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Inside the numbers: How Detroit escaped elimination in Orlando with a stunning comeback

May 2, 2026
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Orlando forward Paolo Banchero, when asked to explain what went wrong for the Magic in the second half against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, had a very succinct answer. “They went on a pretty big run there,” Banchero said. The Pistons — facing elimination and down by 24 points, on the road, in the second half, and about to join an ignominious club of No.

1 seeds who were ousted from the playoffs by No. 8 seeds — pulled off a comeback for the ages in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Magic.

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