Cunningham, Banchero put on show with 45-points a piece, but Pistons rally around star to get critical win
The Pistons extend their season after finally finding their offense this series. Magic lead 3-2 with series heading to Orlando.
It took five games, but the Detroit Pistons found their offense ā just in time to extend their season. That started, as it has all year long, with Cade Cunningham, who dropped 45 points on 13-of-23 shooting. Except he wasn't alone ā Orlando's Paolo Banchero matched him shot-for-shot and scored 45 as well, including six 3-pointers.
It was an epic showdown between the back-to-back No. 1 picks. 45 POINTS FOR CADE.
45 POINTS FOR PAOLO. 2nd time EVER two opponents have dropped 45 in a postseason game... Pistons keep their season alive in an ALL-TIME battle between the 2021 and 2022 No.
1 picks pic. twitter. com/BvRX27ZP8S ā NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2026 Cunningham got more help in Game 5 than he has all series ā the Pistons played with the desperation of a team trying to stave off elimination.