The Detroit Pistons dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series on Friday night.
Cade Cunningham dropped 21 points, Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Daniss Jenkins also scored 15 for the Pistons, who have won four games this postseason when facing elimination.
Detroit was down 3-1 to Orlando before winning the last three to advance out of the first round.
Cunningham made five 3-pointers as the Pistons went 16 of 36 from beyond the arc, and Paul Reed had 17 points off the bench to outscore the Cavs 48-19
Meanwhile, Duncan Robinson missed Wednesday’s Game 5 with a lower back injury, had four 3-pointers, and scored 14 points off the bench.
On the other hand, James Harden led the Cavaliers with 23 points, which suffered its first home loss of the postseason. Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 18 each.
The Pistons took advantage of the Cavs’turnovers and converted 13 offensive rebounds into 20 points.
Cleveland committed 20 turnovers, resulting in 28 Detroit points.
Detroit was up 54-41 at halftime and started the second half with a 12-2 run, and the Cavaliers rallied to get within 74-68 before the Pistons put it away with a 13-2 run.
Marcus Sasser finished a layup at the buzzer to give the Pistons an 84-70 lead at the end of the third quarter.
The winner-take-all matchup is on Sunday in Detroit.