How historically bad is Paolo Banchero, Magic's Game 6 collapse vs. Pistons
The Orlando Magic suffered a historic collapse in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs series against the Detroit Pistons, failing to close out a 3-1 series lead. Paolo Banchero and the Magic scored only 19 points in the second half and managed just eight points in the fourth quarter. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons to a dominant victory, outscoring the entire Magic team in key stretches.
- ▪The Magic scored only 19 points in the second half, the lowest in NBA Playoffs history for any half.
- ▪Orlando made just one of 20 field goal attempts in the fourth quarter and failed to hit a single three-pointer.
- ▪Cade Cunningham scored 19 points in the game, matching the entire Magic team's output in the second half.
- ▪The Magic's 23 consecutive missed field goals spanned 45 minutes of televised game time.
- ▪Detroit held Orlando to 79 total points, a total that would have been surpassed by individual performances from Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Bam Adebayo in their historic games.
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