Pistons launch tough road trip with test vs. Nuggets

The slog of an 82-game schedule becomes tough in January, when winter has settled in and injuries add up.

The Detroit Pistons are feeling it as they embark on a three-game road trip Tuesday night at the Denver Nuggets.

All-Star Cade Cunningham is dealing with a wrist injury that sidelined him for three games and limited him for most of the month but he had a breakout game in a win over Sacramento on Sunday.

"It's been hard. It's been a battle as far as mentally, as far as figuring...