Pistons force Magic to Game 7, Cade Cunningham matches Isiah Thomas' record
Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson uplift the Pistons to force an NBA Playoffs Game 7 against the Magic as one of them reach heights only Isiah Thomas reached.
Pistons force Magic to Game 7, Cade Cunningham matches Isiah Thomas' record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NBA Playoffs have become very unexpected.
The Detroit Pistons were written off by a vast majority of outlets and analysts as a first-round exit. Cade Cunningham heard all of the noise and turned the jets on. Ausar Thompson and Tobias Harris quickly followed his footsteps which led to a massive 93-79 win.
One of them even notched a record that only Isiah Thomas touched in franchise history. Pistons' Cunningham notched Thomas' NBA Playoffs record, force Game 7 vs. Magic Being down 22 points by halftime usually means that a game in the NBA Playoffs is over.
This was not the case for the Pistons. Ausar Thompson led the team on the defensive end which prevented the Magic from scoring more than 11 points in the third quarter and limited them again to eight points in the final period. Cade Cunningham, on the other hand, exploded by leading the Pistons to a 55-point half.