Os 21 pontos, 9 assistências e lances livres de embreagem de Cade Cunningham elevaram os Pistons para uma vitória de 115-111 sobre os Rockets. Cade Cunningham's 21 points, 9 assists, and clutch free throws lifted the Pistons to a 115-111 win over the Rockets.

Cade Cunningham marcou 21 pontos, sete rebotes e nove assistências, incluindo dois lances livres com 5,1 segundos restantes, para ajudar os Detroit Pistons a derrotar o Houston Rockets 115-111 na sexta-feira. Cade Cunningham scored 21 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists, including two free throws with 5.1 seconds left, to help the Detroit Pistons defeat the Houston Rockets 115-111 on Friday. Os Pistons superaram um início lento, lideraram 63-56 no intervalo e se mantiveram após várias mudanças de chumbo no quarto trimestre, destacadas por um bloco de Paul Reed no Alperen Sengun com 16,4 segundos restantes. The Pistons overcame a slow start, led 63-56 at halftime, and held on after multiple lead changes in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a block from Paul Reed on Alperen Sengun with 16.4 seconds remaining. Ausar Thompson acrescentou 19 pontos, Duncan Robinson marcou 17 com quatro pontos de 3 e Reed contribuiu com 13 pontos e nove rebotes. Ausar Thompson added 19 points, Duncan Robinson scored 17 with four 3-pointers, and Reed contributed 13 points and nine rebounds. Apesar do esforço de 37 pontos de Kevin Durant, os Rockets dispararam 38,6% do campo e permitiram 52 pontos na pintura. Despite Kevin Durant’s 37-point effort, the Rockets shot 38.6% from the field and allowed 52 points in the paint. O jogo contou com 30 faltas combinadas no primeiro semestre, incluindo uma ejeção flagrante-2 de Jalen Duran. The game featured 30 combined fouls in the first half, including a flagrant-2 ejection of Jalen Duran.