Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Orlando Magic	35	20	26	31	112
Detroit Pistons	27	24	23	27	101

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Orlando Magic	112	44-90	48.9%	10-34	29.4%	14-19	73.7%	11	55	26	24	11	12	6
Detroit Pistons	101	31-77	40.3%	10-32	31.3%	29-38	76.3%	6	51	19	17	9	14	6


Orlando Magic	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Paolo Banchero^SF	36:58	23	8-15	2-4	5-7	1	8	9	4	1	0	3	1	10
Franz Wagner^PF	32:09	19	7-13	1-2	4-5	0	5	5	4	2	0	3	2	9
Wendell Carter Jr.^C	36:44	17	8-9	1-2	0-0	1	5	6	5	1	1	0	1	20
Desmond Bane^SG	34:36	17	7-20	1-8	2-2	2	4	6	5	3	0	2	5	17
Jalen Suggs^PG	36:06	16	6-16	3-10	1-1	1	4	5	4	3	1	1	6	11
Anthony Black	22:17	7	3-7	1-4	0-2	1	2	3	3	1	2	0	4	-3
Tristan da Silva	20:56	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	2	6
Goga Bitadze	11:16	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	3	6	1	0	2	0	1	-9
Jamal Cain	08:58	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	-6
Jevon Carter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jett Howard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Penda	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jase Richardson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moritz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Isaac	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar Thompson^SF	25:28	8	3-7	0-0	2-2	3	4	7	1	3	0	2	1	-5
Tobias Harris^PF	35:49	17	5-15	1-7	6-7	1	5	6	3	1	2	3	3	-15
Jalen Duren^C	32:48	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	1	6	7	1	0	1	3	3	-21
Duncan Robinson^SG	26:01	9	3-8	3-6	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	3	-14
Cade Cunningham^PG	40:18	39	13-27	3-8	10-11	0	5	5	4	0	0	3	0	-1
Kevin Huerter	18:29	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	7
Isaiah Stewart	18:54	3	0-2	0-1	3-4	0	4	4	0	0	1	0	3	6
Caris LeVert	04:25	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ronald Holland II	10:43	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	-6
Daniss Jenkins	22:19	6	1-7	1-6	3-6	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	-11
Javonte Green	04:46	3	0-1	0-1	3-4	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	4
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Reed	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Sasser	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

ParagonIzanagi | Nets

4717 | 3 hours ago

Dread it, run from it, Game 1 Magic still arrives

pigeonwithsixasses | Heat

1594 | 3 hours ago

I totally forgot the Magic always winning game 1 is a thing lol so funny

No-Mine-3982 | Knicks

362 | 3 hours ago

Well they have a very well-prepared coach to help them get these game 1s. I’d be surprised if they don’t sign Mohsley with that fat extension.

Algaebruhh | Magic

301 | 3 hours ago

I’d shoot myself if Mosley is our coach come next season

runevault | Nuggets

114 | 3 hours ago

Is there any level of playoff success outside winning a title that would be enough for you to want to keep him? Like if he makes the ECF is that good enough?

Cobruh | Bucks

90 | 2 hours ago

A good showing in the ECF may be enough. But I know a lot of Magic fans want him gone. Anything short of that and he’s gone if I had to guess.

Fosheezy2 | Knicks

27 | 2 hours ago

Sounds familiar

Algaebruhh | Magic

75 | 2 hours ago

Totally fair question tbh and it made me think for a moment.

Mosley isn’t a bad coach, as much as a lot of us Magic fans joke about. His issue is one that many coaches struggle with: he is inconsistent with getting production out of inconsistent lineups.

What I mean by that is if we are missing someone or multiple players then it’s almost like he struggles to find the correct balance of minutes. I think he has a loss of confidence in his coaching by the players, at time, which is not easy to deal with but it’s also a bit of his own fault. He tries pushing for the tough guy team persona but there are plenty of clips of him conveying a message in a monotone voice where he’s almost just preachy instead of inspiring.

There are many more issues but one funny thing he is good at is something Doc Rivers is also good at where he gets the most out of his “worse” players. It sounds antagonistic to one of my points above but if you see a magic game with tons of starters out you’ll see AB and Da Silva playing like dogs keeping the game close against any team.

To finally answer you question, I think it’s fair to give him another season if we make it to the ECF.

