Jalen Duren scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons earn a 110-102 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Ausar Thompson recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as the Pistons notched their eighth win in the last 10 games. Detroit closed the game on an 11-2 run after blowing a 21-point lead in the third quarter.
Duncan Robinson scored 15 points as Detroit won in the first game of a five-game road trip. Cade Cunningham had 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds before fouling out with 8:32 remaining.
Shaedon Sharpe had 25 points and a career-high five steals and Deni Avdija added 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds and reserve Sidy Cissoko scored 16 points for Portland, which shot 44.6 percent from the field, including 7 of 32 from 3-point range.
The Trail Blazers committed 19 turnovers while Detroit had just 10.
Tobias Harris added 12 points and Jaden Ivey had 11 off the bench for the Pistons, who shot 43.6 percent from the field and made 7 of 30 from 3-point range.
The Pistons led 95-78 early in the fourth quarter before the Trail Blazers opened the period with a 13-2 run.
A key sequence came when Cunningham was called for an offensive foul to end his night. He fired a technical shot while arguing for disqualification and Avdija knocked down the ensuing technical shot. Clingan added two free throws 13 seconds later as Portland moved to 97-91.
After Duren’s layup with 7:10 left, the Trail Blazers scored nine straight points and took their only lead of the game on Toumani Camara’s 3-pointer to make it 100-99 with 4:13 left.
Harris made two free throws to give the Pistons the lead again with 3:44 remaining. Thompson then stole the ball and took it home to give Detroit a three-point lead with 3:34 left.
Duren’s putback made it 105-100 with 2:49 left. After Avdija split two free throws, Harris hit a floater to give the Pistons a six-point advantage with 1:53 left.
A Thompson dunk made it 109-102 with just under a minute to play as Detroit closed out the game.
Cunningham scored 12 points in the first half as the Pistons led 61-51 at the break. Sharpe scored 16 points at halftime for Portland.
Detroit’s lead grew to 21 points to make it 84-63 on Thompson’s layup with 6:25 left in the third quarter.
–Field level media
