Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter while Jalen Duren added a double-double without missing a shot as the visiting Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 107-96 on Monday afternoon.

Cade Cunningham led with 32 points, nine rebounds, seven assists but also tallied 10 turnovers. Jalen Duren added a double-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 20 points. The Pistons controlled ...

The recent ascension of the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets comes courtesy of the development of their 2021 first-round draft picks, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green. Both teams have emerged as two of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season.

Behind an All-Star performance from Cade Cunningham, the Pistons began their five-game road trip with a win over the Rockets.

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.

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.

Cade Cunningham is averaging 24.3 points ... INJURIES: Rockets: Jock Landale: day to day (personal), Fred VanVleet: day to day (personal), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand), Amen Thompson: day to day (calf). Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg).

The Houston Rockets returned back home on Monday night to face the Detroit Pistons at the Toyota Center. The former top two picks from the 2021 NBA draft, Jalen

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) protects the ball on a drive to the basket as Houston Rockets ...

JB Bickerstaff's Detroit Pistons snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the Rockets on Martin Luther King Day led by their young prospect Cade Cunningham. The former number 1 pick in the 2021 Draft came very close to a triple-double with 32 points, 9 rebounds and seven assists to win by a final score of 107-96.

Meanwhile, Spurs centre Victor Wembanyama has been chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game as one of seven reserves from the Western Conference. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There will be at least 15 players who "start" at the All-Star Game this season. It's the first year of a new All-Star format, with three games. The 24 All-Stars will be drafted into three teams of eight players apiece by TNT personalities and former NBA greats Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.