New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nAfter the game, Cunningham insisted he and his side had proved \u201cnothing\u201d yet. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s regular season, so we just have to keep on chipping at it, keep on growing, keep on getting better and preparing for the post season,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re off to a great start. Obviously, we feel great about that. But everything is to come.\u201d Despite their blistering form, Detroit — wholly reconstructed after finishing rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference just two years ago — are still few pundits\u2019 top pick to win the title. <\/p>\n
They were also without forward Isaiah Stewart and All-Star center Jalen Duren on Thursday, due to suspensions following a brawl with the Charlotte Hornets during game last week. <\/p>\n
\u201cMissing Stew, JD, that\u2019s a big part of our team. Big part of why we are where we are. So everyone had to step up,\u201d said Cunningham.<\/p>\n
And the Knicks had entered the game third in the Eastern Conference, on a run of 10 wins from 12, comparable to the Pistons\u2019 12 from 15 ahead of Thursday\u2019s clash. <\/p>\n
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham exploded on Friday.Source: AP<\/p>\n
But Detroit had extra motivation — revenge after the Knicks knocked them out of the playoffs last year in the first round. The win on Thursday completes a three-win regular season sweep over the Knicks. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf felt great,\u201d said Cunningham, who poured in three three-pointers in the first quarter alone. He added two more later in the game, with other highlights including a huge, driving dunk in the third quarter. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Jaylen Brown recorded a triple-double as the in-form Boston Celtics overwhelmed the Golden State Warriors 121-110.<\/p>\n
Consolidating second spot in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics led by as much as 34 points in the third quarter, before the Warriors reduced the deficit but to no avail. <\/p>\n
Brown managed 23 points, 13 assists and 15 rebounds, while Payton Pritchard top-scored with 26 from the bench, in the Celtics\u2019 seventh win from their past eight games. <\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s games were the first since the NBA regular season briefly paused for the All-Star Game weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s early, first game back,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just being aggressive, finding my spots,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Cavaliers earned a sixth consecutive win. The Cavs beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-84 to draw level with the Knicks in third place. <\/p>\n
Edwards named MVP in All-Stars win | 00:55<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson dominated a 117-107 Atlanta Hawks road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 32 points, with 10 rebounds,five assists and three steals. <\/p>\n
Kevin Durant managed 35 points in the Houston Rockets\u2019 105-101 victory over the Hornets.<\/p>\n
In the West, the Sacramento Kings set an unwanted franchise record with a 15-game losing streak, after going down 131-94 tothe Orlando Magic. <\/p>\n
And the second-placed San Antonio Spurs put some pressure on the leaders, Oklahoma City Thunder, with a 121-94 triumph overthe Phoenix Suns. <\/p>\n
The Spurs\u2019 seventh consecutive win takes them to 39-16, still trailing the Thunder on 42-14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dominant Cade Cunningham scored 42 points as the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons swatted aside the New York Knicks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-492357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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