DETROIT — Desmond Bane scored 37 points and grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds as the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday night to win their NBA Cup group.<\/p>\n
Orlando went 4-0 in East Group B and advanced to the knockout round. The Magic overcame a triple-double by the Pistons’ Cade Cunningham, who finished with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.<\/p>\n
Franz Wagner added 21 points for Orlando.<\/p>\n
Tobias Harris had 18 points for the Pistons, who have lost two straight after a 13-game winning streak. Jalen Duren had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Detroit went 2-2 in NBA Cup play and did not advance.<\/p>\n
Bane’s three-point play with 2:11 left gave Orlando a 108-106 lead, and Wagner added a layup to make it a four-point game. Tobias Harris hit a 3-pointer and Detroit got a stop, but Cunningham committed his eighth turnover with 1:03 left.<\/p>\n
Wagner missed two 3-pointers on the ensuing possession, but Bane grabbed both rebounds. Wagner missed again as the shot clock expired, but Wendell Carter Jr. got another offensive rebound.<\/p>\n
Jalen Suggs made two free throws with 6.3 seconds left, making it 112-109, and the Magic fouled Cunningham with 4.7 seconds left.<\/p>\n
He missed the first free throw, then intentionally missed the second and got his own rebound. He got the ball to Duncan Robinson, whose tying 3-point attempt was blocked by Anthony Black.<\/p>\n
The Magic used a 15-5 run late in the third quarter to take an 89-84 lead into the fourth.<\/p>\n
Orlando led 95-85 with 9:25 to play, helped by Detroit starting the fourth quarter 0 for 6 from the floor. The Pistons didn\u2019t hit a shot in the fourth until Robinson\u2019s 3-pointer with 7:23 left, but they came back to tie the game at 100-all.<\/p>\n
Magic: Host Chicago on Monday.<\/p>\n
Pistons: Visit Miami on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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