DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons are heading into the NBA All-Star break above .500 for the first time since 2009 as they took down the Chicago Bulls 128-110 to improve to 29-26 on the season.
The victory on Wednesday (Feb. 12) was their fourth in a row, as they swept the Bulls in back-to-back games. Their first victory came in blowout fashion, with a 132-92 boat race inside the United Center.
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The defeat was the largest margin for the Bulls this season. Chicago once trailed by as many as 49 points in the historic defeat.
The Pistons were led by first-time All-Star Cade Cunningham, who cemented himself as one of the league’s top stars to date, including becoming the third fastest player in NBA history to reach 4000 points, 1000 rebounds, and 1,300 assists Tuesday, Feb. 11, in 187 career games.
Cade CunningHIM pic.twitter.com/uUExOkSNIH
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 12, 2025
Cunningham surpassed the original “Mr. Triple Double” Oscar Robertson (131 games) and newly acquired Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Dončić (169 games).
As of Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, the Pistons are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, thanks to the emergence of Cunningham’s emergence.
😳 WE SEE YOU CADE pic.twitter.com/GeQiN9YSeZ
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 13, 2025
Cunningham finished the second of the back-to-back Chicago homestand with 29 points, seven assists, and five rebounds to stamp his selection as one of the NBA’s top 24 players in the association.
The four-year veteran is the first Pistons player since Blake Griffin to be named to the All-Star team.
Read: Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham selected to Eastern Conference All-Star team
When the ball tips off on Sunday, Feb. 16, Motor Cade will be the 28th player in franchise history to lace up his kicks for the All-Star festivities, which include legends:
| Detroit Pistons All-Stars in Franchise History |
|---|
| George Yardley |
| Gene Shue |
| Dick McGuire |
| Chuck Noble |
| Bailey Howell |
| Walter Dukes |
| Don Ohl |
| Eddie Miles |
| Dave DeBusschere |
| Jimmy Walker (Jalen Rose’s father) |
| Bob Laimbeer |
| Dennis Rodman |
| Isiah Thomas |
| Joe Dumars |
| Grant Hill |
| Jerry Stackhouse |
| Ben Wallace |
| Rasheed Wallace |
| Richard Hamilton |
| Chauncey Billups |
| Allen Iverson |
| Andre Drummond |
| Blake Griffin |
| Cade Cunningham |
On that list that Cunningham just graced, the players with the most All-Star appearances in Pistons history are Isiah Thomas (12x), Bob Lainer (7x), Dave Bing (6x), Joe Dumars (6x), Grant Hill (5x), and Gene Shue (5x).
Cunningham will also participate in the 2025 Starry 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m.
You can also catch him in his first career NBA All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. inside the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
Ausar & Cade have arrived in The Bay📍#DetroitBasketball x @NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/HZfynQlZcl
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 14, 2025
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