AllOutRaptors | Raptors

290 | 2 hours ago

Lmao they beat the 2019 Raptors in the first game of round 1. Lead by none other than DJ Augustin

anton_d66 | Raptors

89 | an hour ago

What a throwback, I remember the feeling of doom and dejection I felt after that first game lol

Tigg0r | Raptors

50 | an hour ago

The Lowry slander after game 1 was in full swing.

imkunu | Pacers

390 | 3 hours ago

They can keep getting away with it

5nax | Magic

135 | 3 hours ago

Gotta show potential coaches that we have talent to work with

Decimate_2K | Hornets

38 | 3 hours ago

What happens if yall somehow win it all though

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

20 | 3 hours ago

Straight to the Finals.

MaNamWumbo | Raptors

165 | 3 hours ago

I got PTSD flashbacks to 2019 from this

irate_ikis | Cavaliers

77 | 3 hours ago

I got PTSD flashbacks to 2009

127crazie | Timberwolves

37 | 3 hours ago

2012 too. No Dwight Howard, yet took Game 1 off a good Pacers team

SamiMadeMeDoIt | TOR

55 | 3 hours ago

So many people on this subreddit unironically believed that DJ Augustin was a better player than Kyle Lowry after game one of that series lmao

ir0nballs79

21 | 2 hours ago

After game 1 there was this league pass “analyst” who predicted that the Magic will sweep Kawhi and the Raps but I dont remember who.

36Vigilantes | Magic

18 | 3 hours ago

Dj Augustin forever good in my books

StructureOk9592 | Magic

38 | 3 hours ago

Can we just keep telling them it’s game 1?

CHALegendTonyParker | Hornets

2877 | 3 hours ago

not so fucking easy, is it

Apollo611 | Lakers

640 | 3 hours ago

Magic wanted that Pistons matchup. Sleepwalked against the Sixers on purpose lol

ColtsFan012 | Pacers

255 | 3 hours ago

And sleep walked vs Bostons backups when they could have gotten the 7 seed and hosted Philly. They figured they had better odds to advance playing an inexperienced Pistons team that doesn’t have many creators. Make it ugly and you can get a series

Inevitable-Steak313

187 | 3 hours ago

Lol they might match up better with the Pistons but they didn’t throw those games on purpose.

TheVaniloquence | Celtics

40 | 2 hours ago

They went from looking like absolute ass against the Maine Redclaws and the Sixers sans Embiid, to looking like world beaters against the Hornets (one of the hottest teams in the league the last 3 months) and the 60 win Pistons.

ThisHatRightHere | 76ers

40 | 2 hours ago

Yeah, some nights teams play badly

It’s not some 4D chess move

spookyghostface | Hornets

59 | 3 hours ago

Most likely conspiracy for sure

ContractXtension | Hornets

289 | 3 hours ago

I’m saying Orlando can beat any team in 7

dianeblackeatsass | Grizzlies

207 | 3 hours ago

fuck our pick go do it Bane

37sms | Grizzlies

83 | 3 hours ago

Pick is already set in stone, playoffs don’t affect it

unwisest_sage | Magic

47 | 3 hours ago

Thanks for Bane, I pray you end up with players at least as good as bane

ImaginaryFriends_ | Magic

37 | 3 hours ago

He’s a dog I want him to get one so bad. Been the leader for us all year

KittleOmega | Warriors

12 | 3 hours ago

The best player to watch on the Magic imo

Rashloose | Celtics

54 | 3 hours ago

besides celtics bench

Luigis_vacuum | Magic

68 | 3 hours ago

Orlando losing to Celtics bench so they don’t have to play Celtics starters 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

muhammad_oli | Pelicans

148 | 3 hours ago

Pistons fans were so relieved not to play y’all and are still losing, lmao

Scrypto | Hornets

45 | 3 hours ago

Which is pretty funny because teams had mostly figured out how to shut down our offense and our best players went cold for the last month of the season. Orlando has always been a sleeping giant talent wise and they legitimately played a perfect game of basketball in the last play in game. I’d reckon they beat 90% of the league playing like that despite how off we looked.

deemerritt | Hornets

17 | 3 hours ago

Pistons were the only team in the playoffs we didn’t beat this year lol

YizWasHere | Hornets

18 | 3 hours ago

Time for everybody to accept the league’s new arcane overlords

MaNamWumbo | Raptors

14 | 3 hours ago

Not if your name isnt Andre Drummond

iMaticz7 | Brazil

1701 | 3 hours ago

Pistons: No reliable 2nd scorer and ball handler. This is a recipe for a bad playoff team.

