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Is Magic-Pistons The Most Interesting Series So Far?
April 26, 2026
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The top-seeded Detroit Pistons are quietly in a lot of trouble. Not just because they are down 2-1 in their series against the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, but because in those two losses Orlando has looked like the superior team. The Magic have looked faster, tougher, and like they have the better roster of shooters most nights. Detroit essentially needs to find a way to blow the Magic out in order to beat them, because if it's close it seems to be tilting in Orlando's favor.
Not one person could've predicted that outcome. https://youtu.be/LtgLguUFGQk?si=xsk4zjqHjfivn8dv Not even a full month ago the Magic looked dead in the water, like the team was ready to full-on mutiny against its coaching staff. Suddenly they are all healthy at the right time and Orlando looks to be realizing the potential they've shown in flashes over the past couple seasons. As for the Pistons, well, they're the top seed for the first time since 2007, and here they are, lead by burgeoning superstar Cade Cunningham—being taken by surprise by the Magic, mainly thanks to role players who have come alive for Orlando and died on the vine for Detroit.
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