Overview
- Orlando, which won 94-88 on Monday in Game 4 at Kia Center, moved within one win of the second round in this first-round series.
- Despite shooting 33%, the Magic forced 20 Pistons turnovers and converted them into 23 points to tilt a tight game.
- The Pistons’ offense dried up late as Cade Cunningham scored 25 but committed eight turnovers and the team went without a field goal for nearly the final 5:24.
- Desmond Bane led Orlando with 22 points and Paolo Banchero added 18 points with eight rebounds and four assists, while Jamal Cain’s poster dunk on Jalen Duren highlighted his fill-in role for Franz Wagner’s right-calf soreness.
- Game 5 is Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, where a loss would make the Pistons only the seventh No. 1 seed to drop a series to a No. 8.