EarthWarping | NBA

632 | 3 hours ago

Their 3rd leading scorer had 9 points holy shit

Asleep_Ground1710 | Bulls

419 | 3 hours ago

Teams with good defense, hustle, athleticism , age, but have poor shooting and HC offense are very vulnerable to being good regular season teams but bad playoff teams.

lovo17 | Lakers

169 | 3 hours ago

Shooting is the most important thing a player can be good at, especially a role player.

I’ve seen this with the Lakers over the past several years. There’s a reason why a player like Rui (great shooter, meh defender at his best) is leaned on far more than a player like Vando or Jake LaRavia (terrible shooters but good defenders.)

Asleep_Ground1710 | Bulls

112 | 3 hours ago

Modern NBA is brutal towards defense first role players who are anemic in the half court. You don’t get guarded in playoffs and play 4v5 every time.

I would not want to give Ausar or Holland much money in their respective extensions

RightRudderr | NBA

29 | 2 hours ago

Bingo. Guys like that have to be so good at their role and bring a high enough motor that they create extra possessions via forced turnovers and OREBS, very difficult to do consistently over a series.

Npsiii23 | DET

68 | 3 hours ago

We out hustled everyone in the least competitive regular season in recent memory, in which the commissioner had to publicly address the tanking.

Our only scoring option is the least efficient 20ppg scorer in the NBA the last 3 years.

Been saying forever we’re not built for the playoffs, and we’re going to be lucky to beat Orlando.

RPDC01 | Washington Bullets

28 | 2 hours ago

Ran a stathead search b/c I was curious if Cade was really that inefficient.

Main takeaway … Holy shit, Charlotte.

Three of the four worst from guys who played at least 20 games were last year’s Hornets - LaMelo, Miller & Bridges are 1, 3 & 4, with Dillon Brooks at #2 from this season.

Cade’s 2025 was 6th, and this year is 29th.

1ToGreen3ToBasket | Pistons

48 | 3 hours ago

For sure. That shit works in the regular season in this league because most guys are lazy and simply don’t want to deal with a bunch of physical try hards. Nobody has that issue in the playoffs

lovo17 | Lakers

190 | 3 hours ago

Too many playoff liabilities on that roster too. There’s a reason “Tobias Harris over me???” is a thing.

Supreme_God_Bunny | Hornets

59 | 3 hours ago

He scored 0 points in a must win game when he was in Philly which was a playoff game lol

Apotheosis62 | Nuggets

186 | 3 hours ago

No shooters either

celtic_sea_salt | Celtics

177 | 3 hours ago

1 shooter lol

Apotheosis62 | Nuggets

128 | 3 hours ago

Fair, shout out to Duncan Robinson

celtic_sea_salt | Celtics

25 | 3 hours ago

York, Maine legend

Camelsandham | Pistons

39 | 3 hours ago

I’ve been downvoted all season in our sub for saying this…

CalTono | Hawks

34 | 3 hours ago

Teams subreddits are always bad when it comes to addressing flaws with the team, Trae Young was a big one for us well before he was even traded

asonkidd

34 | 3 hours ago

Also hard to bully a team that’s at least as big as you and has dogs like Suggs

ElCapitanMiCapitan | Nuggets

15 | 3 hours ago

I mean, they have notorious Caucasian shooters, Duncan and Huerter

nxj102375 | Knicks

91 | 3 hours ago

Dennis Schroder really helped them last year there against us. THJ was a pretty reliable vet too

JesseJamesGames449 | Celtics

34 | 3 hours ago

Felt like the game ran so much smoother with Schroder running the offense in that series.

livefreeordont | 76ers

19 | 2 hours ago

Schroder is like this era’s version of Sam Cassell. Just a really smart player who makes teams better

MrICopyYoSht | Knicks

21 | 2 hours ago

They’re missing Malik Beasley as well. Lots of good shooters/playmakers are gone from their rotation.

dWaldizzle | 76ers

89 | 3 hours ago

You need 10? Tobias Harris gives you 15; You need 20? Tobias Harris gives you 15.

Willing_Appointment8

19 | 3 hours ago

Lmao this is a hilarious and accurate comment.

EthanHuntBroMichael | LAC

43 | 3 hours ago

Pistons sure could have used Kawhi today and Clippers sure could have used 4 FRP and 2 sexy ladies.

xBerryhill | Magic

30 | 3 hours ago

The great part of the Paolo and Franz duo is that when one is cold, the other has the opportunity to pick up the slack. Showed in the 4th quarter when Paolo started to struggle and Franz took over.

