Overview
- Detroit erased a 24-point deficit Friday to beat Orlando 93-79, forcing Game 7 in Detroit, after the Magic missed 23 straight shots and went 1-for-20 in the fourth quarter.
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 32 points, including 19 in the fourth, as Orlando played without Franz Wagner for a second straight game due to a right calf strain.
- Toronto edged Cleveland 112-110 in overtime Friday to push the series back to Cleveland for a Game 7, with the Raptors winning despite Brandon Ingram sitting out with right heel inflammation and Immanuel Quickley out with a hamstring strain.
- Boston and Philadelphia meet in a Game 7 on Saturday in Boston at 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC/Peacock after the 76ers’ 106-93 Game 6 win, with Jayson Tatum experiencing calf stiffness but coach Joe Mazzulla saying he will play.
- Philadelphia has forced a Game 7 after trailing 3-1, a comeback only 13 NBA teams have ever completed, while Boston owns a 27-10 record in Game 7s and the winner will join two other East series decided this weekend.