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How historically bad is Paolo Banchero, Magic's Game 6 collapse vs. Pistons

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Cade Cunningham led the Pistons to a historic demolition of Paolo Banchero and the Magic in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs first-round.

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History is not the most kind to those who lose. The Orlando Magic have to face that reality. Paolo Banchero had two chances to eliminate the top-seeded Detroit Pistons after they led the series 3-1.

Two games later, they consecutively lost to Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson while also breaking a new record. Unfortunately, they are on the wrong side of NBA Playoffs history in all of the feats in Game 6. How historically bad is Banchero, Magic's Game 6 collapse to Pistons For starters, no other team in NBA Playoffs history has scored less in a half than the Magic in Game 6.

Paolo Banchero could only help his squad muster up 19 points against the Pistons. Not to mention, the Magic were limited to a horrid eight points in the fourth quarter. They made one of 20 field goal attempts and could not knock down a single three-pointer in that period too.