Detroit will be fine, but when your star scores nearly 40 and you still struggle to break 100 that should set off some alarms

myfatbasketballs

25 | 3 hours ago

Hell of a game. Detroit’s offense is grotesque.

jonsnowKITN

23 | 3 hours ago

They are gonna get second rounded after fighting for their lives against Orlando or they might just lose.

egregious888 | Heat

1397 | 3 hours ago

I don’t care what sport, or what league. I’m taking Game 1 Orlando over everyone

R0botDreamz

330 | 3 hours ago

Game 1 Magic > ‘96 Bulls

WlmWilberforce

134 | 2 hours ago

Bulls in 5, but yeah.

Baby_Yod4 | San Diego Clippers

79 | 3 hours ago

Game 1 Magic would somehow destroy the Dodgers

Available_Story6774 | West

20 | 3 hours ago

Hot take: The real ECF will be Knicks Celtics in round 2

Balla_Calla | Heat

12 | 3 hours ago

Hot takes are always not hot takes

DesertedProject | Mavericks

1154 | 3 hours ago

What an Upset. Banchero scores 0 in the 4th and magic still win!

BlazeBloom | POR

480 | 3 hours ago

Franz took over in the 4th just in time.

codelyoko_x

225 | 3 hours ago

It’s like Franz and Paolo can’t be good at the same time lol

slyguy183 | Knicks

97 | 3 hours ago

We had that problem all year with KAT and Brunson until like the end of the year lol. It can be hard to figure out when to be aggressive

okayjoshy | Magic

46 | 3 hours ago

I mean paolo barely shot any. Was just initiating up the court really

grayson1103 | Magic

25 | 3 hours ago

Agree. Why can’t they both score on the same possession for once?

ghostofabhelmet | Thunder

36 | 3 hours ago

Dude is a mismatch this series, the Pistons don’t have the wing size to deal with him and Paolo.

_Caek_ | Thunder

33 | 3 hours ago

That takeover was just special to watch.

MLGLies | Pistons

17 | 3 hours ago

He couldn’t miss. Some of the shots he was hitting were absurd.

OpeDefinitely | Pacers

87 | 3 hours ago

From a play-style perspective, the 3 toughest potential EC playoff match-ups for Detroit were always going to be Cleveland, Miami (with both Bam and Ware), and the (healthy) Magic. Detroit was unlucky to face the Magic rather than the Embiid-less 76ers or the Hornets.

Detroit shoots like shit and has shit floor spacing, but they made up for it all season with hustle and rebounding. Detroit’s median shot this season was of high expected value, but this was attained via HEAVY reliance on crowding the paint & cleaning up off the glass. (This strategy differs wildly from the “shoot a ton of 3s” approach to increasing expected shot values, which is a big part of what the Celtics do.)

An inherent flaw with Detroit’s strategy is that opponents who can increase their physicality to put up a meaningful fight for boards are inherently threatening. There aren’t many such teams, but the (healthy) Magic happen to be one of them even though they’re an 8-seed.

___

Posted virtually the same comment in the game thread back in the 3rd quarter, but it got buried. I have also been pushing the same narrative about Detroit since the ASB, which is when I did a pretty in-depth (and absurdly nerdy) statistical analysis to figure out what Detroit’s “deal” was. So far, my interpretation of that analysis have basically proven true. Both in this game & in a few regular season “indicator games”.

I’ve been avoiding the topic with my girlfriend’s dad, who is from Detroit and has been talking about how Detroit will “run the table”. I don’t think he fully understood the Xs and Os of last year’s Pacers, but despite the rivalry, he was very supportive during their run. It would be in terrible taste to rain on his parade.

And it would be insane to think that Detroit isn’t still better than the Magic. I just think that the series might go to 6 or 7. (I’d be more worried if the Heat w/ Spo and a (healthy) Bam made the 8 seed. Spo is spooky as hell.) Get out of this Magic series, and the match-up with other EC playoff teams would be very advantageous for Detroit.

If Cleveland goes soft and/or gets hurt like they did last playoffs and Boston doesn’t have answers, Detroit is probably winning the East. IMO anyway.

