Pistons rout Magic in Game 7 to complete series rally, avoid playoff disaster

Nypost · May 03, 2026 · 395 words · By Associated Press

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DETROIT — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years.

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Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a postseason series by beating Orlando in the second round in 2008.

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The Pistons advance to play the winner of Sunday evening’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors.

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Claim 1: “Paolo Banchero scored 38 for the Magic”

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Claim 2: “They trailed by 24 points in Game 6 in Orlando”

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Claim 3: “The Pistons became the 15th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit”

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NBA.com reports that the Pistons became the 15th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit. No other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific historical rank.

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Claim 4: “Tobias Harris added 30 points”

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Two independent news sources (The Guardian and another news report) explicitly state that Tobias Harris added 30 points in Game 7.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Detroit Pistons season is the 85th season of the franchise, the 78th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ninth in Midtown Detroit. From October 29 to November 26, 2025, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Detroit_Pistons_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tobias John Harris (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Harris

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Claim 5: “the second in the last two nights, after the Philadelphia 76ers came back to eliminate Boston”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the claim regarding the Philadelphia 76ers eliminating Boston.

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Claim 6: “the Pistons finished the half on a 9-2 run to take a 60-49 lead”

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Claim 7: “Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists”

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Two independent news sources (The Guardian and another news report) explicitly state that Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists in Game 7.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cade Parker Cunningham (born September 25, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Bowie High School in hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cade_Cunningham

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Claim 8: “Jalen Duren... put up his first double-double of the series with 15 points and 15 rebounds”

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Claim 9: “which last won a postseason series by beating Orlando in the second round in 2008”

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Two independent news sources confirm that the Pistons last won a postseason series by beating Orlando in the second round in 2008.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a postseason series by beating Orlando in the second round in 2008. The Pistons advance to play the winner of Sunday evening’s Game 7 betwee…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/sports/pistons-rout-magic-in-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cunningham averaged 32.4 points over the series for Detroit, who last won a postseason series when they beat Orlando in the second round in 2008.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/03/pistons-comple…

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web search NEUTRAL — Detroit rallied to pull within two before Orlando closed with six straight points to lead 35-27 after Banchero and Suggs combined to score 20 points. The Magic led 55-51 at halftime. The Pistons came …
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/magic-beat-pistons-exte…

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Claim 10: “The Pistons advance to play the winner of Sunday evening’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors”

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The claim is mentioned in the news reports provided, but the specific search results for 'claim 6' provided in the evidence block are irrelevant (Reddit threads). However, the news reports in the evidence for claim 5 mention this advancement.

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web search NEUTRAL — News, Events, Food, Discussion, and More about Detroit and Southeast Michigan.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/

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web search NEUTRAL — 174 votes, 64 comments. 149K subscribers in the DetroitPistons community. Home of the 3x NBA Champions - The Detroit Pistons
https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitPistons/comments/1aniykn/wel…

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web search NEUTRAL — Reddit requires a 10:1 ratio when posting your own content. r/DetroitRedWings uses the same guidelines for self-promotion posts and comments, but with a minor tweak: we require only a 5:1 ratio. Which…
https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/about/

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Claim 11: “The Magic finished the third quarter with 15 points”

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Claim 12: “Franz Wagner was injured in Game 4”

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Claim 13: “Nine of the points came from Cunningham and Harris”

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Claim 14: “Orlando only scored 113 points in the final six quarters of the series — an average of 18.8 per period”

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Claim 15: “the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday”

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The score of 116-94 is confirmed by ESPN, NBA.com, and multiple news reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season was the 84th season of the franchise, the 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the eighth in Midtown Detroit. This was the Pistons' first season un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Detroit_Pistons_season

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Claim 16: “Cunningham and Harris became the first Pistons teammates to score 30 points in a playoff game since Bob Lanier (33) and Howard Porter (30) against the Golden State Warriors on April 17, 1977”

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Claim 17: “Orlando only had one other player reach double figures in the first three quarters, as Desmond Bane had 10”

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Claim 18: “Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit”

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Two independent news sources (The Guardian and another news report) confirm that Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for the series.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 NBA draft, the 75th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NBA draft returned to Brooklyn afte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 NBA season was the 79th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 22, 2024, and ended on April 13, 2025. The NBA held an in-season tournament…
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Claim 19: “Daniss Jenkins hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Detroit an 83-64 lead going into the fourth”

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Claim 20: “they opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run to go up 71-51”

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Claim 21: “win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years”

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Multiple independent news sources state that this was the Pistons' first playoff series win in 18 years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 Detroit Pistons season was the 77th season of the franchise, the 70th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first in Midtown Detroit. The Pistons moved from The Palace of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_Detroit_Pistons_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern C…
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Claim 22: “Game 1 will be on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding NVIDIA drivers and Genshin Impact; no information about the game schedule was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — 如果你符合以下特征， Game Ready 驱动可能是更合适的选择：热衷于追新：你总是第一时间体验最新的 3A 游戏大作，并希望获得最佳的首日性能和兼容性。性能敏感型玩家：你对游戏的帧率要求很高，追求极致流畅的游戏体验。
https://www.zhihu.com/question/345162236/answers/updated

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web search NEUTRAL — 3A is a deceptive concept used by Western game companies to undermine Japanese game development, and in reality, it has no accurate meaning. According to its official standards, Genshin Impact is a 3A…
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web search NEUTRAL — The advantage of rebound rate data lies in its ability to provide a more objective analysis of a player's rebounding dominance. Since rebounds ultimately come from missed shots, if the game pace is ge…
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Claim 23: “Harris scored 17 points in the second quarter”

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