Pistons leave it late to break Hawks' hearts in NBA

Cade Cunningham finished his third consecutive triple-double by scoring the winning basket with 8.5 seconds left as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks in a 122-121 NBA nail-biter.

Cunningham had 22 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds on Friday night (Saturday AEDT).

Australian Dyson Daniels played a cracking game for the visiting Hawks, racking up 18 points, three rebounds and two assists.

Trae Young gave the Hawks their first lead of the game at 121-120 with 12.5 seconds left, but Cunningham drove and hit a hook shot in traffic to put Detroit back in front.

Young (35 points, 13 assists) then drove to the basket before dishing the ball to Onyeka Okongwu, but Cunningham blocked his shot as time expired.

The Hawks trailed by as many as 24 points in the first half, but tied the game on Daniels' floater with 3:36 to play.

Tobias Harris answered with a three-pointer, and after Okongwu's dunk, Jaden Ivey's three-point play made it 120-116 with 2:31 left.

Daniels wasn't the only Aussie to suffer a narrow defeat, with Ben Simmons' Brooklyn Nets pipped by four points by defending champions Boston.

Jayson Tatum had 33 points and nine rebounds and Payton Pritchard hit six points in overtime as the Celtics scored a 108-104 home victory.

Simmons had eight points, seven rebounds and eight assists in 27 minutes of court time.

Pritchard finished with 20 points, Jrue Holiday added 17 points, and Derrick White scored 14 and had six assists for the Celtics (8-2).

Cam Thomas reached 30 points for the fourth time this season, finishing with 31 to lead the Nets (4-5).

In North Carolina, Australian Josh Green's Charlotte Hornets crushed the visiting Indiana Pacers 103-83.

LaMelo Ball scored 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Brandon Miller tied a career-high with seven three-pointers and had 29 points as the home side overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Pacers.

Green spent 19 minutes on court, finishing with two points and one rebound.

In Cleveland, Darius Garland scored 27 points as the Cavaliers routed the Golden State Warriors 136-117 to extend their franchise-best start to 10-0 this season.

The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to win their first 10 games and score at least 110 points in each of them. Wilt Chamberlain and the 1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors had shared the previous mark with nine.

In Minneapolis, Anthony Edwards hit nine three-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Timberwolves beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 127-102.

In Dallas, Jusuf Nurkic made the second of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left, lifting the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 114-113 victory over the Mavericks.

Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Suns improved to 8-1 for the first time since 2009-10.

In Denver, Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his third straight triple-double to lead the Nuggets past the visiting Miami Heat 135-122.

After missing the past three games in concussion protocol, Jamal Murray had 28 points and became the first player in Nuggets franchise history with 1000 career three-pointers.

In other results, Orlando weaved some home-court magic with a 115-88 win over New Orleans, the New York Knicks posted a 116-94 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, and Oklahoma City scored a thundering 126-107 win over the Houston Rockets.

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Washington Wizards 128-104 for their fourth win in five games, the Lakers beat the 76ers 116-106, and the LA Clippers managed a 107-98 win on the road against the Sacramento Kings.