Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to lead the host Detroit Pistons to a 123-103 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Jalen Duren supplied 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Malik Beasley added 14 points. Tobias Harris contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.

Dennis Schroder and Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 11 points apiece for Detroit, which has won 12 of its last 15 games. The Pistons will also host Washington on Thursday night.

Marcus Smart led the Wizards with 16 points. Jordan Poole and Bub Carrington had 15 points each.

Richaun Holmes added 14 points and eight rebounds before he was ejected in the fourth quarter for a Flagrant 2 foul.

The Pistons grabbed a 35-21 lead by the end of the first quarter as Cade scored eight points before picking up his second foul. Beasley drained two 3-pointers early in the second quarter to stretch Detroit’s lead to 18 points.

Washington pulled within 10 points on a Smart 3-pointer. Poole’s 3-pointer with 3:38 left in the half cut Detroit’s lead to 55-47.

Cunningham’s three-point play with 1:33 remaining made it 61-47. He also made two free throws in the closing seconds to give Detroit a 66-49 halftime advantage.

He finished the half with 15 points, while Holmes and Poole had 12 apiece to lead the Wizards.

The Pistons opened the second half with a 10-3 run to make it 76-52. Cunningham hit a 3-pointer with 4:35 remaining in the third quarter for an 85-62 lead.

The Wizards responded with a 10-5 run to pull within 16 points, but a Beasley 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in the period gave the Pistons a 93-74 lead entering the fourth.

Corey Kispert had six points and an assist during a 9-0 Wizards spurt to pull his team within 12 points at 99-87. Cunningham then made a jumper and assisted on a Schroder 3-pointer. Washington didn’t come within 11 points the rest of the way.

–Field Level Media