Cade Cunningham joins the rare Michael Jordan club in the win against the Wizards
It took a while, but Cade Cunningham now he enjoys winning basketball with Detroit Pistons. No one in the NBA feels more deserving of this change in fortune given how Cunningham toiled in the trenches to get the Pistons going in 2020. now, Cunningham plays like he’s playing this great can be taken away from him at any time, and he led the Pistons to a pretty incredible win on Monday night, a 137-135 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Now the Wizards are one of the worst teams in the league. What made this win so incredible was that the Pistons were missing several key players for the second night in a row. Furthermore, Cunningham even had a scare with a tailbone injury near the end of the game, putting Detroit in an even more challenging position.
Regardless, Cunningham still did more than enough to get the job done for the Pistons. He recorded 46 points (albeit on 45 shooting attempts), 11 rebounds, 12 assists and five steals. becoming the first player since Michael Jordan Recorded at least 40 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in one game in 1989, according to StatMuse.
Jordan achieved this stat line On January 3, 1989, he had 41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and six steals in the Chicago Bulls’ 126-121 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Cunningham is always switching on both ends of the court, and his two-way game and ability to carry the Pistons’ offense is helping Detroit start the season 9-2 — putting them atop the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons need untold contributions to survive the Wizards scare
Currently, the likes of Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser are on the mend for the Pistons. They needed someone to step up, and thankfully, an unsung hero did.
It was Dennis Jenkins who emerged as the Pistons’ hero amid Cunningham’s stat-stuffing night. The 24-year-old sophomore guard came out of nowhere to score 24 points to keep the offense going in the fourth quarter, and he drilled a game-tying 3-pointer in the corner to send the game into overtime, resulting in Detroit’s eventual victory.
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