The Detroit Pistons made franchise history Sunday night, completing a remarkable turnaround to capture their first playoff series victory in nearly two decades. Led by Cade Cunningham’s 32 points and 12 assists alongside Tobias Harris’s 30-point performance, Detroit dominated the Orlando Magic 116-94 in the decisive seventh game.
The victory marked Detroit’s first postseason series win since defeating Orlando in 2008’s second round. Cunningham maintained an impressive 32.4-point average throughout the series as the Pistons became just the 15th NBA franchise ever to rally from a 3-1 series deficit. They join Philadelphia, who accomplished the same feat against Boston just one night earlier. Detroit will now face either Cleveland or Toronto, who were set to play their own Game 7 Sunday evening.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, the Timberwolves received encouraging news about star guard Anthony Edwards, who may return for Monday’s series opener against San Antonio despite suffering what appeared to be a significant knee injury just one week ago. Team officials listed Edwards as questionable after clearing him for basketball activities. The All-Star averaged 36.7 points across three regular season matchups with the Spurs.
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid is making a public appeal to 76ers supporters, urging them not to sell their playoff tickets to visiting New York fans. The concern stems from two years ago when Knicks supporters flooded Philadelphia during their six-game series victory. Despite the team’s website restricting sales to local residents, Knicks forward Josh Hart believes fans will still sell for the right price, and New York supporters will gladly travel the short distance.
In hockey action from Tampa Bay, the Montreal Canadiens advanced past the Lightning with a 2-1 Game 7 victory Sunday night. Alex Newhook provided the game-winner with 8:53 remaining, while rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes stopped 28 shots. The series featured remarkable parity, with every game decided by a single goal and four requiring overtime. Montreal will face Buffalo in the second round, with Game 1 scheduled for Wednesday.
Formula 1 saw 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli capture his third consecutive victory at the Miami Grand Prix. Starting from pole position at Miami International Autodrome, the Mercedes driver navigated early morning thunderstorms that forced race officials to move the start time up three hours. Antonelli continues to establish himself as a legitimate championship contender in his rookie season.
Manchester United secured their return to Champions League competition after a two-year absence, defeating Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford. Kobbie Mainoo delivered the decisive strike from outside the penalty area after Liverpool had rallied from a two-goal deficit to level the match. In other Premier League action, Tottenham climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, marking their first back-to-back wins since the season’s opening games.
Inter Milan celebrated their 21st Serie A championship with a 2-0 home victory over Parma, creating an unassailable 12-point lead over defending champion Napoli with three matches remaining. Marcus Thuram scored just before halftime, while 37-year-old Henrikh Mkhitaryan added insurance in the 80th minute. The title represents Inter’s first championship celebration at San Siro since 1989, complete with fireworks and fan festivities. The club remains in contention for the Italian Cup final against Lazio in 10 days.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting drought to four games during Sunday’s 4-1 victory over St. Louis, going 0-for-3 to push his slump to 0-for-14. Manager Dave Roberts expressed confidence that his star player will break out of the skid, which represents Ohtani’s longest hitless stretch since a five-game span with the Angels in May 2022. The Dodgers have also struggled offensively as a team, failing to hit a home run in six straight contests.
At the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Cameron Young maintained his lead from start to finish, capturing the tournament by six strokes over world number one Scottie Scheffler. Young’s only challenge came from himself when he called a penalty on the second hole after moving his ball in the fairway, though he still managed par. His final-round 68 brought him to 19-under for the week, with President Donald Trump among the spectators watching the wire-to-wire victory.
NASCAR action at Texas Motor Speedway saw Chase Elliott hold off Denny Hamlin over the final four laps following a late restart. Elliott’s second victory of the season and 23rd career win came after leading 87 laps, joining Tyler Reddick as the only drivers with multiple Cup Series victories this year. Alex Bowman finished third while five-time winner Reddick placed fourth in the Fort Worth race.
