Overview
- Down three with under five seconds, Cunningham fired a free throw off the front rim, rebounded it himself, and kicked to Duncan Robinson for a potential tying three.
- Robinson’s contested attempt, with Anthony Black defending, fell short to seal Orlando’s 112-109 win on Friday night.
- Cunningham finished with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the NBA Cup matchup at Little Caesars Arena.
- The loss dropped Detroit to 15-4, though the Pistons remained atop the Eastern Conference standings.
- Fans and social accounts lauded the sequence as one of the best intentionally missed free throws, while Detroit turns to a road game at Miami on Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET.