In the second quarter of their matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, guard Jrue Holiday drove the lane before dishing to a wide-open Derrick White. White—with the shot clock winding down and still behind the three-point line—decided to jump,

The Cavs are officially playoff-bound, Payton Pritchard & Derrick White combine for 19 3s and Harden goes for 50.

Malik Beasley scored 26 points in 22 minutes off the bench and the host Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to eight games by cooling off the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday.

Malik Beasley scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the NBA’s hottest teams.

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics, 117-97, for their 8th consecutive victory which is their highest win streak since the 2008-09 season. Detroit Pistons Top Performers Cade Cunningham – 21 points,

The improvements had Detroit riding a seven-game winning streak entering Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics. The results led to the Pistons extending their streak to eight with a 117-97 win at Little Caesars Arena. They improve to 33-26 overall while ending a 12-game losing streak against the Celtics.

The Boston Celtics are scorching hot coming off a 111-101 win over the Toronto Raptors. Tuesday evening's victory marked the 10th win out of the last 11 games,

Detroit's eight-game run is tied with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the longest active streak in the NBA. The Pistons have won eight consecutive contests in a season for the first time since a 10-game streak from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 2008.

Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 26 points off the bench as the Pistons won their eighth straight, most since 2008.

and Derrick White and Payton Pritchard each had 18. Boston (42-17) had won six straight and 10 of 11. Jalen Duren added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit. The Pistons had a 49-33 rebounding edge.

DETROIT -- Malik Beasley scored 26 points ... Jayson Tatum scored 27 points for Boston, and Derrick White and Payton Pritchard each had 18. Tatum, White and Pritchard combined to shoot 14-of ...