Cade Cunningham matches Oscar Robertson as the Pistons close in on the franchise record for wins

Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons took a significant leap forward this season, with Saturday's 129-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo extending their streak to 12 games.

Cunningham had 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in the win, continuing his streak of scoring at least 25 points and 10 assists in six straight games. Real Sports points out that it has now drawn Oscar Robertsonwho achieved the same feat in 1964.

Cunningham has delivered multiple standout stat lines during Detroit's surge, including a triple-double of 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against the Washington Wizards, along with three additional 30-point performances during the streak, which reached 12 despite missing three contests in between.

Their 12 game streak is the franchise's longest since the 2003-04 championship team won 13 straight, a stretch that lasted nearly a month.

Sitting at 14-2, the Pistons have two games left in their four-game swing, facing the Indiana Pacers on Monday and the Boston Celtics on Wednesday in an NBA Cup matchup.

They will then return to Detroit for another NBA Cup matchup on Friday against the Orlando Magic.

Cade Cunningham was compared to the NBA MVP

Cade Cunningham's rise – and Detroit's resurgence – has been compared to the emergence of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder after several years of rebuilding.

And three-time NBA champion Danny Green he says the two guards mirror each other's growth.

“(Cade Cunningham is) similar to the SGA East to me, playing at his own pace, taking his time,” Green said on Wednesday's NBA Today.

“What's more impressive to me is how they've gotten wins with him out of the lineup. Question: Can they win 28 (in a row)? That's going to be impressive. If they do, Cade Cunningham … could be MVP.”

Cunningham is averaging 27.3 points and 9.9 assists per game this year, while Gilgeous-Alexander is producing 31.9 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game.

Both stars have guided their teams to the best records in their respective conferences. Fans will have to wait a bit for their head-to-head meeting, as the first Pistons-Thunder matchup is scheduled for February 2026 in OKC, with Detroit hosting the second game in March.