Pistons’ Cade Cunningham drops 40 on Mavs in 15-point win

First-time All-Star Cade Cunningham poured in 40 points and the host Detroit Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 117-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.Tobias Harris had 17 points and Jalen Duren contributed 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Marcus Sasser chipped in 10 points.Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 28 points. P.J. Washington scored 22 and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Daniel Gafford supplied 16 points 10 rebounds and five blocks. Klay Thompson added 13 points.Detroit scored 27 points of 16 Dallas turnovers.The Pistons played without Isaiah Stewart, who was suspended one game by the league for accruing his sixth flagrant foul point when he was ejected during Detroit’s loss at Indiana on Wednesday.Cunningham, who was named an All-Star on Thursday, had 18 points and three assists as the Pistons took a 62-58 halftime lead.Duren supplied 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.Bench points played a big role, as the Pistons reserves outscored Dallas’ backups 21-4. The Pistons finished the half on a 12-5 run, with Duren contributing four points, an assist and a steal.

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