Orlando Magic

The Magic beat the Pistons in Game 1 of their series on Sunday, then were tied halfway through Game 2 and held Detroit to 14 fourth-quarter points on Wednesday. However, a disaster of a third quarter in which the Pistons opened on a 30-3 run and outscored Orlando 38-16 cost the Magic a shot at […]

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Little did anyone know that on July 11, 2007, a minor trade between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Orlando Magic would change NBA history.

Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (45-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT LINE: Pistons -2.5; over/under is 214.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons in game three of the Eastern Conference first round with the series tied 1-1. The Pistons defeated the Magic 98-83 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, ...

After dropping Game 1 at home to the Magic, the Pistons once again struggled to get their offense going in the first half of Game 2. That turned around when the third quarter started, fueled in part by a passionate halftime outburst from head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, ESPN’s Ohm Yungmisuk writes. “He really got on […]

That was a bowling shoe ugly game and an even worse performance from the Orlando Magic. Their series with the Detroit Pistons was predicted to be the toughest watch of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. After an overachieving Game 1, on the entertainment scale, Game 2 saw Franz Wagner and company bullied off […] The post Inconsistency plagues Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic appeared first on BallinEurope.

On Wednesday evening, the Detroit Pistons picked up a much-needed blowout win at home over the Orlando Magic to tie up their first round series at one game apiece. While the Pistons’ offense wasn’t exactly anything to write home about in this one, scoring just 98 points, the defense thoroughly locked down Orlando, aided by […] The post Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff didn’t ‘pay attention to that s**’t’ when critics came howling after Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons climbed back into their series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, picking up a 98-83 victory at home in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score suggested. The Pistons’ defense was the star of the night in this one, walling off the paint and forcing a poor jump […] The post How Isaiah Stewart’s roughhousing turned Pistons’ Jalen Duren into an All-Star appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons got back into their series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night with a comfortable home win in Game 2. The Pistons were led in this one once again by star point guard Cade Cunningham, who scored 27 points in the victory. Recently, Cunningham was ruled to be eligible for regular season […] The post Why Pistons’ Cade Cunningham was ruled eligible for awards after falling just short of 65 games appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Detroit held Orlando to 83 points in Game 2, the Magic’s lowest scoring output of the season, and outscored them 38-16 in the third quarter...

A fierce halftime speech from J.B. Bickerstaff sparked the Detroit Pistons as they had a 30-3 third-quarter run to defeat the Orlando Magic 98-83, leveling the first-round series at 1-1 on Wednesday night. The victory ended Detroit's NBA-record 11-game home playoff losing streak. The Pistons' last home postseason win had come on May 26, 2008, against Boston in the Eastern Conference finals. "He really got on us in the locker room," said Tobias Harris. "[His message was] there is no more of 'm...

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The Detroit Pistons came back in the series with a huge 98-83 victory against the Orlando Magic in Game 2.

For 24 minutes on Wednesday night, the Orlando Magic looked like a team capable of taking a commanding series lead back to Florida. By the end of the third quarter, they looked like a group searching for an emergency exit. The Detroit Pistons dismantled Orlando in a decisive 98-83 Game 2 victory, but the game […] The post Magic HC Jamahl Mosley reveals when Pistons took over Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Pistons looked every bit the top seed in Game 2. Detroit used a massive third quarter to pull away from the Magic and cruise to a 98-83 home win, evening the first-round series at one game apiece as it shifts to Orlando. It turned quickly. After a tight first half, the Pistons opened the […] The post Pistons, Cade Cunningham look like top seed this time, blast Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Pistons face a must-win Game 2 against the Orlando Magic after a shocking loss in Game 1.

Here are three main adjustments the Detroit Pistons desperately need to beat the Orlando Magic in their first-round series.

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The Detroit Pistons did not get off to the start they were hoping for in their first-round NBA playoffs matchup against the Orlando Magic. They currently find themselves down 0-1 in the series with Game 2 at Little Caesars Arena. It felt like the strengths of the Pistons were neutralized by the Magic in the […] The post 3 key fixes the Pistons need to avoid nightmare 2-0 series deficit vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints.