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.

The Celtics are trying to make up some ground for the top seed in the East, but they may have to do so without one of their best players.

Beasley has been shimmying plenty these days. During the Pistons’ eight-game winning streak, Beasley has averaged more than 20 points per game while hitting 51.8 percent of his 3-pointers. His emergence has helped the Pistons overcome the Jan. 1 injury to Jaden Ivey and surge toward the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2019.

Payton Pritchard is welcoming Malik Beasley's trash talk as as the two super-subs battle it out for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.

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.