Cunningham leads Pistons to 24-point comeback against Magic to force Game 7

[p]Up 3-2 and seeking a close-out win, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Magic[/a] had led by as many as 24 in the second half, before their shooting suddenly collapsed and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit[/a] took full advantage.[/p][p]A shell-shocked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-orlando/nRFCr4U4/"]Orlando[/a] missed 23 consecutive field goals - the longest streak in playoff history - scoring just one point in over 10 minutes of basketball.[/p][embed guid="6ea3dff6-fc49-4295-b578-56f62c8bc77a" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2050393326738632724?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Boos rained down on the court as a 71-54 Magic advantage was transformed into an 80-72 Detroit lead, with a stunning 26-1 run.[/p][p]The Pistons sealed a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/orlando-magic-QZMS36Dn/?mid=xKw4DMM9"]93-79[/a] victory.[/p][p][b]"Never say die, simple as that. I mean, Detroit grit, it's what we've been talking about all year," [/b]said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a], who led the way with 32 points and 10 rebounds.[/p][embed guid="32713cbc-31c5-4674-9546-a8a378e3ab17" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2050399777183981883?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Having been down 3-1 in the series, the Pistons had looked set to become just the seventh top seed in NBA history to lose in the first round to their conference's bottom seed.[/p][p]But they now have a chance to win the series back in Detroit on Sunday, and progress to an Eastern semi-final against either the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/a] or the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Toronto Raptors[/a].[/p][p]After an even first quarter, Orlando went on a hot streak for a sudden 17-point lead. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suggs-jalen/z1xvVUf4/"]Jalen Suggs[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bane-desmond/dCwE0YA5/"]Desmond Bane[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edgecombe-jr-valdez/GSA6NTGG/"]Wendell Carter Jr.[/a] all sank three-pointers in less than a minute.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/banchero-paolo/06ii067b/"]Paolo Banchero[/a] stirred to life, too, with Orlando shooting 62 percent in the second quarter as their defense restricted Detroit to 12 points.[/p][embed guid="606d65fd-728f-495a-af78-89790bab4552" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2050364103089156607?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Orlando's lead stretched to 24 soon after the break, before an epic Pistons fightback began.[/p][p]Detroit were suddenly winning every turnover, while the Magic's shooting collapsed under the pressure of trying to close out their first playoff series win since 2010.[/p][p]The Pistons, having dominated the regular season with a 60-22 record, will now be the favorites to win their own first playoff series since 2008.[/p][p][b]"Thank God we get to take this back to the crib. It's gonna be loud in Detroit, and we got to finish our business," s[/b]aid Cunningham, who scored 19 in the fourth quarter.[/p]