The Detroit Pistons were a step slow and confused on both ends of the court for the first 80% of the game. Cade Cunningham decided to take the lead in the fourth quarter, giving his team a chance to tie the game on the final possession, but a three-pointer from Malik Beasley missed and Detroit fell 107-104. The loss breaks Detroit’s five-game winning streak.

Cunningham had a quiet three quarters, but managed a 22-6 run within five minutes of the fourth quarter to give the Pistons a chance. Cunningham, who finished with 32 points, scored 12 points while also setting up a basket by Jalen Duren.

He even used some heroics at the line to force his team to victory. With his team down by three with 4.1 seconds left in the game, Cunningham intentionally missed his second free throw, which hit the rim, bounced hard off the backboard and fell straight back to Cade. Cade swung the ball to Simone Fontecchio, who licked it into the corner for a 3-pointer. However, the referees whistled Cunningham for illegal contact because they thought the ball never hit the rim.

Detroit got the ball back through a tackle, but now they had to compete against a strong Warriors defense with no element of surprise. Beasely looked good, but couldn’t complete the miracle comeback.

Honestly, the Pistons were lucky to even be in the game. They were behind by as many as 18 times on several occasions and rarely looked good on offense or defense for the second night in a row. Detroit was a step slower on every loose ball and the Warriors used a patient passing attack to meticulously carve out open spaces on the field.

There were a few stats that were typical of the game. The Warriors defeated the Pistons 21-6 in the second chance points thanks to Golden State’s better focus, effort and execution. The second stat is Steph Curry’s 5 of 21 performances from the field, including 2 of 14 from deep. If Curry had had a worse-than-horrible shooting night, the Warriors would have been ahead by 30 in the fourth quarter instead of 18, and the Pistons didn’t even suspect a comeback.

Beasley (21), Tobias Harris (13) and Ron Holland (11) were the only other Pistons in double figures. The Warriors were led by Buddy Hield with 19 and got seven three-pointers off the bench from Gui Santos and Lindy Waters.

The Pistons will take a short break before hosting the Toronto Raptors on Saturday in hopes of starting a new winning streak.