Cade Cunningham, in his fourth NBA season, has shown significant improvement, garnering fan chants of 'M-V-P' as he leads the Detroit Pistons. Despite not being a serious MVP contender in a competitive league, he's achieved career highs in multiple categories. The Pistons recently faced the Miami Heat, winning a tightly contested game despite Cunningham's off shooting night. The Heat, weakened by Jimmy Butler's departure, struggled in the game, with Detroit's performance reflecting their rise to competent play under challenging circumstances. Head coach J.B Bickerstaff noted the difficulties in gaining momentum during the match.
Cunningham is posting career highs in points, assists, defensive rebounds, blocks, usage, and scoring efficiency, and is the best player for a bonafide playoff team.
The Heat stink. Shipping off Jimmy Butler may have removed a distraction but it left the roster with just one player, in Bam Adebayo, who is capable of making regular contributions.
Cunningham mostly had an off night, shooting-wise, the Pistons struggled to produce clean three-pointers, and Erik Spoelstra's lean 7.5-man rotation made headway against Detroit's otherwise respectable bench units.
Every time it seemed like we were making a run, you'd look up and we were down by three.
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