When the Pistons' lead guard is on the sideline, they often become stagnant offensively and concede leads or dig a deeper hole.

Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn Nets

Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119 on Monday ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points, five assists and five rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn ...

Detroit as a sports town had never been more down a few years ago. Now, from the Lions' epic run to the Pistons' rebuild, things are turning around.

Cade Cunningham is now in company with Oscar Robertson, making the Pistons star a real-life superhero for the tortured franchise.

Free Press sports writer Omari Sankofa II has an NBA All-Star vote. Here's his case for fourth-year Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham.

Beasley accumulated 22 points (7-13 FG, 6-8 3Pt, 2-3 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal over 18 minutes during Monday's 124-119 win over New York. Beasley torched the nets from beyond the arc during his limited run Monday.

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.

Upon taking over in the Detroit Pistons' front office, Trajan Langdon addressed a key area of need on the roster. That being three-point shooting. The Pistons had their fair share of struggles offensively last season,