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Detroit Pistons Avoid Game 5 Elimination with 116-109 Win over Orlando Magic
Cade Cunningham set a franchise playoff record with 45 points as Detroit avoided elimination and forced a decisive Game 6.
- Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, as the top-seeded Detroit Pistons defeated the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 on Wednesday night in Game 5 to stave off elimination.
- The Magic fell to 0-10 in franchise history on the road in a Game 5, never leading while facing a 15-point deficit early in the final quarter.
- Paolo Banchero matched Cunningham with 45 points but missed 7 of 12 free throws, while Tobias Harris added 23 points and Jalen Duren contributed 12 points and nine rebounds for Detroit.
- Game 6 is Friday night in Toronto, giving the Magic a second chance to advance at home after the series returns to Orlando.
- Detroit's comeback mirrors the franchise's 2003 feat as a No. 5 seed, one of seven times NBA teams have overcome a 3-1 deficit this century.
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Cade Cunningham pours in 45 as Pistons extend series vs. Magic
Cade Cunningham poured in a career-playoff-high 45 points as the top-seeded Detroit Pistons staved off elimination with a 116-109 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their first-round series on Wednesday. The post Cade Cunningham pours in 45 as Pistons extend series vs. Magic appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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