“The losing streak almost made me more sure (of myself) — as backwards as that might sound,” Cunningham said as he sat on the purple baseline at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, wearing his blue Pistons practice shorts — hours before a 114-113, come-from-behind win over the Kings — while reminiscing over the losing streak. “I pushed myself to the limit so many times during that streak that I realized I was built for it. “I knew once I came out on top of it, I was going to shut all of that hate up.”