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11/22 21:37 CST Cunningham helps Pistons breeze past Bucks 129-116 for 12th
consecutive victory
Cunningham helps Pistons breeze past Bucks 129-116 for 12th consecutive victory
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds
as the Detroit Pistons capitalized on sizzling shooting to beat the Milwaukee
Bucks 129-116 on Saturday night for their 12th straight victory.
Detroit's Jaden Ivey played 15 minutes and scored 10 points in his first game
since breaking his left fibula on Jan. 1. Tobias Harris scored 18 points while
playing for the first time since Nov. 1 after dealing with a sprained right
ankle.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a second straight game due to an
adductor strain.
The Pistons are one victory away from matching the longest winning streak in
franchise history. Detroit won 13 straight games in 1989-90 and 2003-04, and
the Pistons went on to win the NBA title both seasons.
Detroit also ended a 13-game skid in this series by beating the Bucks for the
first time since a 115-106 triumph at Milwaukee on Jan. 3, 2022. That had been
tied for the second-longest active win streak by any one team against another.
The longest such active streak is owned by the Los Angeles Clippers, who beat
the Charlotte Hornets for a 15th straight time Saturday as James Harden scored
55 points in a 131-116 game.
Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff said during his pregame availability that
Cunningham had brought up the Pistons' lack of success against the Bucks to the
rest of the team earlier in the day.
Jalen Duren had 19 points and Duncan Robinson 15 for Detroit, which shot 53.3%
(16 of 30) from 3-point range and 62.8% (49 of 78) overall. Ryan Rollins had 24
and Bobby Portis added 18 for Milwaukee.
The Bucks have lost five of their last six games to drop below .500 for the
first time this season.
Detroit pulled ahead for good in the second quarter and led by as many as 29.
Up next
Pistons: Visit the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Bucks: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
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