FUCK-THE-NBA

22 | 3 hours ago

They’re also very inexperienced in the playoffs. Tobias Harris is their vet? Tobias Harris in the playoffs? Ouch!

sloBrodanChillosevic | Supersonics

82 | 3 hours ago

Magic grabbed the lead and then had an answer every single time the Pistons made a run. That was a very impressive win.

shit_eating_fan | 76ers

53 | 3 hours ago

Paolo prob gonna get shit for that 4th quarter but I think he played it fine. Didn’t do anything egregiously stupid and he was feeding the hot hand. Paolo played great this game imo

grudgepacker | Bucks

41 | 3 hours ago

Duren with 8/7/1/1 block isn’t going to get it done…on that note, shout out to WCJ and the interior defense of the Magic

catreyka

747 | 3 hours ago

The Magic somehow beating the Pistons would be the funniest outcome of the first round

ContractXtension | Hornets

62 | 3 hours ago

Likely*

Dependent-Reaction-3

29 | 3 hours ago

Lol. From a bounced play-in team is funny

altFunance

17 | 3 hours ago

Put $ on it.

Mustard_Jam | Lakers

46 | 3 hours ago

It wouldn’t be a shock to anyone that knows playoff ball.

When is the last time a team made it far without a single good secondary scorer or ball handler? They’re a flawed playoff team and a good regular season doesn’t change that. Just like those Hawks and Jazz teams that dominated the regular season were flawed playoff teams…

egg-land | DET

54 | 3 hours ago

It would be a shock lol

We all know the pistons flaws, they are well documented lol

We still the 1 seed playing the 8 seed after a 60 win season. It would completely be a shock to anyone who knows the nba even decently

fly_low_orange | Pacers

19 | 3 hours ago

Dumb take. Everyone who knows ball would be shocked by this. It’s also not going to happen

Ok-Physics1927 | Pistons

41 | 2 hours ago

Honestly wouldn’t be surprised after that. Its like they didnt give a fuck at all. Bad shots, stupid turnovers, no fight on defense, weird coaching.

It was like Cade and Stew vs a bunch of rabid dogs.

Losing wire to wire vs an 8 seed when we haven’t won a home playoff game in like 20 years is pathetic.

Kyler1313

727 | 3 hours ago

One side of me. “Woohoo were going to get an 8 over 1 upset”

The other side of me remembering Orlando winning 3 consecutive Opening round game 1s from 2012-2020 and losing all the series in 5 games.

Mr_Wick18 | Magic

166 | 3 hours ago

Vuc-era Magic wasn’t really talented. Vs the Cavs we were too young and inexperienced. Vs Boston too injured. This is different.

BackendSpecialist | Lakers

38 | 2 hours ago

this is different

Okay. Ig we’re gonna gloss over the doom and gloom that ORL fans have been feeling recently

CaptainBananafishJr | Magic

25 | an hour ago

we certainly are lmao

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

26 | 3 hours ago

Different group. Look at the Cavs series

penguin_torpedo | Nuggets

16 | 3 hours ago

The 2010s magic were mediocre at best. This is different, it’s been a rough season but we all know the talent they have. If they can put it all together they could be lethal.

__sonder__ | Supersonics

431 | 3 hours ago

The Entire NBA World: We want Charlotte vs Detroit!

The Magic: And I took that personally

CaptainBananafishJr | Magic

56 | 2 hours ago

people learned nothing from 2009 it seems

Fire_Demon-215

358 | 3 hours ago

Magic are about to blow up like 90% of peoples playoff brackets if they keep this up

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

101 | 3 hours ago

I said yesterday the Raps are the worst team in the playoffs and all their fans jumped on me, insisting the Magic are the real frauds. Maybe it was actually the Suns, but I know it’s not Orlando.

Eggsavore

61 | 3 hours ago

It’s no secret this sub hates the Magic

flaming_burrito_ | Wizards

33 | 3 hours ago

I’m not gonna lie, they played some pretty disgusting basketball for most of the year, but they do be turning it up in the playoffs. They’ve never been an easy out

TalksWithDogs | Raptors

44 | 3 hours ago

I’m sure today already a lot of people lost a lot of money. People we’re acting like all 4 games today were a lock.

FastBreakPhenom | Celtics

285 | 3 hours ago

A few weeks ago Bill Simmons said he would never pay a center who wasn’t Jokic/Wemby/Embiid (pre injury) level anything more than the MLE or something

Seeing the way guys like Sengun and Duren played this weekend I can see why 💀

EarthWarping | NBA

116 | 3 hours ago

The Poeltl paradox

Ronnie2kDropCode | Knicks

72 | 3 hours ago

Giving a non spacing, bad defensive center a big contract is a death sentence

1ToGreen3ToBasket | Pistons

27 | 2 hours ago

I have been banging the do not pay Duren drum for a year straight and we are DEFINITELY paying him 😭

Asleep_Ground1710 | Bulls

69 | 3 hours ago

Centers have inherent limitations in half court offense and shot creation due to high dribbles, they need good guard play and shooters

Even the freak athletes centers like Magic Shaq or Wilt had this issue.

