James Harden's Strong Cade Cunningham Statement After Clippers-Pistons

LA Clippers 11-time All-Star James Harden had high praise for Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham

Feb 24, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) defends against LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) during the second half at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images / David Reginek-Imagn Images

The LA Clippers were taken down by the Detroit Pistons on Monday night 106-97, as a shorthanded LA squad could not get the job done on the road. Playing without Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell was never going to be easy for LA, but they still let the Pistons bully them.

The Pistons have now won seven consecutive games, their longest in over a decade. The league is not used to the Pistons being this good, but All-Star guard Cade Cunningham has completely taken over the NBA.

Cade Cunningham drops 30+ PTS for the second night in a row to lead the @DetroitPistons to their 7th straight win!

🔥 32 PTS
🔥 9 REB
🔥 7 AST
🔥 3 STL

This ties Detroit's longest winning streak since the 2014-15 season. pic.twitter.com/vfSUHdWA09

— NBA (@NBA) February 25, 2025

In Monday's win, Cunningham dropped 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals to lead Detroit. Following the game, Clippers star guard James Harden gave Cunningham his flowers, noting his improvement from years past.

"He had nothing around him," Harden said. "He’s finally healthy, finally has some pieces he can work with -- shooters, bigs -- and as a result of that he’s playing like an All-Star, like one of the best players in the league. Kudos to him. He’s done an unbelievable job this year and he’s going to continue to get better."

James Harden postgame in Detroit

Said that he and T Lue are both competitors trying to win, and minutes is a game-by-game conversation

Praised Cade Cunningham for playing like "one of the best players in this league"

And of course, the need to win before getting back home pic.twitter.com/3Qw2oAIVr7

— Law Murray 🔄 (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 25, 2025

Harden has had a Hall of Fame career with 11 All-Star appearances and one MVP award. The Clippers guard always gives props to the younger generation of stars and gave more praise to the 23-year-old Pistons All-Star.

"So far, he’s done an unbelievable job," Harden said. "Like I said, he’s healthy. Step one, you have to be on the court, and then the front office has done an unbelievable job of putting pieces around him to where he can be successful... I know he’s going to have an unbelievable career."

Cunningham is averaging 25.8 points, 9.5 assists, and 6.3 rebounds per game this season, becoming one of the top guards in the league, and has been the cornerstone in Detroit's insane turnaround.

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