Cade Cunningham, Pistons Beat Banchero, Magic to Advance in NBA Playoffs as Fans React to Game 7 Win

Completed: Detroit's 3-1 comeback.

Cade Cunningham lifted Detroit to a 116-94 Game 7 win over Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic, sending Detroit to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Pistons withstood a 38-point outburst from Banchero to advance to the second round for the first time since 2008, powered by 32 points from Cunningham.

Behind 32 points on 56 percent shooting, Cunningham added 12 assists for a double-double to lift the Pistons. Tobias Harris provided a spark with 30 points on 61 percent shooting, going 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, along with nine rebounds and three steals.

Duncan Robinson added 10 points, six rebounds and three steals, Jalen Duren recorded a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds and Dannis Jenkins chipped in 16 points off the bench.

Orlando's Banchero led all scorers with 38 points and added nine rebounds, but received little support from the rest of the starting lineup, which combined for 40 points.

The No. 1 seed faced scrutiny after falling into a 3-1 series deficit against No. 8 Orlando, dropping Game 1 in Detroit and both road games in Orlando.

But the top seed in the East, which finished 60-22 in the regular season, did not go down easily, rallying to win the final three games of the series.

Cunningham led the Pistons throughout, finishing as the high scorer in all seven games. He scored at least 25 points in each contest and averaged 32.4 points per game for the series.

Playoff Bracket

Western Conference First Round

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder def. No. 8 Phoenix Suns, 4-0

No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers def. No. 5 Houston Rockets, 4-2

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves def. No. 3 Denver Nuggets, 4-2

No. 2 San Antonio Spurs def. No. 7 Portland Trail Blazers, 4-1

Eastern Conference First Round

No. 1 Detroit Pistons def. No. 8 Orlando Magic, 4-3

No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Toronto Raptors, 3-3

No. 3 New York Knicks def. No. 6 Atlanta Hawks, 4-2

No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers def. No. 2 Boston Celtics, 4-3 

Western Conference Semifinals

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers 

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 2 San Antonio Spurs 

Eastern Conference Semifinals

No. 1 Detroit Pistons vs. winner of No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 5 Toronto Raptors

No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers 

The first round will wrap up as Cleveland hosts Toronto in Game 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the winner advancing to face either Detroit in the Eastern Conference semifinals.