The Detroit Pistons scored 40 points in the first quarter, then needed a rally in the second to down the Houston Rockets, 107-96, to open a road trip.

On Monday, the Detroit Pistons hit the road for one of their longest road trips of the season. First up was an MLK Day matchup against Jalen Green and the Houst

During his guest appearance on NBA on TNT, basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal declared Pistons' Cade Cunningham an All-Star.

HOUSTON — Before Monday’s matchup began, Cade Cunningham stressed the importance of this game for the Detroit Pistons. He called for a rare, emergency, last-minute team meeting at the free-throw line near Detroit’s bench roughly 10 minutes before tipoff.

After a thrilling clash with the Rockets, Cade Cunningham got real on his budding rivalry with draft mate Jalen Green.

Behind an All-Star performance from Cade Cunningham, the Pistons began their five-game road trip with a win over the Rockets.

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.

Cade Cunningham was widely considered the logical top pick in the NBA Draft coming out of Oklahoma State. As expected, he landed with the Detroit

Cade Cunningham has helped lead the Detroit Pistons to a 22-21 record, an 18-win improvement from this time last year.

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.

After departing Houston on Monday following their matinee win over the Rockets, they arrived in Birmingham around midnight before bussing to Atlanta around 11 a.m., for a team practice ahead of their game against the Hawks Wednesday.