Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 116, New Orleans Pelicans 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 29-35 NOP; Q2 DET 20-37 NOP; Q3 DET 34-22 NOP; Q4 DET 33-31 NOP.
Top performers (box score): CJ McCollum (NOP) 33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) 23 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Herbert Jones (NOP) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 6-of-7 shooting; Marcus Sasser (DET) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.