DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham scored eight of his 18 points in the final 3:21, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98 on Monday night.

Atlanta had a chance to win with 0.1 seconds left, but Jalen Johnson couldn't convert a tip-in as time expired.

Jalen Duren had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who won for the 15th time in 17 games. Caris LeVert added 14 points and made two key defensive plays down the stretch.

Johnson had 29 points and 13 rebounds for Atlanta, which had won four of five. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 26 points and Onyeka Okongwu scored 20.

Neither team led by more than five points until LeVert made it 74-68 with the last basket of the third quarter.

Detroit created possessions with relentless pressure on the glass — it had more offensive rebounds than Atlanta had defensive rebounds for much of the game — but gave them back with 22 turnovers in the first three quarters.

Alexander-Walker's 3-pointer tied it at 82 with 7:06 to play, but Cunningham's short jumper put the Pistons up 91-89 with 3:21 to go. LeVert forced turnovers on the next two Atlanta possessions. He turned the first one into a layup, and Cunningham hit two free throws on the second.

That made it 95-89, but Cunningham missed a 3-pointer, and Johnson and Alexander-Walker hit back-to-back 3s to tie the game with 1:12 left.

Cunningham's jumper made it 97-95, and Alexander-Walker missed at the other end. Cunningham then converted a reverse layup in traffic with 17 seconds to play.

Alexander-Walker made another 3-pointer to make it 99-98 with 1.2 seconds left. Daniss Jenkins missed two free throws, and the Hawks called a timeout with 0.1 seconds left.

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Hawks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

Pistons: Visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Onyeka Okongwu vs. Jalen Duren (Jalen Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 12-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	0	2
11:27	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	0	2
11:25	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	0	2
11:25	Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul	0	2
11:25	Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
11:25	Pistons offensive team rebound	0	2
11:25	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
11:12	Onyeka Okongwu makes 8-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	1	4
10:55	Daniss Jenkins bad pass (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals)	1	4
10:48	Dyson Daniels makes layup	1	6
10:26	Daniss Jenkins makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	3	6
10:15	Jalen Johnson bad pass (Cade Cunningham steals)	3	6
10:08	Daniss Jenkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	6
10:06	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	3	6
10:01	Jalen Johnson misses running pullup jump shot	3	6
10:01	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	3	6
9:53	Jalen Duren makes two point shot	5	6
9:37	Dyson Daniels misses layup	5	6
9:36	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	5	6
9:33	Daniss Jenkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	6
9:29	Daniss Jenkins offensive rebound	5	6
9:21	Tobias Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:18	Hawks defensive team rebound	5	6
8:55	Cade Cunningham blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot	5	6
8:54	Hawks offensive team rebound	5	6
8:54	shot clock turnover	5	6
8:38	Jalen Duren misses driving layup	5	6
8:36	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	5	6
8:29	Zaccharie Risacher misses driving layup	5	6
8:28	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	5	6
8:25	Tobias Harris out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	6
8:17	Dyson Daniels bad pass (Cade Cunningham steals)	5	6
8:14	Jalen Johnson shooting foul	5	6
8:14	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	6	6
8:14	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	7	6
7:56	Jalen Johnson lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	7	6
7:44	Daniss Jenkins bad pass (Zaccharie Risacher steals)	7	6
7:39	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point shot	7	6
7:36	Dyson Daniels offensive rebound	7	6
7:33	Onyeka Okongwu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zaccharie Risacher assists)	7	9
7:14	Ausar Thompson traveling	7	9
7:02	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Onyeka Okongwu assists)	7	12
7:02	Pistons Full timeout	7	12
6:50	Jalen Duren out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	12
6:39	Daniss Jenkins personal foul	7	12
6:39	Caris LeVert enters the game for Tobias Harris	7	12
6:39	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Daniss Jenkins	7	12
6:39	Mouhamed Gueye enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	7	12
6:31	Zaccharie Risacher misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	12
6:29	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	7	12
6:20	Cade Cunningham misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	12
6:15	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	7	12
6:14	Jalen Duren makes driving layup	9	12
6:14	Dyson Daniels shooting foul	9	12
6:14	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1	10	12
5:50	shot clock turnover	10	12
5:35	Jalen Duren misses finger roll layup	10	12
5:33	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	10	12
5:30	Zaccharie Risacher misses 24-foot three point shot	10	12
5:28	Jalen Johnson offensive rebound	10	12
5:26	Jalen Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	10	12
5:26	Jalen Johnson offensive rebound	10	12
5:25	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	10	12
5:25	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	10	13
5:25	Luke Kennard enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	10	13
5:25	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	14
5:06	Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:02	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	10	14
4:58	Pistons Full timeout	10	14
4:58	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Ausar Thompson	10	14
4:51	Cade Cunningham makes 4-foot two point shot	12	14
4:31	Isaiah Stewart blocks Luke Kennard 's 3-foot layup	12	14
4:26	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	12	14
4:22	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three point shot (Jaden Ivey assists)	15	14
4:04	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)	15	17
3:46	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot two point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	17	17
3:35	Cade Cunningham blocks Dyson Daniels's layup	17	17
3:34	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	17	17
3:31	Isaiah Stewart makes two point shot	19	17
3:30	Hawks Full timeout	19	17
3:30	Tobias Harris enters the game for Jalen Duren	19	17
3:30	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Cade Cunningham	19	17
3:30	Vit Krejci enters the game for Jalen Johnson	19	17
3:30	Onyeka Okongwu enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	19	17
3:16	Onyeka Okongwu makes 5-foot two point shot (Luke Kennard assists)	19	19
2:49	Jaden Ivey misses driving floating jump shot	19	19
2:47	Ronald Holland II offensive rebound	19	19
2:45	Jaden Ivey misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	19
2:41	Vit Krejci defensive rebound	19	19
2:27	Onyeka Okongwu misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	19
2:24	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	19	19
2:18	Caris LeVert bad pass (Mouhamed Gueye steals)	19	19
2:04	Mouhamed Gueye misses 2-foot hook shot	19	19
2:02	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	19	19
1:48	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three pointer (Tobias Harris assists)	22	19
1:37	Vit Krejci misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	19
1:37	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	22	19
1:17	Tobias Harris misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	22	19
1:15	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	22	19
1:09	Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	22	22
50.9	Vit Krejci shooting foul	22	22
50.9	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2	22	22
50.9	Pistons offensive team rebound	22	22
50.9	Keaton Wallace enters the game for Dyson Daniels	22	22
50.9	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
37.0	Onyeka Okongwu makes 7-foot hook shot	23	24
24.7	Caris LeVert misses driving floating jump shot	23	24
24.5	Pistons offensive team rebound	23	24
24.5	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Ronald Holland II	23	24
15.8	Isaiah Stewart makes layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	25	24
1.6	Onyeka Okongwu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	25	27
0.3	Cade Cunningham misses heave jump shot	25	27
0.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	25	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	27

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 2, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN DET, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,008

Referees

Gediminas Petraitis, John Butler, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	34	28	.548	W3
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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