Cunningham helps Pistons past Bucks for 12th straight win

MILWAUKEE — Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Detroit Pistons capitalized on the sharpshooting 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 after playing for the first time since Nov. 1 with a sprained right leg.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a second straight game due to a concussion.

The Pistons are one win 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 in both seasons.

Detroit also ended a 13-game skid in the series by defeating the Bucks for the first time since a 115–106 victory in Milwaukee on January 3, 2022. That was tied for the second-longest active winning streak by any team against another team.

The longest such active streak is owned by the Los Angeles Clippers, who beat the Charlotte Hornets for the 15th straight time on Saturday as James Harden scored 55 points in a 55-131-116 game.

Detroit coach B. Bakerstaff said during his pregame availability that Cunningham had already communicated the Pistons’ lack of success against the Bucks to the rest of the team.

Jalen Darren had 19 points and Duncan Robinson 15 for Detroit, which shot 53.3 percent (16 of 30) from three-point range and 62.8 percent (49 of 78) overall. Ryan Rollins scored 24 and Bobby Portis scored 18 for Milwaukee.

The Bucs have lost five of their last six games to fall below .500 for the first time this season.

Detroit went ahead for good in the second quarter and led by 29.

Pistons: Visit the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

Bucks: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.