Cade Cunningham – Cunningham’s second-half surge helped the Pistons erase a 22-point deficit to force Game 7 vs. Orlando.
A 22-point first-half hole didn’t just get filled, it got buried as Cade Cunningham helped the Detroit Pistons turn Game 6 into a statement and set up a winner-take-all Game 7 at home.
Down 3-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Orlando Magic, the top-seeded Pistons looked in serious danger early in Friday night’s Game 6. Detroit trailed 60-38 at the break, and with time running out, the season’s end suddenly felt closer than anyone wanted to consider.
Then Cunningham took over in the second half, scoring 24 of his 32 points as the Pistons stormed back. Detroit didn’t just pull level; it flipped the momentum with an emphatic defensive push, holding the Magic to 4-for-37 shooting overall and limiting Orlando further in the fourth quarter.
That turnaround matters because it didn’t come from a single spark. Misryoum notes the Pistons sustained the run long enough to reshape the game, changing how both teams felt possession by possession.
The result was a 93-79 win for Detroit. evening the series and handing the Pistons a crucial shift heading into the deciding contest.. With Game 7 now set at home. Cunningham’s confidence after the comeback reads less like bravado and more like the logical belief built from surviving a moment that looked fatal.
“We weren’t going to lay down for anything. We went into the locker room, obviously we had a big hill to climb. But it was still a lot of confidence in the room that we were going to do it together and we were going to find a way out,” Cunningham said following the victory.
Misryoum Insight: In playoff basketball, belief can be as important as execution, and Detroit proved it can translate confidence into intensity on both ends.
Game 7 between the Pistons and Magic will be played on Sunday at 3:30 AM E.T. With Detroit having already dismantled Orlando’s rhythm after halftime, the stage is set for a showdown where momentum could swing fast again.