Cade Cunningham picked aside the New York Knicks on Saturday. The Detroit Pistons guard put up 29 factors, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, as his staff picked up a victory in Madison Sq. Backyard. Following the sport, Cunningham was requested if he thinks he is an All-Star this season.
“I imagine I’m,” Cunningham stated. “Every time I’m on the court docket each evening, I really feel like I’m the most effective participant. I attempt to do no matter it takes to assist my staff win, and my teammates have made me look nice this yr. I’m simply attempting to assist my staff win and we’ll see what occurs with it.”
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff praised his star participant, whereas ensuring to go with Cunningham’s work on the defensive finish. Detroit’s coach was additionally glad to see Cunningham enhance from the earlier recreation in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
“(Cade) set the tone for the sport,” Bickerstaff stated. “Defensively we requested him to protect (Jalen) Brunson. I assumed he did a very good job of preserving him in entrance of him and containing him. He performed an entire recreation tonight and I used to be pleased with his effort, however to see the expansion from recreation to recreation and the issues we talked about in Boston.
“And to have the ability to carry it over to tonight, I assumed, was actually good.”