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11/24 21:02 CST Pistons win 13th straight to tie franchise record, beating the
Pacers 122-117
Pistons win 13th straight to tie franchise record, beating the Pacers 122-117
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Cade Cunningham had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the
Detroit Pistons won their 13th straight game to tie the franchise record,
holding off the Indiana Pacers 122-117 on Monday night.
The Pistons matched winning streaks by their 1989-90 and 2003-04 championship
teams, two seasons after losing 28 in a row to break the NBA season record and
tie the overall mark. Eastern Conference-leading Detroit is 15-2.
Down 18 early in the fourth quarter, the Pistons pulled as close as two points.
Bennedict Mathurin missed a 3-pointer with a chance to tie it with 11 seconds
left.
Caris LeVert added 19 points for Detroit, and Jalen Duren had 17 points and 12
rebounds. Jaden Ivey scored 12 points in his second game back after breaking
his left fibula in January.
Pascal Siakam had 24 points for injury-ravaged Indiana. Jarace Walker added 21.
The Pacers have lost 10 of 11 to fall to 2-15.
Indiana has been lost without Tyrese Haliburton, the star guard who tore his
right Achilles in the Pacers' Game 7 loss to Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals.
Detroit outscored Indiana 36-23 in the second quarter for a 71-55 lead, The
Pistons shot 58.5% from the field in the half, hitting seven of 14 3-pointers.
The Pistons led 101-88 after three quarters.
Up next
Pistons: At Boston on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup game.
Pacers: At Toronto on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup game.
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