How historically bad is Paolo Banchero, Magic's Game 6 collapse vs. Pistons

The Pistons defense limiting the Magic to 19 points in the second half? Yes, that statistic. It is the lowest scoring half by any team in NBA Playoffs history. The Magic missing those 23 field goals consecutively had a gap of 45 minutes of televised time from one basket to another. Those misses were also the most by any team in the postseason in the 21st century, per ESPN Insights.

While Cunningham outscored the Magic single-handedly, there are a bunch of players in or were in the NBA who could have been them if they scored on their own. See, the Pistons limited the Magic to only 79 points. Wilt Chamberlain with his 100 points in 1962, Bam Adebayo who just got 83 points against the Washington Wizards, and Kobe Bryant facing the Toronto Raptors in 2006 would all have beaten this Magic team on total points.

To add insult to injury, this collapse by the Magic propelled Cunningham and Ausar Thompson to insane statistical heights. Cunningham now has an NBA Playoffs average of 32.5 points which means that the Pistons star now leads all scorers in the postseason. Thompson also got four blocks and a steal. This moves him as the postseason leader in combined steals and blocks.

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