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The Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons were fighting it out tight on Wednesday night, and it looked like the game may come down to the last seconds.

The Pistons led by a slim margin at the completion of three quarters, 83-79. This came after Detroit fell down by as much as 16 points in the first half and at the half.

A youthful Pistons squad needed to find a way to win it all while leading, since a comeback was in the works in Detroit. In that role, a team would usually look to its best player to take the lead in finishing the task at hand.

Instead, Cade Cunningham, the star of Detroit, was inexplicably AWOL throughout the fourth quarter. Monty Williams, the head coach of the Pistons, eliminated any reason for alarm after the game.

The head coach told reporters, “I just decided to roll with that group,” as reported by Mike Curtis of Detroit News. “Before Marcus Sasser hit that three on the left wing, I had him coming back.” The head coach wasn’t the only one who decided to stick with Marcus Sasser over Cunningham, though.

Detroit player Isaiah Stewart claimed that Cunningham showed selflessness by urging his coach to ride the hot hand, as the Pistons were playing well in the closing minutes of the game.

According to Woodward Sports’ Brandon Dent, Stewart told reporters, “Cade was a great teammate.”

Against the Raptors, the rookie Sasser played for almost the whole fourth quarter. Half of the six shots he took from the field were from long range.

Sasser made all but one of his three-pointers fall. Sasser led the Pistons with eight points, four rebounds, and three assists in only the fourth quarter.

The Pistons defeated the Raptors 113-104 after outscoring them 30-25 in the fourth quarter. Sasser was effective when the lights were brightest, even if his shot wasn’t always the best during the match.

He ultimately played 22 minutes off the bench and ended with 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Cunningham, meanwhile, had an early night.

The third-year veteran played 27 minutes over the first three quarters of the game, scoring 19 points, grabbing three rebounds, and giving out six assists.