NBA Cup 2025: Magic beat Pistons in winner-take-all game behind Desmond Bane's 37 points

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

• Toronto Raptors (4-0, +55)*

• Atlanta Hawks (2-2, -4)

• Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2, +26)

• Indiana Pacers (1-3, 0)

• Washington Wizards (1-3, -77)

East Group B

• Orlando Magic (4-0, +61)*

• Boston Celtics (2-2, -17)

• Detroit Pistons (2-2, +21)

• Philadelphia 76ers (1-3, -39)

• Brooklyn Nets (1-3, -29)

East Group C

• Miami Heat (3-1, +49)

• New York Knicks (2-1, +26)

• Milwaukee Bucks (2-1, +13)

• Chicago Bulls (1-2, -42)

• Charlotte Hornets (0-3, -46)

West Group A

• Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0, +71)

• Phoenix Suns (3-0, +35)

• Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2, +45)

• Sacramento Kings (0-3, -57)

• Utah Jazz (0-3, -94)

West Group B

• Los Angeles Lakers (3-0 +36)*

• Los Angeles Clippers (2-1, -9)

• Memphis Grizzlies (2-1, +9)

• Dallas Mavericks (1-2, -13)

• New Orleans Pelicans (0-4, -17)

West Group C

• Denver Nuggets (2-1, +26)

• San Antonio Spurs (2-1, +23)

• Houston Rockets (2-2, +14)

• Portland Trail Blazers (2-2, -31)

• Golden State Warriors (1-3, -32)