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Cade Cunningham Passes 6-Time All-Star on Historical Pistons List

Cade Cunningham is working on making Pistons history.
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Nov 4, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) dribbles in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
Nov 4, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) dribbles in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

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Monday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers featured an all-around fantastic showing for Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham.

As the Pistons controlled the matchup throughout the night, the offense was in good hands with Cunningham running the show as always.

In nearly 36 minutes of action, Cunningham put up 17 shots from the field, which led the team. Cunningham made seven of his shots. He also produced two points off free throws. By the end of the night, Cunningham produced 17 points.

It wasn’t a high-scoring outing for Cunningham, but he had a major stat line as he produced a triple-double for just the third time in his career. The veteran guard dished out 11 assists, and came down with 11 rebounds, having nine of them come on the defensive end.

With that triple-double, Cunningham tied former NBA veteran Blake Griffin for having the fourth-most triple-doubles in franchise history.

Griffin accomplished three triple-doubles in 138 games with the Pistons. He tied Dave Bing and Dave DeBusschere. Cunningham surpassed Mason Plumlee, Reggie Jackson, and Ben Wallace on Monday, and was chasing Bab Lanier on the list.

Two nights later, Cunningham tied with him.

Against the Charlotte Hornets, Cunningham produced 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He notched his fourth triple-double to tie Lanier.

Lanier, and now Cunningham, sit third in Pistons history with four triple-doubles. Above them is Isaiah Thomas, who has five triple-doubles. Grant Hill leads the way with 29 triple-doubles.

This season, Cunningham has averaged 23 points, six rebounds, and seven assists.

On Friday, Cunningham and the Pistons are back on the court to take on the Atlanta Hawks.

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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