Cade Cunningham notches another triple-double as Pistons remain strong

Keith Langlois: Tim Hardaway Jr. 27 points, 7 of 8 from 3. Malik Beasley 18, 4 of 5 from 3. Pistons tied season high 35 assists. Tobias Harris 17/7/3. Pistons are 20-19 two games shy of the season’s midway point.
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Cade just dropped the third 15-AST triple-double of his career, passing Isiah Thomas for most in Pistons history 😤 –

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Cade Cunningham STUFFS the stat sheet for the @DetroitPistons’ 6th win in 7 games 😮
22 PTS | 10 REB | 17 AST | 2 BLK –

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‘Topes lose. 123-114. 22-17-10 for Cunningham. 25 for IQ. Raps go 3-10 from the line down the stretch. Rough night for RJ. 1-18 on the road. –

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Another triple double for Cade Cunningham tonight, 22-17 dimes and 10 boards. He’s more than carrying this Pistons team as a franchise player, he’s firmly in the All-NBA convo –

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Cade Cunningham tonight:
22 PTS
10 REB
17 AST (!!!!)
Only LeBron and Jokic have more triple-doubles this season. –

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The Raptors and Pistons have combined to shoot 21 for 37 from 3. It’s Raps 66-65 at the half. 15 for IQ, 12 and 10 for Cunningham. –

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Cade Cunningham with the pretty feed to Jalen Duren for the SLAM 👀
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Cade and the Pistons are off to a strong start in 2025 🤩 –

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Is Cade Cunningham an All-Star? 🤨 –

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Cade Cunningham to @YahooSports on leadership: “I’m not walking in like, ‘I’m the lion,’. If you think you’re the lion, come in and challenge me, and we’ll figure it out.”
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Cade Cunningham is 7th in the second batch of fan All-Star voting. –

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Evan Mobley now has the second-best odds on FanDuel to win the NBA’s Most Improved Player award at +460.
Detroit’s Cade Cunningham (+200) is the favorite. –

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New for ⁦@YahooSports⁩: The Pistons haven’t had real hope, or a franchise player they could grow with in a long time. Enter Cade Cunningham.
“I would love to have my own chapter.” –

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Cade Cunningham and the now have a winning 19-18 overall record. Cunningham has previously never played on a Pistons team with a winning record after four games. –

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Omari Sankofa II: “He’s always had the confidence and the spirit, but he does a good job of staying positive through the nitty gritty. Doing a good job of holding people accountable.” -via / January 11, 2025

Entering his fourth NBA season, Cunningham had a lot of questions to answer about his ultimate ceiling — even after Detroit had bestowed upon him a full max rookie extension this offseason. He has answered nearly all of them, setting career highs in virtually every category for the Pistons, who are now over .500 and a half-game out of sixth in the East after beating the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. “When the Pistons gave him the max, there were quite a few people who thought it was a risk,” one general manager said, “and he’s been very strong.” . -via / January 10, 2025

There are other similarities between the two. Teammates refer to Billups as “Broadway,” because he coolly strolls into whatever room he’s in, and people gravitate to him. On the floor, Cunningham doesn’t use blinding athleticism as much as refined skills and a cunning sense of angles. You inhale, he bursts. You relax, he pulls up. -via / January 9, 2025