The Detroit Pistons have tied their franchise record for the longest winning streak, but the team remains hungry amid championship contention.

Almost every starter for the Pistons missed at least two games due to an injury to this point in the season and in their steads, players further down the bench like two-way guard Daniss Jenkins, big man Paul Reed and skilled defensive wing Javonte Green showed up and delivered wins.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones salute the streaking Pistons, Heat, and Raptors, then talk about teams, players and other things they're grateful for this season. From Chris Paul, to absurd Thunder runs, to alternate courts, to broadcast gimmicks. Basketball is awesome and we're glad we have it.

The Celtics will be shorthanded in their starting frontcourt for the first time this season on Wednesday night.

Cade Cunningham and the Pistons defeated the Pacers to extend their winning streak to 13 games, tying the franchise record. Enjoy the best of Monday’s 10-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.

The Utah Jazz "would almost certainly want" forward Ausar Thompson in return for trading 2022-23 All-Star Lauri Markkanen to the Detroit Pistons, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer.

Ivey was at the Pistons' morning shootaround for the first on Nov. 14 at the team's Midtown practice facility, before their NBA Cup group play game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena. He also went through pregame warmups at LCA on Nov. 14 and 16, leading up to their 127-112 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday.

It was part of the reason the Pistons didn’t make major moves during the offseason after their surprise playoff appearance. They added around the young duo of Cunningham and Duren and were prepared to let Jaden Ivey, Ron Holland and Thompson continue to show they could up their game and be integral pieces in a high-end roster.