“Cade Cunningham really made Rudy Gay play Ring Around the Rosie”: The forward veteran falls prey to the rookie’s crafty handles during the Jazz-Pistons matchup

Late in the 1^st quarter of the Pistons-Jazz clash, Cade Cunningham displayed his crafty handles and hit a spin around jumper over Rudy Gay.

Yesterday night, an ailing Detroit Pistons gave a hard fight to the 4^th best team in the West – Utah Jazz. Even though the Jazz managed to grab a 101-111 win, the bout was surely much more competitive than they imagined it to be. Had it not been for the heroics of Cade Cunningham, it would’ve been a much more comfortable blowout victory for the Jazz.

The #1 pick of the 2021 draft managed to stuff the stat sheet – 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals, and only 2 turnovers. Recording his 4^th 25/5/5 game, he is the only rookie this year to record multiple such games. And ties legends Isiah Thomas and Grant Hill for the most such games in team history through the 1^st 36 games.

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However, Cunningham didn’t go viral on social media for this incredible achievement. The 6-foot-6 guard made headlines for his impressive play late in the 1^st quarter of the bout.

NBA Twitter reacts as Cade Cunningham displays his shifty handles to leave Rudy Gay frozen

At the 2:30 minute mark of the 1^st period, Cunningham displayed a series of sleek handles. The 15-year vet Rudy Gay was left helpless as Cunningham went on to knock down a stunning turnaround jumper.

Here, have a look at the mesmerizing play.

Cade Cunningham leaves Rudy Gay needing a map pic.twitter.com/TtcrIcZyQA

— hoops bot (@hoops_bot) January 22, 2022

NBA Twitter went gaga over the rookie’s play as it went viral all over social media.

👀😬😤@CadeCunningham_ I see ya #NBA pic.twitter.com/ucIBpMDi68

— CaLiRasied_801-420 (@CeeDeezNutz88) January 22, 2022

Give Cade Cunningham the ball and move out the way !!!!

— Cartier (@Yeah_Beezy) January 22, 2022

Cade Cunningham made Rudy Gay play Ring Around the Rosie 😭

pic.twitter.com/wxkvDvZEZa

— Pistons Talk (@Pistons__Talk) January 22, 2022

get dat man a GPS https://t.co/AwLJwhGDWf

— jake (@JakesBadTweets) January 22, 2022

Also Read: NBA Twitter lauds the 22-year-old for recording the most number of 35-point games in franchise history

The Pistons have now lost 4 out of their last 6 games, sitting 14th in the East with an abysmal 11-34 record. However, Cade has been one of the very few positive takeaways for Detroit, putting up a solid ROTY campaign, averaging 15.6/5.4/5.1.