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Winners and losers from the Pistons' pivotal Game 5 win over Magic
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Winners and losers from the Pistons' pivotal Game 5 win over Magic

Orlando Magic On SI·Matt Hanifan·about 1 month ago
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Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons held onto a 116-109 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 5, keeping their season alive. Who were a few winners and losers?! Let's examine! Winner: Paolo Banchero and Cade Cunningham I don't think there's any reason to not lump them together, in this instance. Both Banchero and Cunningham were phenomenal, scoring 45 points apiece. Banchero shot 17-of-31 from the floor and 6-of-11 from 3-point range, to go along with nine rebounds, seven assists and a pair of steals. Cunningham shot 13-of-23 in his record-setting performance, including 5-of-8 from distance and 14-of-14 from the free-throw line. Under the game's brightest lights, we saw an epic duel; the only thing that was stopping either was the 0:00 on the final buzzer. Loser: Magic's free-throw shooting We'll talk about the Magic's 3-point shooting in a moment. But they couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from the free-throw line.…

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