Pistons star Cade Cunningham shed even more light on his blossoming rivalry with 2021 NBA Draft mate, Rockets guard Jalen Green.

Jalen Green just won the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award, playing some of the best basketball of his career since Jan. 1, averaging 28.7 points on 51.2% shooting from the field and 47.

Cade Cunningham has helped lead the Detroit Pistons to a 22-21 record, an 18-win improvement from this time last year.

Before Monday’s matchup began, Cade Cunningham stressed the importance of this game for the Detroit Pistons. He called for a rare, emergency, last-minute team meeting at the free-throw line near Detroit’s bench roughly 10 minutes before tipoff.

The Houston Rockets came up short in their 107-96 matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Monday afternoon inside Toyota Center. The Rockets and Pistons, though