THE LA CLIPPERS AND THE DETROIT PISTONS Maybe we forgot, after years of injuries and disappointments, just how good Kawhi Leonard can be when his body cooperates. If you needed a reminder, I hope you watched Game 2.

Cade Cunningham has arrived. The Detroit Pistons’ superstar, in Madison Square Garden with the nation watching and many famous actors, athletes and musicians in attendance, put on a show. The New York Knicks were hapless as he terrorized their crew of long-armed wings with an array of spins,

Cade Cunningham led Detroit to a 100-94 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday, tying the series at one win apiece and ending a 15-game playoff losing skid. In the second playoff game of his career, Cunningham dropped 33 points and 12 boards.