Cade Cunningham poured in a Pistons playoff document 45 issues to carry off a sizzling Paolo Banchero (45 issues) and power Sport 6 in Orlando.
The Detroit Pistons stored their season for one evening in entrance in their house lovers towards the feisty Orlando Magic.
Cade Cunningham bounced again from two tough outings in Orlando to attain a Pistons playoff document 45 issues, Ausar Thompson crammed the stat sheet and the Pistons hung on for the 116-109 in Sport 5 on Wednesday, April 29, within the 2026 NBA playoffs at Little Caesars Area in Detroit.
Thompson dove at the ground to regulate a key offensive rebound after a Tobias Harris omit, and Cunningham drilled a pull-up 2-pointer for a 114-109 lead with 31.3 seconds left.
Paolo Banchero just about led a 17-point comeback for the Magic, and completed with a playoff career-high 45 issues on 17-for-31 taking pictures, together with 6-for-11 on 3s.
The Pistons path the first-round collection, 3-2.
Sport 6 shall be Friday evening in Orlando (Top Video), the place the Magic gained two times already on this best-of-seven matchup.
The Magic are seeking to transform the 7th 8-seed to knock out a 1-seed in NBA historical past, however went simply 16-for-30 on the foul line.
Cunningham poured in 5 3s and shot 13-for-23 general. He scored 27 within the first part. Tobias Harris added 23 issues for the Pistons.
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Thompson twisted his ankle early within the 3rd quarter and ignored just about 5 mins, however returned with an additional verve, gobbling rebounds, main a fastbreak for a Harris dunk and getting 3 steals within the quarter. Thompson completed with six issues, 15 rebounds, six assists, 5 steals and two blocks in 36 mins (he even have 5 turnovers).
Duncan Robinson had 12 issues with 3 3s and Jalen Duren had 12 issues, 9 rebounds (5 on offense) and two blocks.
Anthony Black sizzled with 19 issues off the bench for Orlando, which performed with out second-leading scorer Franz Wagner (proper calf pressure). The Magic began Pontiac local Jamal Cain in Wagner’s position.
The Pistons led by means of up to 17, 48-31, on the 8:21 mark of the second one quarter, however the Magic closed the part with a 7-0 run after a chain of mistakes and fouls from the Pistons. Orlando was once simply 10-for-19 on the foul line within the part; the extra bodily Pistons had been 19-for-26.
The Pistons had 10 offensive rebounds within the first part to 4 for Orlando, together with 3 off ignored unfastened throws within the recreation’s first 3 mins.
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