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03/13 21:09 CDT Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham help Detroit Pistons prolong
Memphis Grizzlies losing streak
Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham help Detroit Pistons prolong Memphis Grizzlies
losing streak
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham
added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis
Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night.
The Pistons have won their last three games by an average of 25.3 points after
a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Marcus Sasser had 16 points for the Pistons, which had seven players in double
figures.
Javon Small led the Grizzlies with 23 points while Ty Jerome had 21. Taj Gibson
made his season debut for the Grizzlies after signing with them in late
February. The 40-year-old played nearly 12 minutes with three points and three
rebounds.
Detroit led 98-84 at the end of three quarters, thanks to 26 points from Duren,
and quickly moved the advantage to 22 before coach J.B. Bickerstaff emptied the
bench.
The Grizzlies started the game with the newest defensive strategy --- blitzing
and trapping Cunningham to keep him from shooting and force him into risky
passes. It worked in the first half, when he only scored seven points and had
nine turnovers and one assist.
His main recipients were Duncan Robinson and Duren, who each scored 14 points
in the half, as Detroit shot 63% from the floor. Small had 14 points in a
reserve role for the Grizzlies, who were down 68-61 at the break.
For the second straight night, the Pistons were able to adjust at halftime ---
Cunningham had five points and four assists in the first minutes of the third.
Up next
Grizzlies: Visit the Chicago Bulls on Monday.
Pistons: Visit the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
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