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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTOrlando Magic at Detroit Pistons
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Venue: Little Caesars Arena
2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 1
Observed Sep 24, 2026, 01:02 UTC.
Verified 2026 NBA playoff result. Full regular-season history is not included in this edition. Postseason games do not count toward regular-season records.
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Quarter scores
| Period | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 35 | 27 |
| Q2 | 20 | 24 |
| Q3 | 26 | 23 |
| Q4 | 31 | 27 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 112-101 on the road in the playoffs on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Paolo Banchero had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the Orlando Magic. Cade Cunningham had 39 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the Detroit Pistons.
The Orlando Magic led 55-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-27. Bench points: Orlando Magic 20, Detroit Pistons 20. Franz Wagner had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 112-101 on April 19, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Paolo Banchero scored 23 for the Orlando Magic; Cade Cunningham scored 39 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Orlando Magic
- Points
- 23 Paolo Banchero
- Rebounds
- 9 Paolo Banchero
- Assists
- 5 Wendell Carter Jr.
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 39 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 7 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 4 Cade Cunningham
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero starter | 36:58 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 1 | +10 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. starter | 36:44 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +20 |
| Jalen Suggs starter | 36:06 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 6 | +11 |
| Desmond Bane starter | 34:36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-20 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 5 | +17 |
| Franz Wagner starter | 32:09 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2 | +9 |
| Anthony Black bench | 22:17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | -3 |
| Tristan da Silva bench | 20:56 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +6 |
| Goga Bitadze bench | 11:16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -9 |
| Jamal Cain bench | 8:58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
Not available: Jonathan Isaac
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 40:18 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13-27 | 3-8 | 10-11 | 0 | -1 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 35:49 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 3 | -15 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 32:48 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | -21 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 26:01 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -14 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 25:28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 22:19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 0 | -11 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 18:54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | +6 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 18:29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| Ron Holland bench | 10:43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Javonte Green bench | 4:46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | +4 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 4:25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Orlando Magic | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 14/19 (73%) | Free throws | 29/38 (76%) |
| 34/56 (60%) | 2 pointers | 21/45 (46%) |
| 10/34 (29%) | 3 pointers | 10/32 (31%) |
| 44/90 (48%) | Field goals | 31/77 (40%) |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 46:36 | Time spent in lead | 0:00 |
| 13 | Biggest lead | 0 |
Largest margin: 11 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Orlando Magic
- 13 Q1 7:33
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- Never led
- Longest run
- 10-0 Orlando Magic · Q1 8:40 to Q1 7:33
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:19 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:34 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 3-pt field goal | 6 | 3 |
| 10:03 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 8 | 3 |
| 8:47 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 8 | 4 |
| 8:47 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 8 | 5 |
| 8:40 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 11 | 5 |
| 8:27 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 2-pt field goal | 13 | 5 |
| 7:49 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 15 | 5 |
| 7:33 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner Free throw | 16 | 5 |
| 7:33 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 18 | 5 |
| 7:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 18 | 8 |
| 6:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 18 | 10 |
| 6:13 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 20 | 10 |
| 5:50 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 21 | 10 |
| 5:50 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 22 | 10 |
| 5:16 | Detroit Pistons | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 22 | 13 |
| 3:59 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 24 | 13 |
| 3:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 15 |
| 3:40 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 2-pt field goal | 26 | 15 |
| 3:40 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs Free throw | 27 | 15 |
| 3:28 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 27 | 18 |
| 3:06 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 27 | 20 |
| 2:32 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 27 | 21 |
| 2:32 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 27 | 22 |
| 1:57 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 29 | 22 |
| 1:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 29 | 24 |
| 1:19 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 29 | 27 |
| 1:03 | Orlando Magic | Goga Bitadze Free throw | 30 | 27 |
| 1:03 | Orlando Magic | Goga Bitadze Free throw | 31 | 27 |
| 0:38 | Orlando Magic | Tristan da Silva 2-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 0:09 | Orlando Magic | Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal | 35 | 27 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:16 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 35 | 28 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 35 | 29 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 35 | 31 |
| 10:29 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner Free throw | 36 | 31 |
| 10:29 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner Free throw | 37 | 31 |
| 9:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 37 | 33 |
| 9:33 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 40 | 33 |
| 9:10 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 40 | 34 |
| 8:38 | Orlando Magic | Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal | 42 | 34 |
| 8:27 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 42 | 36 |
| 8:15 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 44 | 36 |
| 7:35 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 45 | 36 |
| 7:13 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 45 | 37 |
| 7:13 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 45 | 38 |
| 6:48 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 40 |
| 6:31 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 47 | 40 |
| 6:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 47 | 42 |
| 5:35 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 47 | 43 |
| 4:42 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 47 | 44 |
| 4:42 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 47 | 45 |
| 4:18 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 48 | 45 |
| 4:18 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 49 | 45 |
| 3:34 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 49 | 47 |
| 3:02 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 52 | 47 |
| 2:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 52 | 48 |
| 2:09 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 52 | 49 |
| 1:23 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 52 | 51 |
| 0:46 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 3-pt field goal | 55 | 51 |
Q3 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 57 | 51 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 57 | 52 |
| 10:40 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 59 | 52 |
| 10:08 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 61 | 52 |
| 9:35 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 63 | 52 |
| 9:22 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 63 | 54 |
| 8:46 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 63 | 57 |
| 8:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 63 | 60 |
| 7:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 63 | 62 |
| 7:23 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 65 | 62 |
| 7:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 65 | 65 |
| 6:42 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 67 | 65 |
| 6:21 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal | 70 | 65 |
| 6:05 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 70 | 67 |
| 5:37 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 70 | 68 |
| 5:19 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 72 | 68 |
| 4:54 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 74 | 68 |
| 4:09 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 3-pt field goal | 77 | 68 |
| 3:44 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 79 | 68 |
| 2:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 79 | 70 |
| 1:26 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 79 | 71 |
| 1:26 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 79 | 72 |
| 1:12 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane Free throw | 80 | 72 |
| 1:12 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane Free throw | 81 | 72 |
| 0:51 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 81 | 74 |
Q4 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 83 | 74 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 83 | 75 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 83 | 76 |
| 11:13 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 85 | 76 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 85 | 78 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 85 | 81 |
| 9:51 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 3-pt field goal | 88 | 81 |
| 9:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 88 | 83 |
| 9:12 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 90 | 83 |
| 8:54 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 90 | 86 |
| 8:37 | Orlando Magic | Tristan da Silva 2-pt field goal | 92 | 86 |
| 8:16 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 94 | 86 |
| 7:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 94 | 88 |
| 7:25 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 96 | 88 |
| 7:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 96 | 89 |
| 7:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 96 | 90 |
| 6:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 96 | 91 |
| 6:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 96 | 92 |
| 6:39 | Orlando Magic | Tristan da Silva 3-pt field goal | 99 | 92 |
| 6:08 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 101 | 92 |
| 5:47 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 101 | 93 |
| 4:59 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 103 | 93 |
| 4:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 103 | 95 |
| 3:45 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 103 | 96 |
| 3:27 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner 2-pt field goal | 105 | 96 |
| 3:02 | Orlando Magic | Franz Wagner Free throw | 106 | 96 |
| 2:13 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 2-pt field goal | 108 | 96 |
| 2:13 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 108 | 97 |
| 1:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 108 | 98 |
| 1:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 108 | 99 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 108 | 101 |
| 0:40 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 110 | 101 |
| 0:21 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 112 | 101 |
Highlights
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