In Wednesday night time’s street recreation in opposition to the Miami Warmth, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham confirmed why he ought to win Most Improved Participant of the 12 months.
With the sport tied at 113 and 5 seconds left within the fourth quarter, the Pistons inbounded the ball to Cunningham. He took two fast dribbles earlier than banking in a profitable three-pointer.
The Pistons improved to 39-31 with the win. Cunningham completed with a team-high 25 factors on 11-of-25 taking pictures.
As of Wednesday night time, FanDuel Sportsbook gave Cunningham one of the best odds (-230) to win Most Improved Participant of the 12 months.
Cunningham — the No. 1 decide of the 2021 NBA Draft — has all the time been a star for the Pistons, however he has actually elevated his recreation this season. By way of his first 64 video games, he ranked tenth within the league in scoring, averaging a career-high 25.6 factors per recreation.
Cunningham’s enchancment is one key motive the Pistons have pulled off a formidable turnaround.
Final season, they completed with the worst file (14-68) within the NBA. Now, Detroit could make the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 season. If the postseason began Wednesday, the Pistons would have the No. 6 seed within the Japanese Convention.
