Pistons tie franchise record with 13th straight win

The Detroit Pistons tied a mark set by two previous championship-winning teams on Monday night with a 122-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

The Pistons tied the franchise record for consecutive wins with their 13th straight victory. The two teams that reached the mark were 1990 and 2004, both of which won a championship. One team had Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars at the helm. The other team had Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace.

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham celebrates during the Indiana Pacers game in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The 2025-26 Pistons have Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren putting in solid games this year as they improve to 15-2. Against Indiana, Cunningham had 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Duren added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

“It’s amazing,” Cunningham said. “We played for the Detroit Pistons, man. A historic franchise. So to be able to make history for a historic franchise like this, it’s special.”

The Pistons are a long way from the 3-36 record they started with during the 2023-24 season. The young stars they’ve added through the draft along with an experienced coach like JB Bickerstaff have proven to pay off over the last year and a half.

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren falls on a rebound on Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Cunningham made sure to point out that even with the win, Detroit shouldn’t give up late leads. The Pistons were up 18 points before letting the Pacers back in.

“We shouldn’t have allowed them to get back into the game like that,” he said. “So watch the film, understand it, but work from it, learn from it, and get better.”

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham tackles Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Detroit has a chance to set a new franchise record Wednesday night in an NBA Cup game against the Boston Celtics.

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