Cade Cunningham had 24 points and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Orleans Pelicans 127-81 on Monday night. Simone Fontecchio scored 23 points for Detroit, which had dropped four of six.

New Orleans forward Trey Murphy III is out for the season after sustaining a right shoulder injury in the Pelicans' 127-81 home loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

Starting guard C.J. McCollum most embodied the futility as the Pelicans (18-50) lost their 50th game of the year. McCollum missed 14 of 15 shots -- including all seven of his 3-point attempts -- to wind up with three points in 30 minutes played.

And just like that, this game got away from the Pelicans early on their way to an embarrassing 127-81 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II (00) attempts to dunk against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of an NBA basketball game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans,

The Pistons' two-game losing streak came from two teams on opposite sides of the NBA rankings. The struggling Washington Wizards (14-51) delivered a 129-125 victory on Thursday, March 13. Two days later, a dominant Oklahoma City Thunder team (55-12) outscored Detroit 113-107.

The New Orleans Pelicans didn’t have much to celebrate on Monday night while hosting the Detroit Pistons. Fortunately for them, they received a Zion Williamson highlight dunk they could post on social media to generate some buzz from the fans.