Down Beat

• Cade Cunninghamが32得点を挙げ、首位のDetroit Pistonsを牽引し、金曜夜にフロリダ州オーランドで行われたOrlando Magic戦で見事な逆転勝利を収めた。 • Pistonsは24点差を跳ね返して勝利し、NBAプレーオフ1ラウンドのシリーズを決定的な第7戦へと持ち込んだ。 • この劇的な巻き返しはDetroitの粘り強さを浮き彫りにし、強力なMagicを相手にポストシーズンの望みを繋いだ。

• UConn defeated top-seeded Duke 73-72 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament with Braylon Mullins' desperation 3-pointer at 0.4 seconds left, rallying from a 19-point first-half deficit to advance to the Final Four. • Silas Demary Jr. made one of two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to tie the game at three points down before Mullins' shot; Duke led by three entering the final moments. • This marks the second straight season Duke suffers a huge collapse in the tournament as the top overall seed, while UConn now boasts a 54-game winning streak heading into the Final Four.