They are missing young guard Jaden Ivey ... that quarter made the difference. Malik Beasley and Tobias Harris had 22 points each and Cunningham had a triple-double.

Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons won for the seventh time it their last eight road games, 114-104 over the Atlanta Hawks.

Malik Beasley (19 points), Ausar Thompson (16 points), Simone Fontecchio (13 points) and Jalen Duren (12 points, 11 rebounds) also reached double figures in scoring, and Isaiah Stewart added two ...

Detroit Cade Cunningham – 29 points, 11 assists 17th game w/ 20+ and 10+ Only Nikola and Trae Young (19 each) have more Jalen Duren – 14 points, 12 rebounds Fourth straight double-double Malik Beasley – 19 points,

Beasley on a one-year deal, so is ineligible for an extension, so he’ll be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Given the year he is having, he’ll have plenty of suitors, so the Pistons will have to bid on him like everyone else.

Upon hitting free agency last summer, Malik Beasley went a different route in regards to his career. After a few years of being a complementary piece on contend

“I’m pretty anxious, I ain’t gonna lie,” Herro said ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup between the Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center. “I feel like this is almost like my first time looking forward to something since draft night. It’s kind of like draft night, honestly. I’m waiting for it.”

The Heat suspended Jimmy Butler again on Monday, and multiple low-rostered players performed well against the Magic.

Amen Thompson made a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining to polish off a career night, lifting the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.

Bradley Beal may move back into the starting lineup, and the Hawks will begin Week 14 without Jalen Johnson and Trae Young.

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