Cade Cunningham 🤝 Isiah Thomas
With tonight's performance, Cunningham joins Thomas (10x) as the only players in Pistons franchise history to record multiple postseason games with 25+ points and 10+ assists!
FINAL: Pistons 98, Magic 83. Pistons took control with a 30-3 run to open the second half. Big response in Game 2 to tie the series.
First home playoff win since May 24, 2008. Game 3 is Saturday.
Pistons beat the Magic 98-83 to even the First Round series 1-1.
Detroit owned the glass with 67 rebounds and 11 blocks.
Cade Cunningham: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST
Tobias Harris: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
Two of Bane's three highest-scoring games including his career-high 49, are against the Pistons. They've held him in check in the playoffs so far. Averaging 14.5 points on 29% shooting
Fans can either wait four minutes to watch the first Pistons home playoff win in 18 years, or beat traffic. Some are choosing the latter
#Pistons vs Orlando #Magic (Game 2)
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Instant notes and analysis of a dominant defensive performance from #DetroitBasketball as they FINALLY break the #NBAPlayoff home losing streak at LCA
FINAL: Pistons 98, Magic 83
Eight brilliant, dominant minutes to start the second half - a 30-3 run - restored order. Series tied 1-1, Game 3 is 1 p.m. Saturday in Orlando.
Cade Cunningham 27/6/11
30-3 3Q RUN BY DETROIT.
The score was tied at halftime (46-46).
Then, the Pistons went into takeover mode 😳
T. Harris: 6 PTS, 3-6 FGM
J. Duren: 6 PTS, 2-3 FGM
D. Robinson: 6 PTS, 2-3 FGM
I. Stewart: 6 PTS, 2-2 FGM
Au. Thompson: 5 PTS, 2-2 FGM
C. Cunningham: 5 PTS, 2-2 FGM
Keeping an eye on how many matchups Cade Cunningham is *looking* to attack. Pistons use him as a screener, gets the switch against Paolo and looks to attack. Him being able to cycle through switches intrigues me.
Pistons challenge the foul against Stew. Looked like a clean block on that Paolo dunk attempt. He's doing ridiculous things
The Magic went into halftime tied at 46.
It’s 49-73 Pistons with 5 minutes left.
The Magic have scored 3 POINTS in half a quarter of organized basketball
Said it on the pod yesterday, but there's a defensive intensity this team can summon that can't be matched. Both teams are physical but the Pistons have been on a different level this season on that end
That was the second-best quarter in Pistons postseason history (38-16)
Only one better: second quarter of 1987 East quarterfinals Game 2 vs Bullets (40-14)
halftime:
Pistons - 46
Magic - 46
4:34 left in 3rd quarter:
Pistons - 76
Magic - 49
Detroit is on a 30-3 run.
I had just told my colleague, the great @joshrobbins.bsky.social, at the half that Orlando had played better or even with the top-seeded Pistons for six straight quarters, on the road.
Then the seventh quarter happened.
Detroit is on a 30-3 run through the first seven-plus minutes of the third.
Pistons have held the Magic to 1-9 shooting and forced 6 turnovers in the 3rd, which they're winning 30-3. Utter dominance
Orlando losing its cool and is now down 20 halfway into the third.
It was 46-46 at halftime.
It's now 69-49.
#Pistons!
Detroit pushes the lead to 69-49. It feels like the Pistons have 6 defenders on the floor. The Magic can't get clean looks or even string passes together.
This third quarter is so powerful. 7 minutes of complete and total domination.
Pistons need to bottle that up somehow but whatever JB said in the locker room at half worked lol
