Cade Cunningham's rise to superstardom is complete and it's glorious

I'll admit it without hesitation. I didn't expect the Detroit Pistons to come back from a 3-1 deficit against the Orlando Magic . In fact, as some of you dear readers may remember, I was ready to bury the Pistons after the Magic stole Game 1 on the road in Detroit.

I was ultimately proven wrong. I will be wrong in the future, too. Such is life in trying to predict the chaos of playoff basketball.

But to me, above all, credit is due for the one young man who put the Pistons on his back. Of course, I'm talking about Cade Cunningham. The young point guard may as well have donned a red cape to take the Pistons to the second round.

Let's be clear. At times, Cunningham struggled mightily with being the only consistent offensive option against a strong defensive team like the Magic. Through the first four games of this first-round series, Cunningham shot just 39-of-92 from the field (42 percent).