Cunningham powers Pistons to victory over Blazers
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DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-116 on Friday night.

Cunningham also had three assists in the quarter and finishedwith nine. Jalen Duren added 18 points and eight rebounds.

Detroit allowed 22 points off turnovers. The Pistons averaged only 15.0 points off turnovers in their 15-2 start, but have been over 20 in seven straight games while going 4-3.

Deni Avdjia had 35 points for Portland. Jeremi Grant had 29, and Shaedon Sharpe 28 — and the rest of the team had 24.

Detroit took a 112-110 lead on Cunningham’s steal and layup with 2:22 to play, and Duncan Robinson scored five points in the next two possessions to make it a seven-point game.

Avdija had 29 points in the first three quarters, helping Portland to an 85-84 lead. The Pistons scored 65 in the first half, but only got 19 points in the third.

Up next

Trail Blazers: At Memphis on Sunday night.

Pistons: Host Milwaukee on Saturday night.

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Stephen B Smith
hot commentFalse Name: Pistons vs Trail Blazers; Real Name: Pistons, Trail Blazers Free Throw Training
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JeBron Lames
The Pistons' strength is not as strong as their record suggests, and they still struggled so much to win against the Trail Blazers
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Game 7 Glenn Khobuntin
Appearing to be evenly matched with everyone but actually unable to beat anyone, this is the Trail Blazers this season
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Small aircraft
The referee really did his best. The Trail Blazers are far less powerful than the Pistons.
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