Detroit — Already without Cade Cunningham, the Detroit Pistons were extremely short-handed against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night at Little Caesars Arena. Tobias Harris was a late ...

The Detroit Pistons were three minutes into their first preseason game back in October. They were already trailing by double digits against the Milwaukee Bucks. And J.B. Bickerstaff called time ...

Although the Detroit Pistons were underdogs heading into their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cade Cunningham-less squad was eyeing history, and they got it against the Eastern Conference’s top team.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night to guarantee their first winning season since 2016.

For months, the NBA’s Coach of the Year race has boiled down to two men: Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson and Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Now, in a poetic twist, the Cavs and the Pistons collide in a game that could tip the scales.

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in familiar territory facing a Detroit Pistons team they’ve dominated consistently over the past two seasons. In the second night of back-to-back action, the Cavs should have confidence despite the absence of key rotation pieces.