TitaniumC4206 | Thunder

239 | 3 hours ago

PLAY THE SONG

IsaacDPOYFultzMIP | Magic

99 | 3 hours ago

Game 1 Magic are so back

bigpapi-did-steroids | Spurs

52 | 3 hours ago

ORLANDO MAGIC ORLANDO MAGIC ORLANDO MAGIC 🎶🎶

FartrelCluggins | BOS

26 | 3 hours ago

I’m here for Orlando suddenly getting their shit together in game 83+

Apollo611 | Lakers

14 | 3 hours ago

🎵Orlando Magic 🎵

DwyaneSteph | Warriors

202 | 3 hours ago

Game 1 overreaction, but this game is exactly why teams like the pistons struggle in the playoffs.

They cannot shoot, so they win their games by dominating transition and paint points. In the playoffs, everything slows down and the court gets smaller, so you can limit their effectiveness.

This is one of the same reasons why the lob city clippers struggled every playoffs and never won anything.

EarthWarping | NBA

46 | 3 hours ago

Pistons are a better version of the Raptors (Cade > BI) however they are heavily based on transition.

1ToGreen3ToBasket | Pistons

46 | 2 hours ago

A team with no second option and no shooting can’t do much in the playoffs. Being the biggest try hards in the league only works in the regular season

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

196 | 3 hours ago

11 straight home losses… will Pistons fans ever get to see their team win a playoff game?

BAHatesToFly | Knicks

42 | 3 hours ago

No.

RemoteAbalone8687 | Bulls

37 | 3 hours ago

Didn’t they say they haven’t won a home playoff game since 2008 there are people who were born in that year who are 18 now

LegitimateMoney00 | Knicks

193 | 3 hours ago

JB Bickerstaff is not a good playoff coach. Just ask Cavs fans. This series is going to be way closer than anticipated. His teams almost always look woefully unprepared.

WalkingOnSunshine_ | Cavaliers

62 | 3 hours ago

Tried to warn them. They just wanted to laugh and say it was our roster.

It showed when they came out of a timeout and had Jenkins dribble around for 12 seconds and then take a terrible shot.

misterloam | Pistons

14 | 3 hours ago

I think most of us knew he has major rotation limitations, but we needed someone to lift us out of the Monty era. He’s the right guy for that job, not the next step.

Schristie007 | CLE

46 | 3 hours ago

A lot of shit talk all year because the Pistons were the one seed and the Cavs had an underwhelming regular season while they were injured to hell. And now playoff Bickerstaff arrives to remind everyone why the Cavs moved on.

BAHatesToFly | Knicks

45 | 3 hours ago

JB Bickerstaff makes Nick Nurse look like a calm, rational coach. JB literally never stops whining and complaining.

KennysHairGel | Cavaliers

39 | 3 hours ago

Hes like a good coach in the sense that if you have a young team who doesnt know what the fuck they are doing he can make them buy into a system, play great defense, and overperform their talent level in the regular season. hes a terrible coach in the sense that his game management and adjustments are dogshit and that makes him not good in the playoffs.

California_Stop_King | Cavaliers

28 | 3 hours ago

We tried to tell ‘em, they didn’t want to listen

HellaGuac420 | Cavaliers

19 | 3 hours ago

You could say we tried to…let ‘em know.

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

14 | 3 hours ago

Literally all season this subreddit was filled with Cavs comments saying “you’ll see” and it took 1 playoff game for them to see lmao

Zeruma_ | 76ers

191 | 3 hours ago

Tobias Harris is ass

AirJordan6124 | Celtics

73 | 3 hours ago

Tobias Harris over me?

gradedonacurve | Knicks

46 | 3 hours ago

Duren was way worse than Harris tonight. Way, way worse.

ContractXtension | Hornets

37 | 3 hours ago

We all know

d11dd11d | Pistons

27 | 3 hours ago

He was so clutch in the regular season for us. Always felt confident when he had the ball in his hands.

