Tobias Harris and Cade Cunningham score 22 each as Pistons hold off Nuggets 109-107

DENVER (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 22 points, including two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons held off a late Denver rally to beat the travel-weary Nuggets 109-107 on Tuesday night.

Cade Cunningham had with 22 points and 11 assists for Detroit, which has won nine of 11 and leads the Eastern Conference by 5 1/2 games over Boston.

Jamal Murray had 24 points and 10 assists but missed two free throws in the final seconds. With the Nuggets down 107-104, Murray was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 4 seconds left and missed the first foul shot. Harris was fouled and made both free throws. Murray went to the line again with 0.7 seconds remaining but missed the second foul shot.

Jonas Valanciunas returned from a one-game absence to finish with 16 points and 16 rebounds for Denver, which had been scheduled to play at the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The game was postponed because of the winter storm that hit most of the country, and the Nuggets were stranded in Memphis until Monday morning.

“The mental part of it was really hard,” coach David Adelman said.

Denver played without Aaron Gordon, who reinjured his right hamstring Friday night at Milwaukee. Nikola Jokic, Cameron Johnson and Christian Braun continued to rehab their injuries.

Valanciunas missed 11 games with a right calf strain suffered at Toronto on Dec. 31. He returned in Thursday night’s win at Washington but sat out against the Bucks.

The Pistons led by 18 in the second quarter and by 11 early in the fourth before Denver rallied. Trailing 97-90, the Nuggets went on a 7-2 run to get within a bucket, and Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 3-pointer made it 103-102 with 57 seconds left.

Pistons: At Phoenix on Thursday night.

Nuggets: Host Brooklyn on Thursday night.

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Denver Nuggets guard Tim Hardaway Jr., right, drives past Detroit Pistons guard Javonte Green, center, as Denver center Zeke Nnaji sets a pick in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson dunks the ball for a basket over Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, drives past Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, right, drives past Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris, left, goes up for a basket as Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday added NHL veterans Marcus Johansson and Hampus Lindholm as injury replacements for the upcoming Olympics in Italy.

Johansson is taking the spot of fellow forward Leo Carlsson, while Lindholm was chosen after defenseman Jonas Brodin had surgery on a nagging lower-body injury that will keep him out of the tournament next month.

Johansson is back at the Olympics at age 35, 12 years after he helped Sweden reach the final and take home the silver medal. He's having a career renaissance with the Minnesota Wild with 34 points in 48 games, the same total he had last season in 72 games.

“I was very disappointed,” Johansson said of finding out he hadn't made the roster initially. “You never wish for anyone to get hurt or anything bad to happen, but I’m going to try and make the most of this.”

With Johansson added, Sweden would have four players back from 2014, the previous Olympics the NHL participated in, assuming captain Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson are healthy enough to take part. Three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson is also back from Sochi.

Lindholm, 32, has not played for the national team since the 2018 world championships. He has 16 points in 38 games this season with the Boston Bruins.

Men's hockey begins on Feb. 11. Sweden plays its first game that day against host Italy.

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Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm (27) and Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)