Pistons’ Cade Cunningham earns his first Eastern Conference Player of the Week award
LOS ANGELES The NBA announced Monday afternoon that Cade Cunningham had been named the NBAs Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Dec.
16-22.
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The Player of the Week honor comes two days after Cunningham led Detroit to a 133-125 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night at the Footprint Center.
He finished the game with 28 points, 13 assists, two blocks, and a pair of steals.
His most impressive game was on Dec.
16, when the Pistons beat the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena.
Cunningham recorded his sixth triple-double of the season, scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and posting a career-best 18 assists.
With 33 seconds remaining, he scored a game-winning layup to give the Pistons the win.
Detroits lone loss came Thursday night against the Utah Jazz .
However, Cunningham still put on an All-Star-worthy performance, recording 33 points, four rebounds, seven assists, and four blocks in 38 minutes.
This marks the first time Cunninghams has received the Player of the Week award.
The San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama joins him from the Western Conference with averages of 36 points, 6.5 rebounds and four assists..
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