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

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 Pistons are on a roll. Behind a 26-point night from guard Malik Beasley, Detroit took down the defending champion Boston Celtics 117-97 on Tuesday night—and has now won eight straight games. It's the first time they've accomplished this feat since the 2007-08 season.

The Celtics fell on the second night of a back-to-back Wednesday night, 117-97, to the Detroit Pistons. The game was tied, 55-55, at halftime, but Boston teetered a bit towards the end of the third quarter and found itself down 11 after Malik Beasley hit one of his six 3-pointers.

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.

Malik Beasley embraced his role for the Detroit Pistons the way he knew best — by putting on a show in Wednesday night's win over the Boston Celtics.

J.B. Bickerstaff said before Wednesday night’s game that the Pistons do not view any game as a “measuring stick” type of game.

The Eastern Conference may be weak this season, but the Boston Celtics just learned not to underestimate a potential playoff opponent.

The Celtics failed to provide much resistance in the second half to Mazzulla’s point, allowing the Pistons to shoot 52.8 percent from the field as a team and 39 percent from 3-point range. They were also outscored 62-20 in the paint with heavy legs clearly being a factor after the back-to-back in Toronto on Tuesday night.