Orlando Magic

Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are running out of time waiting for his official arrival in the postseason. Duren, a force to be reckoned with in the regular season, has been a disaster through three games in the postseason. That, coupled with Cade Cunningham delivering his first dud of the playoffs in Game 3, […]

The Double Dribble Monday! Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil react to all of the games from the weekend. • Can the Nuggets get out of this 3-1 hole? • Jokic is the defender of the unwritten rules. • DiVincenzo and Edwards' injuries. • The Raptors surprise us and the Cavaliers disappoint us. • The Magic take the series lead again vs the Pistons. Is JB Bickerstaff built to coach the playoffs? What happened to Duren? Where is Detroit's defense? • Knicks respond after a bad game three loss, is the way to...

Kevin O'Connor recaps Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs so far with Justin Termine & William Lou.

The Detroit Pistons will attempt to even their first-round series with the Orlando Magic at two games apiece on Monday. They could be without guard Kevin Huerter during the pivotal Game 4 matchup in Orlando. Huerter is questionable on Monday due to left hip soreness. The midseason trade acquisition exited Saturday’s 113-105 Game 3 loss […] The post Pistons, Magic both have 1 player on Game 4 injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons lost Game 3 to Orlando 113-105 and trail the series 2-1. The score is not the problem. The rebounding margin is. Orlando...

The topic of how players from different era’s would fare in across the NBA timeline is one that has circulated over and over again on social media and among league circles. Among the latest prominent voices to give his take on how past players, such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, would do in today’s […] The post Why Michael Jordan would average 50 PPG, Magic Johnson 30 APG in today’s NBA, per Vlade Divac appeared first on ClutchPoints.

All-Star center Jalen Duren, a restricted free agent after the season, is taking a lot of heat for his playoff performances against the Magic. He’s averaging 9.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.7 turnovers as the Pistons head into Game 4 down 2-1 in the series. Duren has been badly outplayed by […]

Oklahoma City and Minnesota can advance to the second round on Monday

The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons at Kia Center on Monday, searching for a crucial home win that would give them a 3-1 lead.

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On Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Pistons fell behind 2-1 in their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic with an ugly 113-105 loss in Game 3. The Pistons trailed this one for most of the way, and although they came back to take a late lead, they then melted down over the next few […] The post Pistons most to blame for 2-1 series deficit vs. Magic after ugly Game 3 loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons find themselves with plenty to do in their first-round series against the Orlando Magic after losing Game 3 113-105. The No. 1 seed Detroit have not played like the team they have looked all season, coming into the series after going 60-22 in the regular season. A huge reason of the struggle […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham makes Jalen Duren promise after embarrassing start to Magic series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Keep an eye on Orlando. The Magic are surging.

The Detroit Pistons find themselves in a troublesome hole, down 2-1 in their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Their Game 3 matchup ended with a 113-105 loss, where the Pistons were playing catch-up for the majority of the contest. Orlando led by as many as 17 points, and Detroit struggled to keep pace or […] The post Why JB Bickerstaff won’t ‘hang onto’ Pistons’ ugly Game 3 loss to Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists. Franz Wagner scored 17 points for Orlando, which got 15 from Jalen Suggs and a 14-point, 17-rebound game from Wendell Carter Jr. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which trailed 96-79 with ...

The Magic, Thunder, Knicks and Wolves were winners on Saturday, but let's dive in deeper to the first-round action

Thunder This is what a No. 1 seed is supposed to look like, and yes, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ridiculous. Again. Forty-two points. Fifteen of 18 shooting. Tough shots, easy shots, everything in between. The Thunder rode that to a 121-109 win over the Suns and a 3-0 series lead. Game 4 is Monday. You know […] The post NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu, Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The reason Karl-Anthony Towns wears No. 32 is one of the best passers to ever lace up basketball sneakers: Magic Johnson.