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UNSTOPPABLE: Pistons’ Cade Cunningham SHINES in Clutch Over Boston, Why Clutch Wins DEFINE This Team



UNSTOPPABLE: Pistons’ Cade Cunningham SHINES in Clutch Over Boston, Why Clutch Wins DEFINE This Team

Detroit Pistons edge out Boston Celtics as Cade Cunningham continues his clutch domination in the fourth quarter. Are the Pistons carving out a new identity as Eastern Conference contenders, or is their rise a flash in the pan?

Ku Khahil breaks down the back-and-forth battle, spotlighting Cunningham’s MVP-caliber play, the pivotal turnaround from Jaden Ivey and Caris LeVert, and the defensive challenges faced by Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson. Key insights include the Pistons’ ability to close games, tactical adjustments against Boston’s zone defense, and the developing chemistry of Detroit’s bench. The episode also examines head coach JB’s rotation strategies and poses the pressing question: Can the Pistons sustain their clutch performance as playoff pressure mounts?

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38 Comments

  1. @user-nu3zi3um6g

    Tobias Harris missed 3 wide open 3s in the opening minutes and became gun-shy from deep. Stared off 6 wide ass open 3s to throw grenades

  2. @jodygrimmett3745

    1st Listen. Yeah Ku my G, here's what I know, damn it feel good to have a good basketball team. I love me some Lions but I'm a Pistons fan at heart and to have the basketball team in this town doing good, is fantastic. Word up!!

  3. @doppspops2373

    Have teams been sending doubles to Cade less? I feel like Duren was really eating from getting the ball from Cade out of the double and now Duren isn't getting the ball in space as much. I'd like to see Duren get back to dominating.

  4. @Elplaga2314

    Any insight on JB's matchups, putting Ausar on Pritchard, when Jalen Brown is getting whatever he wants w Tobias on him. If we play them in a playoff series that decision will hurt them!

  6. @FC-hr4ww

    This was a Detroit gritty win, keep it going! I hope Ausar improves on his offense, I feel he is left wide open all the time and his free throws have to get better. Also I think maybe it’s in his head preventing him to attack the basket more in fear of having to shoot free throws. He’s such a freak athlete, I feel he can rise above and get some easy paint baskets, but he hesitates, fades away or passes back out, but ya his defense is too valuable to have reduced mins. Ivey still needs time to recover and def not his speedy self, obviously coming back from surgery and a broken leg, but his handle and movement looks off balance, like his mind is at 100% go, but his legs are not calibrated.

  7. @RVK117

    If Shams broke the news we traded Ben Simmons for Trey Murphy, I wouldn't be mad. How in God's name can you go 1/7 from the FT line and still expect to close games – Ron should be the closer

  8. @chriss5165

    Is "Smooth Operator" Cade's official moniker now? Will it be played regularly @LCA? Currently held by an F1 racer, dirt track racer, and Commander QB J.D.. Cade's for the taking! He got his own shoe now! And he's smmoootthh!

  9. @fkm512

    Very concerned about Ausar, its like they're playing 4 on 5 on offense a lot of the times when he's out there. Its gotta be very tough for JB to figure out lineups when there's so many non shooters

  12. @brucemoore3906

    @LockedOnPistons I was listening to Johnny Kane and Greg Kelsler during the post game and Ku I had no idea with all the great players this franchise has had that we've never had a league MVP but hopefully Cade changes that in the near future or better yet this season.

  13. @jeremyellismusic

    As a life long Celtics hater since 1983, I enjoyed this. Eye test for me said that Duren minutes were a minus today and Stew/Holland were plus. And while non-Pistons fan think Woo is redundant, they don't understand how well he fits and kinda just won/sved this game in about 45 seconds of hustle play.

  14. @brucemoore3906

    Cade is on a mission like Jordan was after losing to our Bad Boy Pistons in the playoffs. There won't be a repeat of Cade passing the ball in a clutch situation like when Beasley fumbled the ball out of bounds in game 6 vs the Knicks, Cade is going to take the shot from here on out.

  16. @angelahall577

    Every game isn't gonna be the same for every player. To wonder why this guy or that guy struggled on a particular night is wild. It's all a part of the game. Thompson definitely needs to work on free throws for sure. Im sure both Thompson and Duran wanted to have better games.

  17. @doiteffortless8396

    Javonte green deserves more love. He’s solid defensively. He’s decent from three and a good teammate. Good pick up by Trajan 💯

  21. @wojak-sensei6424

    As someone who doesn't enjoy judging a player's bag, Cade's bag goes to the center of the Earth damn near. Poetry in motion whether it's passing to the roll or shooting middys at a defender's teeth.

  23. @CoachFerguson

    I know you won't see Ausar on shooting coach Fred Vison's resume, at least not yet. Those free throws last night, oh boy! If you could do a side view and overlay those shots you would see several very different shot trajectory's, ON FREE THROWS, after spending the last year working with one of the worlds best shooting coaches!! It's time for him to take an Aaron Rogers type vacation. I want him to be great sooo bad, but his offense, specifically shooting (but the rest as well), is going in the wrong direction. Maybe it is a case of you must get worse to get better due to the severity of the changes, but I have my doubts. I still want him on the Pistons forever, but I'm coming to the realization that I may never get to enjoy a time where is is consistently great on both ends of the court.

  28. @tcattorney1080

    I don’t know if it was just a play or two but I noticed when ivy on brown that brown tried to body ivy and ivy didn’t move. Ivy had a good defensive stop against brown. Maybe in spot minutes u go back to that. I think Ausar needs to put a few more pounds on before he is ready for brown.

  29. @MasterA1Naturally

    People thought Jaylen Brown was hating when he said no one wants to be "that team" to lose to the Pistons during the historical losing streak. It made perfect sense to me. Teams were getting up for the Pistons, bringing their A games. This gave the young pups a lot of experience in high intensity, high pressure games. A similar phenomenon happened as a result of our recent historical winning streak. Every team we played wanted to be the team to break the streak. Once again, Pistons faced teams giving their best shot. Lon story short, Pistons are poised to be VERY prepared for the pressure and intensity of the playoffs this time!

  30. @anthonyhumphrey1454

    I would definitely start Ausar on Jaylen Brown and then if Ausar gets in some fould trouble, throw Ron Holland at him. He would sweat out all that black paint!

  32. @riansauce738

    Cade has been garbage from the 3 point line im happy to see he finally hit some 28% from 3 is crazy is this his best game from deep I probably ever seen

  33. @erickmoy3944

    Slightly disappointed there was no talk of Javonte Green picking Pritchard's pocket, going in for the tomahawk yam then flexing on the C's bench to earn the tech. Worth it.

  34. @joebesko5592

    Cade seems to be comfortable taking those clutch shots now… getting comfortable taking those shots helps down the road, i'm enjoying the third incarnation of the Pistons championship style basketball

  35. @Alec_outdoors

    Bro how does Ausar fix his touch around the rim. How is it that bad. He needs to get in the gym getting hundreds of reps a day finishing contested layups.

  36. @velocity313

    Welcome to Dery has been awesome! Exceeded expectations. And I would say even better than the movies. Though the premise of the military wanting to let IT lose was a dumb development. Also, did you notice as soon as we sat Duncan Robinson, Boston struggled to score. So tired of teams hunting him out. If he isn't hitting threes, he is a liability. Though I have noticed him at least trying harder on defense.

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