Was that the 6ers experience? I dont recall watching too many 6ers games back then

Zeruma_ | 76ers

16 | 3 hours ago

He just vanished for us in the playoffs and almost never showed up besides like 2 games .

ClarenceWithHerSpoon | 76ers

14 | 3 hours ago

You are now experiencing playoff Tobias. Expect this to be the ceiling.

Methamine | Knicks

12 | 3 hours ago

Definitely not. Sixers fans always gave him a hard time, esp bc his contract was huge at that time

WIN011 | MIL

15 | 3 hours ago

There were 100% times where sixers fans hyped him up for him to underwhelm in the playoffs again

Skipton | Knicks

137 | 3 hours ago

19 MAGIC FREE THROWS, 38 DETROIT FREE THROWS, AND STILL BLOWN THE FUCK OUT

Knightoncloudwine

41 | 3 hours ago

Magic beat the refs and Detroit tonight. It was beyond ridiculous how many ticky tacks Detroit was getting in comparison.

SBORBS | MIA

110 | 3 hours ago

Lol Tobias ¹⁄₇ from 3, mostly wide open. Just getting a taste of what Philly fans felt for years, Detroit. Still can’t believe I saw loads of Detroit media and fans saying that he was a good player, dude sucks.

doltron3030 | Pistons

28 | 3 hours ago

He’s Mr. Inconsistent, feels like there’s no middle ground with Tobias. Either he puts up 20+ and dominates in the post all night, or he takes garbage shots and forces plays all night. Unfortunately tonight was the latter.

Chief-Superintendent

105 | 3 hours ago

DID THE ORLANDO MAGIC PURPOSELY LOSE AND LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS VERSUS CELTICS AND SIXERS TO BEAT THE PISTONS?

LMFAO FRAUD ALERTTT

Brod24 | Magic

34 | 3 hours ago

Think we’ve been quiet quitting the entire season to get healthy at the right time.

Either_Imagination_9 | Knicks

89 | 3 hours ago

Ladies and Gentleman, our first upset of the playoffs

RFFF1996 | Thunder

20 | 3 hours ago

Doesnt lakers win count?

Either_Imagination_9 | Knicks

44 | 3 hours ago

Eh without KD not really.

AspiringDiplomat | Celtics

80 | 3 hours ago

Losing a playoff game at home as the 1 seed vs a team that in the last week has lost to the Sixers without Embiid and the Maine Red Claws lol

Willing_Juggernaut60

19 | 3 hours ago

Magic playing 4d chess, we wanted to slip to the 8th seed since we know what Boston can do in the playoffs already

WickedWicked11 | Pistons

76 | 3 hours ago

Ah so this is what Cleveland fans were talking about with JB

_chess_ | Cavaliers

47 | 3 hours ago

Great culture guy for a young team. Abysmal strategist come playoff time.

1ToGreen3ToBasket | Pistons

21 | 2 hours ago

That being said can you strategy your way out of Tobias Harris being your second option and having one guy who can shoot 3s?

osbelix

74 | 3 hours ago

I feel genuinely good for Magic fans. Can’t imagine how they felt this regular season.

WAZZZZZZZAP | Magic

44 | 3 hours ago

There was so much negativity bro. This is making it all worth it

dank-kush | Hornets

68 | 3 hours ago

Glad the magic got the shot over us, they are peaking at the right time and they genuinely match up with the pistons so much better than the hornets.

HeyItsChase | Pacers

35 | 3 hours ago

That’s a crazy opinion from a Hornets fan. You can’t actually be glad about that.

dank-kush | Hornets

39 | 3 hours ago

Brother I’ve been a doomer for like the last decade, even when we were doing well I couldn’t help but just see the flaws in this roster.

Raven-19x | Spurs

68 | 3 hours ago

I thought these Magic were dead in the water a few days ago lmao.

Knightoncloudwine

24 | 3 hours ago

As a magic fan, so did I. Huge difference when this team is healthy and plays with energy.

Dole1995 | Knicks

64 | 3 hours ago

Pistons LOL

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

22 | 3 hours ago

They spent the past 12 months complaining nonstop about our series, coming in our sub to talk shit, following users around… And this is what they serve up against an 8th seed 🤣

The first round lights are too bright, unfortunately.

Mythdanne | Spurs

60 | 3 hours ago

Banchero slanders looking pale

Legendofthe_TopShelf | Magic

28 | 3 hours ago

All I’ve been hearing is how overrated he is. Great showing.

WearyAir9260

17 | 3 hours ago

All the man has done is excel in the playoffs. You love to see it.

