Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons drives around Jaden McDaniels #3 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half at Little Caesars Area on January 4, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Gregory Shamus/Getty Photos/AFP
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored a season-high 40 points and the Detroit Pistons surpassed Anthony Edwards’ career-high 53 points to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-105 on Saturday.
Cunningham, who also had nine assists, set his previous season high of 35 points against Milwaukee on November 13.
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Edwards’ previous personal best was 51 points against Washington on April 9 of last season. His 3-pointer with 9:25 left tied his career-high, but he didn’t score again until 22 seconds remained.
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Cade and him @DetroitPistons Win 6 of the last 7!
40 PTS (season high)
9 AST
6 REB
4 3 pm pic.twitter.com/Xzm6IKIUTY—NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2025
Malik Beasley scored 23 points and the Pistons won their third straight and sixth in their last seven games. Tobias Harris contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds and Ausar Thompson added 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high six steals.
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Julius Randle was the only other Minnesota player in double figures with 17 points.
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Takeaway meals
Timberwolves: Western Conference finalists last season, seemed to be heating up with three straight wins late last month. They have now lost three in a row to fall back to the .500 mark (17-17).
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Pistons: With starting guard Jaden Ivey sidelined with a fractured fibula, the Pistons may have found his replacement in the lineup. Thompson gave that unit a defensive spark that energized its transition game.
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Key moment
Detroit had a five-point lead after the first quarter and extended it to 18 with a 13-0 run early in the second. Cunningham had six points and an assist, while Thompson had two steals and dunks during that span. The Pistons led the rest of the way.
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Key Statistics
Edwards had been held to 20 points or fewer in eight of the previous 14 games. His previous season high was 37 points against Portland on November 8.
Next
The Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Clippers and the Pistons host Portland on Monday night.
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