The Detroit Pistons are at home on Tuesday night as they face off against the San Antonio Spurs.
Detroit enters Tuesday's contest having won five of their last 10 games and they are coming off a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday despite being without their superstar point guard Cade Cunningham.
They will now look to win back-to-back games as they face off against a Spurs team that has won three consecutive games.
Unfortunately for the Pistons, they will once again be without Cunningham as they have ruled him out for Tuesday's contest due to a left calf contusion.
Per #Pistons PR, Cade Cunningham will miss his second straight game with a left calf contusion against the #Spurs. Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dennis Schröder will start.
To date, Cunningham has faced the Silver & Black only once. #PorVida
— Matt Guzman (@mattgzman) March 25, 2025
This is a terrible blow for the Pistons who will now be without their young star guard for the second consecutive game.
Cunningham has had a breakout season and he is currently the frontrunner to win the NBA's Most Improved Player Award while leading the Pistons to their best season in quite a while.
Detroit announced that Dennis Schroder will start in place of Cunningham in the starting lineup and Malik Beasley and Marcus Sasser should also see an increased role off the bench.
The good news for the Pistons is that Tim Hardaway Jr. will return to the starting lineup against San Antonio after he missed Sunday's victory over New Orleans due to an ankle injury.
Detroit will need Hardaway Jr. along with Schroder, Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris to step up in Tuesday's game as they try to snap the Spurs' three-game winning streak.
The Pistons will now hope that Cunningham will be able to return from injury on Friday when they host the Eastern Conference leading Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena.
Fans can catch Tuesday's matchup between the Spurs and Pistons at 7:00 p.m. EST.
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This story was originally published March 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM.