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Cade Cunningham’s Game-Winner in Pistons-Hawks Goes Viral

Cade Cunningham had a major performance to help the Pistons defeat the Hawks.
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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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The Detroit Pistons are back in the winner’s column, and they can certainly thank the star guard Cade Cunningham, for his contributions to getting them there.

With a little over ten seconds left to go in the matchup, the Pistons trailed the Atlanta Hawks by one point. Coming out of a timeout, the Pistons unsurprisingly drew up a plan to allow Cunningham to take the final shot.

Cunningham drove to the basket, where he met a couple of defenders while still managing to get a shot off. He was successful and put the Pistons ahead by one point.

The Hawks had one final offensive possession and put the ball in Trae Young’s hands. With the clock running out, the All-Star attacked the basket and opted to pass it off to Onyeka Okongwu. It was almost a go-ahead basket until Cunningham got his hands on the ball to prevent the shot from going off. At that point, the Hawks were out of time.

The Pistons sealed the deal with a 122-121 win.

With that victory, the Pistons improve to 4-6 on the year.

Cunningham had a dominant performance. Through the first half of action, he dialed up ten assists. Despite having just two points on 1-6 shooting, the veteran guard was a few rebounds and eight points away from notching his third triple-double in a row.

Sure enough, Cunningham got it. He finished the game with 22 points on 8-17 shooting from the field. Cunningham came down with 11 rebounds and dished out a total of 13 assists.

A go-ahead basket, followed by a game-winning block, has Cunningham going viral for his performance on Friday night against Atlanta. The Pistons will get Saturday off before returning to the court on Sunday afternoon to face the Houston Rockets.

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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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