Mario_Viana | Neemias Queta

56 | 3 hours ago

Third straight year of Paolo being a playoff riser, we gotta stop doubting this man

Puggo2026 | Hawks

48 | 3 hours ago

Stinker from Duren - think that was the difference

n8bitgaming | Pistons

25 | 3 hours ago

-21 and somehow that undersells how bad he was. Dude just stood around all game

geezewhiz | NBA

41 | 3 hours ago

Maybe I’m just crazy, but that game wasn’t even close. Maybe it wasn’t a 20 point blowout, but it may as well have been. Orlando was in total control.

Epicallytossed | Mavericks

43 | 3 hours ago

Jalen Suggs is a winning player. Hope he can stay healthy.

MadSpaceYT | Knicks

35 | 3 hours ago

Detroit still hasn’t seen a home playoff W in like 2 decades

Prideofmexico | Knicks

37 | 3 hours ago

I would like to apologize for calling this pistons team the 2015 hawks. That was very disrespectful to the 2015 hawks

CoaBret | Knicks

30 | 3 hours ago

If I’m Cade, I’m just doing a Gilbert Arenas/Ja Morant in that Pistons locker room after that game ngl

The_Halal_Guys | Knicks

33 | 3 hours ago

Suggs is so important to the Magic’s success hope he can stay healthy but damn they need to get Cade some shooters

asakitsi | West

32 | 3 hours ago

Magic are not beating the “dodging the Celtics” allegations with how they’ve played the last two games.

cs-shitposter | Celtics

28 | 3 hours ago

DEEEEEETROIT ASSKETBALL

heat_fan_ | Raptors

27 | 3 hours ago

Magic just shocked the world

Paolo, Wagner definitely heard all the trash talking about being swept

Detroit better figure it out for the next game

Marcus-ichiJo | Supersonics

27 | 3 hours ago

Andrew Fenichel might be right with his Pistons losing in 6 take, just to the Magics not Hornets…

Prideofmexico | Knicks

24 | 3 hours ago

Playing all out all 48 is a great regular season strategy. Doesn’t work as well when every team does it in the playoffs. Also doesn’t help they’re playing the other Eastern conference team who is allowed to play prison rules on defense

SillentStriker

28 | 3 hours ago

The JB Bickerstaff effect.

--M0ses-- | Magic

23 | 3 hours ago

Carter absolutely destroyed Duren

twelvydubs | Knicks

21 | 3 hours ago

lol the last few minutes the Pistons crowd sounded like they were being tortured after every Magic make or Pistons miss

chef_iblocka | Thunder

19 | 3 hours ago

The crazy thing is that this might be sustainable. Both teams are ass from three and Orland only shot 29%

Primary_Ticket_27

14 | an hour ago

Pistons also shot 38 free throws to Orlando’s 19.

This certainly wasn’t some fluke “the Magic got hot” type of win.

I’m sure Pistons will figure it out but it’s gonna be a tough physical series.

Ozmataz_Buckshank_ | Jazz

19 | 3 hours ago

Gotta hand it to Orlando, everyone came ready to play. Paolo looked like a #1 pick, Wagner looked like an all-star level player, and Suggs! Holy shit, impressive effort and fun to watch

Derpy_Mc_Burpy | Raptors

14 | 3 hours ago

BREAKING NEWS Jamahl Mosely has been seen receiving advice from CHATGPT to coach since he can’t do it himself

LocalParanoiac | 76ers

16 | 3 hours ago

Magic fans gotta get a 48 hour license for any and all shit talk, they were getting buried and it was so over the top

itsnotbraden | Cavaliers

14 | 3 hours ago

JB Bickerstaff playoff hoops are so sorry I feel bad for Pistons fans

league_legacy | Bucks

13 | 3 hours ago

PLAY THE SONG

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

14 | 3 hours ago

Fakest 1 seed of all time 😭😭

SocialistAvocado | Cavaliers

12 | 3 hours ago

JB MY GOAT

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

11 | 3 hours ago

This game reminded me a lot of our series with Detriot last year. They are tough for sure, and Cade can go off (albeit with some efficiency issues) but the shooting can be suspect and the only other guy who can consistently create his own shot is Tobias Harris.

LetPristine6639 | 76ers

11 | 3 hours ago

Orlando definitely threw that play-in game so they could play Detroit instead of Boston

The Orlando Magic (1-0) defeat the Detroit Pistons (0-1), 112-101.