Malik Beasley scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the NBA's hottest teams. The Pistons (33-26) won their eighth straight and ended a 12-game losing streak against Boston,

The Detroit Pistons extended their league-best winning streak to eight games with a 117-97 win over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, keeping pace with the NBA leading Cleveland Cavaliers, who have also reeled off eight wins in a row.

BOS ran out of gas, couldn’t get stops and were impacted by DET’s physicality. Tatum 27, White 18, Pritchard 18, Porzingis 11;