But Detroit (21-21) is ninth in the East this time around. Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham has a chance to earn an All-Star selection, and new additions such as Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. have added some much-needed 3-point shooting.

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.

Cade Cunningham leading Pistons back to relevancy Detroit is relevant in basketball circles again and Cade Cunningham is a big reason why.

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Rivers was right about the free-throw line, although perhaps the message didn’t get through to his best players. During a decisive 14-0 Clippers run in the fourth quarter, there was Lillard guarding Harden after a timeout, hands where they weren’t supposed to be. Harden drew the 3-shot foul, knocking down all of his free throws:

Jayson Tatum led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and three assists. Bridges has become one of the best dunkers in the NBA, and this slam shows why. He has six points, three rebounds and three assists. Charlotte leads New Orleans after the first quarter, 31-23.

Garland certainly has done his part, averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 42.8 percent on threes. While Herro averages more points, Garland is the only All Star caliber guard in the conference with higher overall and three-point shooting percentages than Herro.

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the NBA's most positive stories, going from 14 wins all of last season to 23 wins in their first 44 games.

The 6-foot-9 Flagg, a Duke freshman, is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. The Washington Wizards own the NBA’s worst record and a 14% chance at landing Flagg, followed by the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans, per Tankathon.com.