Cade Cunningham played perhaps the best half of his career, but it took a true team effort from the Detroit Pistons to secure the 148-143 win against the Atlanta Hawks after Atlanta deployed an anyone but Cade defense in the second half.
Cunningham and Atlanta Hawks’ star Trae Young both finished with 38 points on the night. As they canceled each other out, the question was which team’s other players were going to step up and take the victory. Tonight, it was Piston after Pistons who stepped up.
The biggest clutch plays late belonged to new Pistons point guard and former Hawk Dennis Schroder.