{"id":230408,"date":"2026-02-26T04:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/pistons-cade-cunningham-bolsters-mvp-case-in-big-win-over-thunder\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T04:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:15:54","slug":"pistons-cade-cunningham-bolsters-mvp-case-in-big-win-over-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/pistons-cade-cunningham-bolsters-mvp-case-in-big-win-over-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons&#8217; Cade Cunningham bolsters MVP case in big win over Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/cade_cunningham\/705269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> had a tough shooting night Tuesday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/cleveland_cavaliers\/69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>. He bounced back in a big way in a 124-116 win over the league-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma_city_thunder\/85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/detroit_pistons\/70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> All-Star scored 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting Wednesday, going 3-of-5 from three-point range and making all four of his free throws. His team is now just one half-game behind the Thunder for the NBA&#8217;s best record, and Cunningham is a serious MVP candidate.<\/p>\n<h2>Cade Cunningham does it all for the Pistons<\/h2>\n<p>The Thunder were missing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the incumbent Most Valuable Player, along with All-Stars Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren. The Pistons still needed a lot from their star to get past the shorthanded Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham dished out 13 assists, grabbed five boards and added three steals and blocks. These weren&#8217;t cheap assists, either. Every one of Cunningham&#8217;s dimes got his teammates a layup, a dunk or a three-pointer. Detroit only made nine threes \u2014 with three made by Cunningham, and four off of his passes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/pistons_cade_cunningham_bolsters_mvp_case_in_big_win_over_thunder\/s1_13132_43519439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cade Cunningham had a tough shooting night Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He bounced back in a big way in a 124-116 win over the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. The Detroit Pistons All-Star scored 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting Wednesday, going 3-of-5 from three-point range and making all four of his free throws. 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