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Pistons Overcome 24-Point Deficit, Force Game 7

5/2/2026

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Pistons Force Game 7

Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 93-79 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Cade Cunningham scored 32 points while Tobias Harris added 22 for Detroit.
Detroit erased a 24-point deficit with a 35-5 run, during which the Magic missed 23 consecutive shots.
Detroit will host Game 7 on Sunday after outscoring Orlando 24-11 in the third quarter.

Summary

Wagner Out

Franz Wagner is expected to miss Game 6, leaving Orlando without its second-best scorer.
Detroit entered the series with the Eastern Conference’s most regular-season wins.
Cade Cunningham averaged 32.6 points per game in the playoffs, up from 26.1 in the regular season.
Betting analyst David (futureprez2024) recommends taking the Magic to cover the spread and a modest moneyline on Orlando.

Summary

Pistons Rally

The Detroit Pistons erased a 24-point deficit to win on the road, the largest road-team elimination comeback since the 1996-97 season.
Despite the 113-38 home-court advantage in Game 7s, Detroit hopes to clinch the series at Little Caesars Arena.
Orlando shot 3-for-17 and committed five turnovers in the third quarter, then missed its first 16 fourth-quarter attempts until Paolo Banchero (Magic forward) dunked with 2:24 left.

History

Historical Context

In summer 1996 Pat Riley overhauled the Heat, adding Alonzo Mourning and Jamal Mashburn and turning Miami into a defensive “Road Warriors” team that posted a 32-9 road record and captured the franchise’s first Atlantic Division title (61-21). That foundation enabled the May 1997 Game 5 comeback, when Mourning’s 28 points erased a 24-point third-quarter deficit to eliminate the Knicks.

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Pistons Force Game 7

Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 93-79 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Cade Cunningham scored 32 points while Tobias Harris added 22 for Detroit.
Detroit erased a 24-point deficit with a 35-5 run, during which the Magic missed 23 consecutive shots.
Detroit will host Game 7 on Sunday after outscoring Orlando 24-11 in the third quarter.

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