With the NBA Cup around for its second season, Cade Cunningham has had a chance to play more meaningful basketball with the Detroit Pistons. It’s safe to say th

Cade Cunningham had 24 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a three-game absence, Jaden Ivey added 23 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 130-106.

They were already eliminated from eligibility for the knockout round with the Atlanta Hawks' win over Cleveland earlier in the day. The Pistons improved to 9-12 overall and 3-0 in Group B play, setting up Tuesday's game with the 3-0 Milwaukee Bucks for the Group B title.

Indiana beat Detroit back on October 23, 115-109 where Myles Turner scored 20 points, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin had 19 each. The early win this season gives the Pacers five straight wins over the Pistons over the past two seasons, winning by an average of 14 points per game in those matchups.

Detroit Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham has missed the last three games as a result of what is being labeled as a left sacroiliac joint sprain. Although he has missed nearly a week’s worth of action,