The Desmond Bane trade bore some fruit for the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup on Friday.
Behind 37 points from the standout wing, the Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-109 in a winner-take-all game that decided the Eastern Conference’s Group B. With a 4-0 record and +64 score differential, Orlando will have the top seed in the East’s knockout round.
It was nearly another thrilling win for the Pistons, who erased a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and had their own star posting a big night with Cade Cunningham’s 39-point triple-double. The held a lead up to 2:11 left in the fourth quarter, but a Bane and-1 gave the Magic a lead it never gave back.
NBA Cup scoreboard
NBA Cup standings
East Group A
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Toronto Raptors (4-0, +55)*
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Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2, +26)
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Washington Wizards (1-3, -77)
East Group B
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Orlando Magic (4-0, +61)*
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Boston Celtics (2-2, -17)
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Detroit Pistons (2-2, +21)
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Philadelphia 76ers (1-3, -39)
East Group C
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New York Knicks (2-1, +26)
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Milwaukee Bucks (2-1, +13)
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Charlotte Hornets (0-3, -46)
West Group A
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Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0, +71)
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Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2, +45)
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Sacramento Kings (0-3, -57)
West Group B
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Los Angeles Lakers (3-0 +36)*
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Los Angeles Clippers (2-1, -9)
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Memphis Grizzlies (2-1, +9)
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Dallas Mavericks (1-2, -13)
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New Orleans Pelicans (0-4, -17)
West Group C
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Denver Nuggets (2-1, +26)
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San Antonio Spurs (2-1, +23)
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Houston Rockets (2-2, +14)
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Portland Trail Blazers (2-2, -31)
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Golden State Warriors (1-3, -32)
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