New York, New York, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives past New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) in the fourth quarter during game five of f

Cunningham had 24 points on 10-of-25 shooting and 11 assists in Thursday’s 118-116 Game 3 loss. He flourished in Game 2 (33 points, 12 rebounds) and the Pistons prevailed. But when he’s even been a little bit off, they’ve lost. Bickerstaff said the Knicks will keep OG Anunoby on Cunningham as much as they can.

Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon revealed the next step for Cade Cunningham if he is to lead team deeper into NBA playoffs.