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Pistons’ Cade Cunningham Leads Nikola Jokic in Interesting Stat Line

Cade Cunningham's 2024-2025 campaign is going well.
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Dec 23, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) moves to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers guard Max Christie (12) during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
Dec 23, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) moves to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers guard Max Christie (12) during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

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On Saturday night, Cade Cunningham will pay a visit to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The game serves as another chance for the Pistons to prove themselves on a big stage, as they take on a multi-time MVP and an organization that’s a recent NBA title winner.

For Cunningham specifically, he’ll get an opportunity to build on his impressive season, which includes holding the most games with 15 points, five assists, and five rebounds. Recently, Cunningham collected his 23rd game with that stat line, building on his stance as the leader in the league with it.

Behind him is Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Jokic, who have 20 such games. The Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic places third with 18 games posting that line.

Cunningham might be in the lead for that specific stat line, but there’s an important category where he’s chasing Jokic.

So far this season, Jokic leads the NBA in triple-doubles with 12 total in 26 games. Cunningham trails Jokic and LeBron with six total in 28 games.

Saturday’s matchup will be a chance for Cunningham to continue with his current All-Star campaign. As he shines on the West Coast trip, Cunningham has been gaining a lot of steam in the conversation.

While he hasn’t collected a triple-double on the trip, Cunningham is averaging a double-double in the last three games. He recently produced 33 points and ten assists in a one-point victory over the Sacramento Kings.

As far as the entire season goes, Cunningham is on a career-high pace for all major categories. After producing 22 points per game last year, Cunningham is up to 24. He’s now averaging nine assists per game after dishing out seven last season. Then, on the glass, Cunningham is coming down with nearly seven rebounds per game.

The Pistons and the Nuggets will battle it out at 9 PM ET on Saturday. Cunningham will help his team attempt to collect its fourth win in a row.

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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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