NBA Playoffs: Pistons Come Back from 1-3 Deficit to Advance to Eastern Conference Semifinals
The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 116-94 in the NBA playoffs, completing a dramatic comeback from a 1-3 series deficit to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and dished out 12 assists, while Tobias Harris contributed 30 points and 9 rebounds, leading the team to victory.
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, May 3rd, comprehensive foreign report) The Detroit Pistons today defeated the Orlando Magic 116-94 in the NBA playoffs, successfully completing a dramatic comeback in the series and securing a ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
According to AFP, Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and dished out 12 assists; Tobias Harris contributed 30 points and 9 rebounds, allowing the Pistons, who were once trailing 1-3 in the best-of-seven series, to ultimately win 4-3.
The Pistons, who secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference with the league's third-best record this year, marked their first playoff series win since 2008 with this victory.
Cunningham told ABC: "It feels great, we did what we had to do, and we achieved our goals. It feels really good."
The Pistons' next opponent will be the winner between the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers and the No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors.
The Pistons avoided elimination by defeating the Magic in Games 5 and 6. On May 1st, they overcame a huge 24-point deficit to win, forcing the series to today's decisive Game 7.
This is the second time in Pistons franchise history that they have come back from a 1-3 deficit to beat the Magic; the previous instance occurred in the first round of 2003.
Cunningham said: "They really pushed us to our limits. We grew a lot because of this series, because of this team. We have to give them a lot of credit, and we are ready to move on to the second round and continue to do what we have to do." (Compiler: Chen Yuting) 1150504
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, May 3rd, comprehensive foreign report) The Detroit Pistons today defeated the Orlando Magic 116-94 in the NBA playoffs, successfully completing a dramatic comeback in the series and securing a ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
According to AFP, Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and dished out 12 assists; Tobias Harris contributed 30 points and 9 rebounds, allowing the Pistons, who were once trailing 1-3 in the best-of-seven series, to ultimately win 4-3.
The Pistons, who secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference with the league's third-best record this year, marked their first playoff series win since 2008 with this victory.
Cunningham told ABC: "It feels great, we did what we had to do, and we achieved our goals. It feels really good."
The Pistons' next opponent will be the winner between the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers and the No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors.
The Pistons avoided elimination by defeating the Magic in Games 5 and 6. On May 1st, they overcame a huge 24-point deficit to win, forcing the series to today's decisive Game 7.
This is the second time in Pistons franchise history that they have come back from a 1-3 deficit to beat the Magic; the previous instance occurred in the first round of 2003.
Cunningham said: "They really pushed us to our limits. We grew a lot because of this series, because of this team. We have to give them a lot of credit, and we are ready to move on to the second round and continue to do what we have to do." (Compiler: Chen Yuting) 1150504
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