Overview
- The Magic beat the Pistons 113-105 on Saturday in Orlando and seized a 2-1 series lead after a closing 9-0 run.
- Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane scored 25 points each, with Bane drilling 7 of 9 threes, and Wendell Carter Jr. posted 14 points and 17 rebounds.
- Cade Cunningham finished with 27 points and nine assists, but his nine turnovers fed into Detroit’s 24 giveaways that cost key possessions late.
- Orlando has packed the paint to take away Jalen Duren’s lob finishes, and the All-Star is down to 9.0 points and 8.3 rebounds after a 19.5 and 10.5 regular season.
- Game 4 is Monday at the Kia Center, which Detroit labels a must win given the long odds of rallying from 3-1 and Orlando’s recent 7-1 surge in home postseason games.