Cade Cunningham scored 32 points, and the Detroit Pistons went on a 13-3 run in the third quarter to beat the LA Clippers 106-97 for their seventh straight win.
The Clippers led 64-59 with 7:01 left in the third quarter. Cunningham’s driving layup put the Pistons ahead for good with 4:36 left in the quarter. He scored 7 points during the run, and they led 72-67 with 3:57 left in the quarter and by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Kris Dunn had 2 of his 5 steals, and the Clippers scored 5 points off them.
Tobias Harris scored 20 points (12 in the paint) on 9 for 13 shooting, and Ausar Thompson added 10 points (all 10 in the paint) and 4 steals.
For the Clippers, James Harden had 18 points and 12 rebounds but shot 5 for 22, and Bogdan Bogdanović went 1 for 12 from 3. Dunn had 13 points and 5 steals.
The Pistons shot 45.6% from the field and 31.0% from 3 to the Clippers’ 40.2% and 26.8%. They outscored the Clippers 29-15 on the fast break. The Clippers were outscored 25-8 in 8 minutes with Harden, Mills, Jones, Eubanks and Coffey on the floor together.