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Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons

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1-4, 0-2 Away
Final
116 - 135

3-2, 2-1 Home

Cunningham's 30 points and 10 assists lead Pistons past Magic 135-116

Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

Cunningham added six rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots.

The Pistons trailed for most of the first half, but outscored Orlando 70-52 in the final two quarters. The Magic have lost four straight after winning their opener.

Tobias Harris added 23 points for Detroit, which improved to 3-2, and Jalen Duren had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Paolo Banchero (24) and Franz Wagner (22) combined for 46 points, but missed 17 of 30 field-goal attempts and 11 of 28 free-throw attempts.

The Pistons used a 14-1 run to take a 10-point lead midway through the third quarter, and led by as many as 16 late in the period. The Magic attempted a rally, but missed 10 of 33 free throws in the first 36 minutes.

Detroit started the fourth strong to go ahead 117-97 and cruised to victory as both teams emptied their benches.

The Pistons missed nine of their first 10 shots, allowing the Magic to take an early 15-6 lead.

Detroit didn't get even until Duncan Robinson's 3-pointer made it 62-62 with 1:23 left in the first half. They led 65-64 at halftime behind 13 points from Harris. Wagner, the former Michigan star, had 14 for Orlando.

Up next Magic: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.

Pistons: Play the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday in Mexico City.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 135
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 135
4th 3.3 Ronald Holland II bad pass (Tristan da Silva steals) 116 - 135
4th 25.4 Noah Penda makes tip shot 116 - 135
4th 27.9 Noah Penda offensive rebound 114 - 135

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
38-83 FG 46-93
46 Field Goal % 49
12-31 3PT 13-32
39 Three Point % 41
28-40 FT 30-34
70 Free Throw % 88
43 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 14
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
22 Assists 29
5 Steals 11
5 Blocks 8
16 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 3
1 Total Technical Fouls 3
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
12 Fast Break Points 15
48 Points in Paint 64
27 Fouls 28
10 Largest Lead 24
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jett Howard, G Out Apr 9
Jonathan Isaac, F Out Apr 9

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,244 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 45 35 .563 - L2
Orlando 44 36 .550 1 W4
Charlotte 43 37 .538 2 L1
Miami 41 39 .513 4 L2
Washington 17 63 .213 28 L8

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 58 22 .725 - W1
Cleveland 51 29 .638 7 W4
Milwaukee 31 49 .388 27 L2
Chicago 31 49 .388 27 W2
Indiana 19 61 .238 39 W1
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