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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:06 pm EDTOrlando Magic at Detroit Pistons
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Venue: Little Caesars Arena
2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 7
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 | 22 | 20 |
| Q2 | 27 | 40 |
| Q3 | 15 | 23 |
| Q4 | 30 | 33 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 at home in the playoffs on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Cade Cunningham had 32 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Paolo Banchero had 38 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the Orlando Magic.
The Detroit Pistons led 60-49 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 40-27. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Orlando Magic 16, Detroit Pistons 21. Tobias Harris had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 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 Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 on May 3, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Paolo Banchero scored 38 for the Orlando Magic; Cade Cunningham scored 32 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Orlando Magic
- Points
- 38 Paolo Banchero
- Rebounds
- 9 Paolo Banchero
- Assists
- 6 Paolo Banchero
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 32 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 15 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 12 Cade Cunningham
Cade Cunningham double-double (32 PTS, 12 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (15 PTS, 15 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero starter | 41:54 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14-25 | 4-7 | 6-8 | 4 | -18 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. starter | 38:18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 3 | -27 |
| Desmond Bane starter | 38:15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4 | -8 |
| Jalen Suggs starter | 35:53 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | -28 |
| Jamal Cain starter | 23:34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | -16 |
| Anthony Black bench | 32:39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 3 | -11 |
| Jevon Carter bench | 11:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
| Moritz Wagner bench | 9:42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | +5 |
| Tristan da Silva bench | 8:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -12 |
Not available: Jonathan Isaac, Franz Wagner
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 39:29 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-18 | 4-6 | 8-10 | 4 | +29 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 37:05 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | +27 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 36:17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11-18 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 2 | +22 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 36:00 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3 | +15 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 33:45 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | +12 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 28:51 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | +5 |
| Javonte Green bench | 14:10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +3 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 7:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +0 |
| Paul Reed bench | 2:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -5 |
| Ron Holland bench | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Tolu Smith bench | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Chaz Lanier bench | 1:03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
Not available: Kevin Huerter
| Orlando Magic | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 22/30 (73%) | Free throws | 18/22 (81%) |
| 21/45 (46%) | 2 pointers | 25/47 (53%) |
| 10/30 (33%) | 3 pointers | 16/33 (48%) |
| 31/75 (41%) | Field goals | 41/80 (51%) |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 24 | Defensive rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 7:35 | Time spent in lead | 36:23 |
| 4 | Biggest lead | 25 |
Largest margin: 24 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 12
- Times tied
- 7
- Largest lead · Orlando Magic
- 4 Q2 7:56
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 25 Q4 8:17
- Longest run
- 8-0 Orlando Magic · Q1 6:48 to Q1 5:46
Scoring plays
Q1 · 20 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:04 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 9:56 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 9:23 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 3 | 5 |
| 9:02 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 8:20 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 7:52 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 5 | 10 |
| 6:48 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 8 | 10 |
| 6:18 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 11 | 10 |
| 5:46 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 2-pt field goal | 13 | 10 |
| 5:37 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 5:09 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 13 | 14 |
| 4:26 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 13 | 15 |
| 4:08 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane Free throw | 14 | 15 |
| 4:08 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane Free throw | 15 | 15 |
| 3:52 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 3:30 | Orlando Magic | Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 2:50 | Orlando Magic | Moritz Wagner 3-pt field goal | 20 | 18 |
| 2:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 20 | 19 |
| 2:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 20 | 20 |
| 1:54 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 22 | 20 |
Q2 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 22 | 21 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 22 | 23 |
| 10:38 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 24 | 23 |
| 10:38 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 25 | 23 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 25 | 26 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 25 | 28 |
| 9:58 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 27 | 28 |
| 9:46 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 27 | 29 |
| 9:13 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 27 | 31 |
| 9:08 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal | 30 | 31 |
| 8:35 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 32 | 31 |
| 7:56 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 3-pt field goal | 35 | 31 |
| 7:28 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 35 | 33 |
| 7:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
| 6:31 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 35 | 38 |
| 6:16 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black Free throw | 36 | 38 |
| 6:16 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black Free throw | 37 | 38 |
| 4:44 | Orlando Magic | Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 4:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 40 | 39 |
| 4:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 40 | 40 |
| 3:49 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal | 43 | 40 |
| 3:27 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 43 | 43 |
| 2:59 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 43 | 44 |
| 2:59 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 43 | 45 |
| 2:47 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 45 | 45 |
| 2:30 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 45 | 48 |
| 2:12 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 45 | 50 |
| 2:12 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 45 | 51 |
| 1:48 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 46 | 51 |
| 1:48 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 47 | 51 |
| 1:27 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 47 | 53 |
| 1:00 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 47 | 56 |
| 0:34 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 47 | 58 |
| 0:17 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 49 | 58 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 49 | 59 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 49 | 60 |
Q3 · 20 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 49 | 62 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 49 | 64 |
| 10:42 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 51 | 64 |
| 8:13 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 51 | 66 |
| 7:35 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 51 | 69 |
| 7:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 51 | 71 |
| 6:28 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 53 | 71 |
| 5:48 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 55 | 71 |
| 5:12 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 56 | 71 |
| 4:52 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 58 | 71 |
| 4:32 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 58 | 73 |
| 3:52 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 58 | 75 |
| 3:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 58 | 78 |
| 2:40 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 60 | 78 |
| 1:26 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 60 | 80 |
| 1:08 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 61 | 80 |
| 1:08 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 62 | 80 |
| 0:05 | Orlando Magic | Moritz Wagner Free throw | 63 | 80 |
| 0:05 | Orlando Magic | Moritz Wagner Free throw | 64 | 80 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 64 | 83 |
Q4 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Orlando Magic | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:07 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs 2-pt field goal | 66 | 83 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 66 | 85 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 66 | 88 |
| 9:53 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs Free throw | 67 | 88 |
| 9:53 | Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs Free throw | 68 | 88 |
| 9:19 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 68 | 91 |
| 9:06 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 2-pt field goal | 70 | 91 |
| 8:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 70 | 93 |
| 8:39 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane Free throw | 71 | 93 |
| 8:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 71 | 96 |
| 8:02 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 72 | 96 |
| 7:44 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 74 | 96 |
| 7:32 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 76 | 96 |
| 6:36 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 76 | 98 |
| 6:10 | Orlando Magic | Desmond Bane 3-pt field goal | 79 | 98 |
| 5:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 79 | 99 |
| 5:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 79 | 100 |
| 5:15 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 82 | 100 |
| 4:51 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 84 | 100 |
| 4:22 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero 2-pt field goal | 86 | 100 |
| 3:54 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 86 | 102 |
| 3:23 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 86 | 105 |
| 3:18 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 87 | 105 |
| 3:18 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 88 | 105 |
| 2:57 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 88 | 108 |
| 2:44 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black 2-pt field goal | 90 | 108 |
| 2:27 | Orlando Magic | Anthony Black Free throw | 91 | 108 |
| 2:06 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 91 | 110 |
| 1:49 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter Jr. Free throw | 92 | 110 |
| 1:33 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 92 | 111 |
| 1:33 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 92 | 112 |
| 1:13 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 92 | 113 |
| 1:13 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 92 | 114 |
| 1:03 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 93 | 114 |
| 1:03 | Orlando Magic | Paolo Banchero Free throw | 94 | 114 |
| 0:41 | Detroit Pistons | Chaz Lanier 2-pt field goal | 94 | 116 |
Highlights
- Pistons 116 - 94 Magic — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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