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Omari Sankofa II: JB on Duren and the two-man game with Cade: "The coverages are different, so they know their outlets …. But I'm not here to hop on the scoring piece. JD does so much for us all around that we know he’s capable of scoring, but his impact is felt no matter what."
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101. They take a 1-0 series lead. Pistons led by 18 in the 1st and spend the rest of the game battling back runs. Cavs tied it at 93. Duren answered with six straight. Cunningham: 23 pts, 7 assts Harris: 20 pts Duren: 11 pts, 12 rebs
Hunter Patterson: Cade Cunningham on his bond with Bickerstaff: "I've had plenty of talks with him just about trying to find answers in my life, trying to figure things out and just asking for his advice," Cunningham said of J.B. “Having somebody like that to call on means a lot, you know what I'm saying? Being in the NBA and being a player, it's the best life in the world. "But we really only have each other to relate to. We're kind of anomalies in where we come from and everything. It could be a lonely world in that way, as far as not having anybody that understands where we're coming from. But he just does a great job of it, he does a great job of helping us out in that way."
“He’s super supportive of all of us outside of just basketball,” Cade Cunningham told The Athletic. “Everybody feels like they can call him to talk about if they have problems with their girlfriend or if they need something for their kids. He’s just a very selfless and supportive person. Having somebody like that who cares about you on the court and wants you to be great on the court, but then also actually cares about your life and your well-being off the court is huge.”
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Ohm Youngmisuk: Cade Cunningham said he and the Pistons learned a lot from the Magic, that Orlando made them have to look at themselves in the mirror. He gave a lot of credit to Orlando. “This series is really going to set us up for the next series and we are going to get a lot better.”
Omari Sankofa II: Cade Cunningham: “We’re all cut from the same cloth as far as we feel like we’ve overcome a lot to get to where we are now … being down made us bond over that again and brought us closer, tighter and lock in on the system coaches put in place.”
ESPN Insights: Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris are the third duo in Pistons history each with 30 points in a playoff game . Joining: - 1977 First Round: Bob Lanier and Howard Porter vs. Warriors - 1976 Semis: Bob Lanier and Curtis Rowe vs. Warriors
Keith Langlois: FINAL: Pistons 116, Magic 94. Cade Cunningham 32 & 12 on 10 of 18/4 of 6/8 of 10, Tobias Harris 30, 5 of 7 from 3, Jalen Duren a big game, 15 & 15. Pistons come from 3-1 down to beat Orlando as they did in 2003. Pistons host Cleveland-Toronto winner Game 1, 7 p.m. Tuesday
ESPN: Cade Cunningham showing love to franchise royalty Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Dwane Casey. Cade's on the verge of winning Detroit's first playoff series since 2008
Cade Cunningham showing love to franchise royalty Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Dwane Casey.
— ESPN (@espn) May 3, 2026
Cade's on the verge of winning Detroit's first playoff series since 2008 💪 pic.twitter.com/x3nyt8VxVW
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Hunter Patterson: Cade Cunningham after the Game 6 comeback: “It’s about us going and finishing the job. None of this stuff means anything if we don’t win Game 7.”
Omari Sankofa II: Cade: “When we’re guarding the way we’re supposed to be, it’s really hard for them to score on us. It’s been too many stretches this series we haven’t guarded like we’re supposed to, so we’ve given them life.”
Hunter Patterson: Asked Cade Cunningham what it is about big moments that he enjoys so much: “Just the opportunity. Not everybody is blessed with those type of opportunities to have pressure. … A lot of times I feel undeserving of how great of moments I get to be a part of.”
Omari Sankofa II: Cade: "Going into the game I wanted to have a controlled aggression all night. Just my mentality and the way I prepare my mind going into the game all day allowed for what I thought and what I prepared to happen and come for me. Just have to keep it coming now."
