva, su racha más larga en 18 años, 120-112 ante Hawks
Cade Cunningham regresó tras una lesión con 25 puntos y diez asistencias por los Pistons de Detroit, quienes hilvanaron su undécimo triunfo, al imponerse el martes 120-112 sobre unos diezmados Hawks de Atlanta.
The superstar guard is listed as "questionable" leading into their 7:30 p.m. road game, the second half of a back-to-back after they defeated the Indiana Pacers at home Monday, 127-112. Cunningham has missed three-straight games with a left hip contusion.
Detroit will try to keep its 10-game win streak alive when the Pistons take on Atlanta. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season. Atlanta is