The Detroit Pistons were down just two against the NBA Champion Denver Nuggets when Cade Cunningham checked out with 6:21 left in the second quarter. That was the end of the good news for the Pistons, who lost to the Nuggets 131-114 and lost Cunningham for who knows how long with a left knee strain.
Denver was not particularly engaged in the first quarter-and-a-half. For most of the first half, Jokic had zero points and seemed much more comfortable flinging the ball around to rack up some assists. The Pistons kept the game close, and they even took the lead a few times.