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Pistons get one good sign while awaiting Cade Cunningham injury news after collapsed lung

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Detroit is doing what it can in the meantime.

Pistons get one good sign while awaiting Cade Cunningham injury news after collapsed lung originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Detroit Pistons look like they'll hold on to the No.

1 seed in the Eastern Conference despite Cade Cunningham's injury absence. But his collapsed lung still looms large in the Eastern Conference as the playoffs approach. Will Cunningham be set to play in the postseason?

That'll play as big a role as you might expect, except that the Pistons have one good sign working in their favor. "One positive sign is that the Pistons haven't missed a step in Cunningham's absence, going 8-2 with a plus-11. 9 net rating in that span," ESPN's Zach Kram wrote in a new article this week.

"Both losses came in overtime. Detroit would be in great shape if its supporting cast keeps playing that well -- with a healthy Cunningham back in the fold. " MORE: Lakers have a $61.