To round out their three-game homestand, veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points to lead the Pistons to a 133-122 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.

"I'm here to play hard every single night," Holland said. "I just want them to know that I've got their backs as much as they've got mine."

DETROIT (AP) — Ron Holland II scored 14 of his season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Detroit Pistons beat CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans 136-130 on Sunday. McCollum had 40 points and seven assists, but Holland helped the Pistons outscore the Pelicans 43-39 in the fourth quarter to win for the third time in four games.

With Cade Cunningham ruled out just before tipoff, Detroit Pistons relied on season-best games from Ron Holland and Marcus Sasser to beat Pelicans.

I mean, Vegas even had the Detroit Pistons as 12-point favorites over the New Orleans Pelicans pregame. But with Tom Hardaway Jr. leaving last game wearing a boot on his right foot and Cade Cunningham being a late scratch with bilateral calf soreness,

Ron Holland II anotó 14 de sus 26 puntos, la mejor marca de la temporada, en el último cuarto, y los Pistons de Detroit vencieron el domingo 136-130

Behind the play of Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser, the Detroit Pistons opened their three-game homestand with a win over the Pelicans.

Pistons forward Ronald Holland II had a career-high-tying performance on Sunday, and the rookie earned praise from coach J.B. Bickerstaff afterward.