Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to
lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the
eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, evening their
first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA
playoff history, AzerNEWS reports citing AP.
The Pistons had lost 11 straight home postseason games, a
drought that started in 2008.
Game 3 is Saturday in Orlando.
Detroit dominated the third quarter, turning a tie game into a
rout by outscoring the Magic 38-16 in the period with six players
scoring at least five points.
After Cunningham scored a career playoff-high 39 points in Game
1 and didn’t get much help, the All-Star guard had plenty of
support, with five teammates scoring in double figures.
Jalen Suggs scored 19 points and Paolo Banchero had 18 for the
Magic. They combined to miss 21 of 35 shots as the team shot 33%
and was held to a season low in points.
Detroit’s Tobias Harris scored 16 points, Jalen Duren and Ausar
Thompson had 11 each, and Duncan Robertson and Isaiah Stewart each
scored 10. Robinson made three much-needed 3-pointers for a team
that struggles with outside shooting.
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