Detroit -- Early in the third quarter, Chris Paul threaded a pass between Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren to find DeAndre Ayton for an easy dunk.
It was a common theme of defensive miscues as the Pistons suffered a 116-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
The defeat marked Detroit’s second loss to the Suns this season. They suffered a 108-102 loss in Phoenix on Nov. 25.
Detroit trailed by 17 and made a run in the third quarter, but it was answered by a scoring binge by the Suns, who were led by Ayton’s 31 points and 16 rebounds.