What a strange coincidence that out of the 15 times in NBA history a team has come back from 3-1 deficit, twice it happens with the same teams, then being the same seed, and the lead being taken on the same day. Adam Silver is really cooking with this year’s playoff script /s

If anyone’s curious, here’s the full series stats from the 2003 First Round Series - https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-magic-vs-pistons.html

This was Ben Wallace’s first season as an All-Star, he averaged 11.1 points per game and a whopping 17.9 rebounds per game in the series alongside 3.1 steals and 3.3 blocks. This was Tayshaun Prince’s rookie year season so he was not a full time starter yet, that happened the next season.

Tracy McGrady averaged 31.7PTS/6.7REB/4.7AST on 45/34/77 shooting but it was not enough. Drew Golden was the second leading scorer averaging 14PTS/12.7REB

Currymvp2 | Warriors

269 | 6 hours ago

It is 2003 again with a pointless war being launched and now this

AzureAhai

70 | 6 hours ago

Guess we should hoard up gold for the upcoming recession then.

likwitsnake | Supersonics

35 | 6 hours ago

This but unironically

Important-Concern | Spurs

17 | 6 hours ago

So Spurs win the title this year?

Substantial-Big-5244

6 | 4 hours ago

If that’s the case, they beat the Knicks in 6 to do so after the Knicks sweep Detroit in the ECF.

whobroughtmehere | Pistons

3 | 4 hours ago

The style lately would agree

Mediocre-County-7648 | Cavaliers

1 | 4 hours ago

So 2031 will be the economic crisis

PianoJealous307

177 | 6 hours ago

“It feels good to get in the second round.” - Tracy Mcgrady - Paolo Banchero

d0pp31g4ng3r

19 | 3 hours ago

I think T-Mac really thought they had won the series when he said that. The first round was a best of 5 for 19 seasons. The league changed it to a best of 7 that year.

Either_Imagination_9 | Knicks

34 | 6 hours ago

The Magic are an unserious franchise

Aeronova20 | Magic

78 | 6 hours ago

been to the finals this century tho

Bojangles1987 | Magic

19 | 5 hours ago

We did miss our scheduled Finals trip every 14 years, but we also forgot to draft the best center of their generation who would go to the Lakers after losing a Finals. We need to get on that ASAP.

infinite-hooper

-23 | 6 hours ago

& lost lmao.

Kindly_Letterhead_98

26 | 6 hours ago

Knicks are poverty

Odd_Bate | Knicks

-25 | 6 hours ago

Flairless bitch loves to talk

Admirable_Fun7790

20 | 6 hours ago

Knicks are poverty

Aidanj927 | Spurs

19 | 6 hours ago

Knicks are poverty

Kindly_Letterhead_98

20 | 6 hours ago

😹✌️👍

walterdog12 | BOS

33 | 6 hours ago

Magic just paying homage to Doc Rivers now that he’s presumably retiring.

Ai3IsTheGoat | 76ers

12 | 6 hours ago

Celtics paying homage too

CrazyEyedGase

23 | 6 hours ago

A year later the Magic would win the draft lottery and draft Dwight Howard first overall while also trading away Tracy McGrady. In that same time frame the Pistons won the NBA title

TheRealBrownPudding | Clippers

24 | 6 hours ago

They did it for Doc

Reachin4ThoseGrapes

12 | 6 hours ago

Those Magic teams were prime TMac and absolutely no one else. They were still tied to Grant Hill’s contract at the time, iirc. Second best player was either young Turkoglu or Pat Garrity

monkeyman80 | Lakers

1 | 40 minutes ago

Shame they could have had prime Grant hill and Duncan. Even Duncan and tmac could do damage. Thanks doc.

sRW44 | Pistons

1 | 16 minutes ago

People forget the 03 series turned because the Pistons tried using rookie Tayshaun Prince on TMac late in that 03 game 4 loss. Once they slowed him down, it was over.

Asleep-Use-7336

11 | 6 hours ago

same date in 2003 and 2026 is wild. pistons really own the magic across generations

entrity_screamr | Suns

12 | 6 hours ago

Congrats on the 2026-2027 NBA Championship, Detroit!

Soteria69 | Trail Blazers

7 | 6 hours ago

Dawg the game isn’t even over yet😂😂

LocustUprising | Pistons

20 | 6 hours ago

Down by almost 20 under 2 minutes it’s over

HokageEzio | Knicks

7 | 6 hours ago

Mosley has a 10 point play drawn up on his whiteboard rn, watch out

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

1 | 6 hours ago

What? Summon Reggie Miller?

EarthWarping | NBA

6 | 6 hours ago

Its over.

Omega-Toad-7017 | Bulls

7 | 6 hours ago

They aren’t the 2025 Pacers vro

nugentismycenter | Pistons

5 | 6 hours ago

Lol yes it is

Expensive_Skirt_7278 | Magic

4 | 6 hours ago

does that mean in 2049 the magic will be the eighth seed and blow another 3-1 lead to the pistons?

sbamkmfdmdfmk | Pistons

5 | 4 hours ago

RemindMe! April 27, 2049 “bet all my money for the Pistons to retake the series from the Magic”

CurrentRoster

3 | 6 hours ago

Spurs winning it all is what that means

rambouhh

2 | 3 hours ago

As long as the pistons win the next year then im all for it

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

Orlando Tragic

manticore16 | Knicks

2 | 6 hours ago

That’s why I have two nickels!

aselule666

2 | 4 hours ago

That year spurs won and the next year pistons won. Does that mean this year spurs win and next year pistons win? We’ll see in 1 or 13 months if this thing repeats.

Chessh2036 | Hawks

1 | 4 hours ago

“Time is a flat circle” - Rust Chole

The_Longest_Shot

1 | 3 hours ago

April 26, 1992 there was a riot on the streets, tell me, where were you?

venk | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

Prince was the reason we won that series. Rick Carlisle finally played him late in the series and he actually frustrated the hell out of McGrady

heinous_anus- | NBA

1 | an hour ago

Drew Golden lmao

On April 27, 2003 and April 27, 2026, the #8 seed Orlando Magic took a 3–1 lead over the #1 seed Detroit Pistons… the Magic lost the series both times.