Pistons Game 6 comeback: Cade Cunningham outscores Magic in fourth quarter to save season
Pistons Game 6 comeback: Cade Cunningham outscores Magic in fourth quarter to save season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Detroit Pistons were on the brink of elimination but fought back in Game 6 to force a decisive Game 7 against the Orlando Magic .
The Pistons had a nightmare first half, as they were down 60-38 at the break while down 3-2 in the series. However, Cade Cunningham truly carried the team in the second half, helping Detroit erase the deficit to produce a 93-79 victory. The comeback will go down in both Pistons and NBA history as one of the more impressive second-half performances in recent memory.
Detroit and Orlando will now play a Game 7 on Sunday, as the Pistons will have a chance to cement a 3-1 series comeback. Here's how the Pistons had an improbable victory on Friday night. NBA PLAYOFFS HQ: Live NBA scores | NBA playoff schedule | NBA playoff bracket Pistons Game 6 comeback The Pistons were down 22 points at halftime, and the lead even reached 24 points, as they were facing the realistic possibility of being the next No.
1 seed to lose in the first round. However, Detroit fought back in the second half with an inspired effort while taking advantage of poor Magic by the offense. Detroit produced a 24-11 third quarter to cut into Orlando’s lead, then then took the lead for good with an even more dominant 31-8 fourth quarter.
In the process, the Magic missed 23-straight shots, allowing the Pistons to get right back into the game. Overall, the Pistons had a 26-3 run in the second half to take full control of the game. The Pistons got contributions from Tobias Harris, who scored 20 points on the night, and Duncan Robinson, who had 14 points.