On December 29, 2023, the Pistons suffered a record-breaking 28-game losing streak to the Celtics, who went two months without a win. No one will watch the Pistons' game, but there will always be people who will pay attention to how many consecutive losses the Pistons have today.

On February 25, 2025, the Pistons beat the Clippers to win a seven-game winning streak, which is also the longest winning streak in the league right now. From the longest losing streak to the longest winning streak, it took them just over a year.

If you like the story of the counterattack, then you will love this season's Pistons. The Pistons are now in sixth place in the East, 3.5 wins away from the seventh-place Magic, and only one win away from the fourth and fifth.

The Pistons have 32 wins this season, which is also the number of wins in the first three seasons of Cunningham's career combined. If you still think that Cunningham's All-Star selection is a fluke, then the performances in these two games are enough to dispel your doubts.

Yesterday, he played 14 of 24 shots from the Hawks, killed all sides in the first half, and connected the whole team in the second half, with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists in the game, and only 3 turnovers; In today's win over the Clippers, he had 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists on 9-of-22 shooting, and of course 7 turnovers.

Cunningham isn't a man who likes Doncic's big ball ball, but with Ivey still injured, he's had to take on more players and contribute more production. His high turnover count was unavoidable, but he also offset them with higher production.

Since the All-Star, Cunningham has averaged 31.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game, shooting 54.2% from three-point range, leading the team to a 3-0 record. In a way, Cunningham is shedding his hat of inefficiency, shooting 46 percent from the field and nearly 37 percent from three-point range this season as both career-highs.

If Cunningham was seeking an All-Star spot before February, then after the All-Star Game, Cunningham has moved towards the best team, and with the Pistons' record and Cunningham's strength, the best team is not a fantasy.

This season is the first season of the Pistons' rise, and their rise is similar to last year's Rockets. a new manager who is well-governed and has already proven himself elsewhere (Bickerstaff); The long period of pendulum has accumulated enough young talent (Cunningham, Duren, Ivey, and Osar); and a deep enough squad depth.

The rise of the Pistons this season has a lot to do with Cunningham's growth, of course, I think the more important reason is that their roster depth has become better and more reasonable, and the management of the Pistons has finally understood to stop matching CC with players who can't shoot.

After Hardaway Jr. left the Mavericks, his career ushered in a recovery; Harris played a performance of 52 million in 2 years, and the money was not spent in vain; Beasley, the brightest player, has been able to shoot nearly four three-pointers per game on 42.3 percent three-point shooting this season.

Cunningham's strength is that he can use his ability to drive his teammates, if those teammates can shoot open threes, of course. You've always paired Cunningham with a player like Hayes, and Cunningham's head is big.

The Pistons ranked fourth from the bottom in the league in offensive efficiency last year and had the fourth-lowest three-point percentage in the league. After the targeted introduction of these three-point shooting points, the Pistons have made considerable progress this season by ranking 15th in the league in offensive efficiency and 17th in the league in three-point shooting.

The Pistons set the stage for Cunningham, and Cunningham's performance on stage was fantastic. His passing vision is one of his strongest talents, and Cunningham can handle it when it's for Duren's pick-and-roll or for an open three-point shooter who is let go on the weak side.

Tyronn Lue, the head coach of today's opponents, said: "He can take that step and become the next James Harden, you know, just like Luka. He now plays at the same pace as Luka, but at a younger age. He never panics. "He played like one of the best players in the league," Harden said. ”

Harden looked at Cunningham across the street as if he was looking at himself when he was younger, and of course these two are also the two people with the most turnovers in the league. If Cunningham can make his mistakes a little less frequent, it will be a qualitative leap for him.

There is no doubt that the Pistons and Cunningham have survived the long night, the distant horizon has been white, and when the first rays of sunlight shine on Detroit, the automobile industry city, which has been almost abandoned by the times, finally ushered in the long-lost roar again.