Deandre Ayton had 31 points (20 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 116-100.
The Suns took control with a 20-6 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 22.
Mikal Bridges scored 24 points on 9 for 15 shooting, and Cameron Johnson added 20 points (8 in the third quarter) on 7 for 9 shooting. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Saddiq Bey scored 25 points off the bench, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 23 points. Bey scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter.
The Suns shot 56.0% from the field and 47.8% from 3 to the Pistons’ 43.2% and 38.1%. They outscored the Pistons 48-30 in the paint. The Suns’ starters outscored the Pistons 43-31 in 16 minutes together.