Pistons vs Magic winners/losers: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green unsung heroes

The Detroit Pistons stepped up with a haymaker in their biggest game of the season, on Wednesday, April 22, for a 98-83 victory . The Pistons, facing a 1-0 NBA playoff series deficit on their home floor, used a wild 30-3 run to turn a a 46-all slugfest at halftime that looked like a "Bad Boys" /"Goin' to Work" throwback into a 76-49 party against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. It's the first-ever playoff win in the 10-year-old arena's history, and stopped an NBA-record 11-game home playoff losing streak .

SHAWN WINDSOR: Pistons show they can dance in wet cement as well as anyone The Pistons dominated what they do best offensively, points in the paint, 54-34 , after getting bruised by that same margin in the pivotal statistic in a stunning Game 1 loss here Sunday night. Here's the winners and losers from the Pistons' blowout win. Pistons vs Magic winners in Game 2 Cade Cunningham, Pistons PG CARLOS MONARREZ: Detroit Pistons deliver redemption, but was it a KO blow vs Magic?

Cunningham was the lone Piston to show up offensively in Game 1 with 39 points, and it was the same story in the first half of Game 2. He was the only Piston in double figures at the half with 15 points, calmly getting to his spots and making shots despite no free throw attempts. Then in the third quarter, the team’s defensive stops allowed Cunningham to direct a suddenly potent offense.

He picked up seven assists in the quarter as Jalen Duren, Tobias Harris and Duncan Robinson all got going. Cunningham finished with a team-best 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting, including going 1-for-6 from 3, and just 4-for-8 at the free-throw line. More importantly, he dished 11 assists after producing four in Game 1.