Cunningham's 45 points keep Pistons alive against Magic in Game 5

In the crucible of playoff elimination, young men reveal what they are made of — and in Detroit's Game 5 against Orlando, Cade Cunningham answered that question with 45 points and a season kept alive. Two of the league's brightest rising stars, Cunningham and Paolo Banchero, traded blows in a duel that transcended the scoreboard, each refusing to let their team be the one to fold. What looked like a series nearing its end has instead found new breath, reminding us that in sport, as in life, the story is never over until it is.