{"id":716494,"date":"2026-04-23T09:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/716494\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:33:24","slug":"pistons-cade-cunningham-breaks-down-isaiah-stewarts-importance-amid-nba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/716494\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham breaks down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s importance amid NBA Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/detroit-pistons\/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-isaiah-stewart-importance-nba-playoffs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham breaks down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s importance amid NBA Playoffs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham breaks down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s importance amid NBA Playoffs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham breaks down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s importance amid NBA Playoffs<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wild-video-shows-indiana-football-011010999.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ClutchPoints&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/ad5809ca\/cade-cunningham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cade Cunningham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cade Cunningham&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cade Cunningham<\/a> shouldered the scoring load for the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/detroit-pistons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Pistons&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons<\/a> in Game 2. But <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6408\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isaiah Stewart;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Isaiah Stewart&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah Stewart<\/a> earned some roses from the all-star after <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/pistons-end-historic-losing-streak-022453714.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:their 98-83 dismantling of the Orlando Magic Wednesday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;their 98-83 dismantling of the Orlando Magic Wednesday&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their 98-83 dismantling of the Orlando Magic Wednesday<\/a> during the NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Stewart settled for only 10 points on the offensive side. But Cunningham, who dropped a game-high 27, praised the 6-foot-8 big for another reason.<\/p>\n<p>The face of the Pistons literally delivered a scouting report on what makes Stewart so effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting the rim, dominating inside, getting us extra shots\u2026I mean doing it all,\u201d Cunningham told reporters afterward postgame. \u201cHe\u2019s such a versatile player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/isaiah-stewart-won-t-divulge-032039148.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stewart joined Detroit\u2019s block party;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stewart joined Detroit\u2019s block party&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stewart joined Detroit\u2019s block party<\/a> on a night franchise legend Ben Wallace sat in the crowd. The 24-year-old ignited Little Caesars Arena through this thunderous swat during the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>He executed one more block: This one against the Magic\u2019s top scorer <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6691\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paolo Banchero;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paolo Banchero&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paolo Banchero<\/a> during the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart himself <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/971theticketxyt\/status\/2047151765527695821?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:became blunt about why he takes defense so seriously;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;became blunt about why he takes defense so seriously&quot;}\" class=\"link \">became blunt about why he takes defense so seriously<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m willing to lay my body on the line to make those plays\u2026for my teammates and coaches to feed off of it,\u201d Stewart said postgame.\u00a0\u201cWhen you meet someone at the rim, it says a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The past Washington Huskies star loves and embrace the Pistons\u2019 defensive culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m cut from that cloth. I don\u2019t feel that weight because it\u2019s just who I am and I enjoy carrying the identity for this team because that\u2019s why I was drafted here for,\u201d he said postgame.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit snapped a lengthy home playoff losing streak in the victory thanks to the \u201cversatile\u201d weapon Cunningham described.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/detroit-pistons\/pistons-news-jb-bickerstaff-detroit-game-3-defense-magic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JB Bickerstaff couldn\u2019t be prouder of Pistons\u2019 Game 3 defense vs. Magic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;JB Bickerstaff couldn\u2019t be prouder of Pistons\u2019 Game 3 defense vs. Magic&quot;}\" class=\"link \">JB Bickerstaff couldn\u2019t be prouder of Pistons\u2019 Game 3 defense vs. Magic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/pistons-cade-cunningham-joins-isiah-043944256.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham joins Isiah Thomas club with legend in attendance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham joins Isiah Thomas club with legend in attendance&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham joins Isiah Thomas club with legend in attendance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham breaks down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s importance amid NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints. 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