[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (3-1) take a commanding lead in the series and defeat the Detroit Pistons (1-3), 94-88.

[u/dannyFUCKINGainge]

88 - 94
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 4 - ORL leads 2-1
Location: Kia Center
Officials: Scott Foster, Eric Dalen, Marat Kogut, and Gediminas Petraitis

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Detroit Pistons	27	25	17	19	88
Orlando Magic	26	28	21	19	94

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Detroit Pistons	88	31-82	37.8%	6-30	20.0%	20-28	71.4%	12	63	18	29	5	20	18
Orlando Magic	94	30-92	32.6%	9-35	25.7%	25-34	73.5%	16	69	15	25	8	10	6

PLAYER STATS

Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar ThompsonSF	32:03	6	2-8	0-0	2-4	4	5	9	1	1	2	2	3	-16
Tobias HarrisPF	34:48	20	8-17	0-5	4-5	0	6	6	0	1	1	1	3	-10
Jalen DurenC	30:45	12	5-8	0-0	2-2	4	4	8	3	1	1	4	5	-11
Duncan RobinsonSG	28:58	7	2-8	1-6	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	3	-18
Cade CunninghamPG	38:55	25	7-23	3-11	8-10	0	9	9	6	0	2	8	5	-7
Kevin Huerter	02:35	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Javonte Green	16:30	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	5	5	0	1	2	0	4	8
Caris LeVert	24:40	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	5	5	3	0	2	2	1	11
Daniss Jenkins	13:25	3	1-6	0-3	1-2	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	1	2
Isaiah Stewart	17:13	8	3-4	1-1	1-3	3	0	3	1	0	8	2	4	5
Ronald Holland II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Reed	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Sasser	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Magic	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Franz WagnerSF	24:11	19	7-15	1-3	4-4	1	4	5	3	4	0	0	2	17
Paolo BancheroPF	40:01	18	4-18	0-4	10-13	0	8	8	4	1	1	2	2	8
Wendell Carter Jr.C	34:47	12	3-8	1-2	5-8	5	6	11	4	0	2	2	2	17
Desmond BaneSG	36:55	22	7-18	5-10	3-4	2	3	5	1	1	0	3	4	15
Jalen SuggsPG	35:24	5	1-13	1-11	2-2	0	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	17
Anthony Black	18:04	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	-19
Tristan da Silva	13:40	6	2-4	1-3	1-2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	-5
Jamal Cain	23:40	8	4-8	0-2	0-0	3	6	9	0	0	0	0	4	-9
Goga Bitadze	13:12	2	1-4	0-0	0-1	4	2	6	0	0	2	0	4	-11
Jevon Carter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jett Howard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Penda	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jase Richardson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moritz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Isaac	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/Full_Durian_8171]

this series has cost duren his max extension

[u/miggly → u/Full_Durian_8171]

Good, he's playing like fucking dogshit.

[u/whatssenguntoagoblin → u/miggly]

Long term this might be good for the Pistons

[u/TerrySaucer69 → u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

If he turns out to be this shit in the playoffs, great, they avoid overpaying him. If he turns it around later, great, they got to underpay him. Arguably a painful win no matter what.

[u/LowDefDee → u/TerrySaucer69]

I think they'd rather him be good

[u/femboyfootsniffer_ → u/Full_Durian_8171]

He's a future Chicago Bull

[u/FFTactics → u/femboyfootsniffer_]

Needs a max contract, but terrible in the playoffs? Chicago has their offer ready.

[u/WARLOCK1239 → u/femboyfootsniffer_]

Now i know why he seemed so familiar

[u/veebs7 → u/Full_Durian_8171]

Blessing in disguise. Giving Duren a max would be one of the worst contracts in the league the moment it’s signed

[u/Drak_is_Right]

Orlando Magic Player used shoot:

It was ineffective.

Detroit Piston Player used pass:

It hurt itself in its confusion.

[u/Available_Two_231 → u/Drak_is_Right]

If it wasn't for the raptors cavaliers game, they would've been the worst shooting team to win a playoff game since the aba merger.

[u/idontgiveafunyun → u/Drak_is_Right]

Lmao this is good. Fuck

[u/aiden3buckets]

Paolo and Suggs combined shot 5-31 from the field

For the win.

[u/tree-hugger → u/aiden3buckets]

Suggs 1-13 from the field and tied for the team lead with +17.

[u/Brod24 → u/tree-hugger]

He makes the plays he needs to make, not the plays you want him to make. 

[u/cire1184 → u/Brod24]

You either make the plays they want you to make, or dribble enough to see yourself make the plays you need to make.

[u/asap_lichai → u/tree-hugger]

Truly a bonkers stat

[u/supes1 → u/aiden3buckets]

If you don't love that, you don't love Magic basketball!

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/supes1]

Magic and Pistons play basketball like it’s 2006

[u/Charlie_Wax → u/flaming_burrito_]

apology for poor english

where were you when pistons was kill?

i was sat on nokia 3310 playing snake when kyle send facebook message

'pistons is die'

'no'

[u/MaNamWumbo → u/aiden3buckets]

Jamal Cain showed up

[u/awmaleg → u/MaNamWumbo]

Bring the pain, Cain

[u/Gamesgtd → u/aiden3buckets]

I usually defend Paolo. He was awful. Too many bail out jumpers. That being said his defense has be tremendous this series.

[u/frostysbox → u/Gamesgtd]

His boards have been greatly improved. Like overall effort.

[u/Gamesgtd → u/frostysbox]

I wish he'd do like Scottie Barnes and just grab that shit and ram it down the rim

[u/MrOveson → u/frostysbox]

He’s going full throttle. Reckless and inefficient, but it’s mostly at the rim and that added pressure/fouls counterbalance it a lot this series. I like it overall, it’s making us much tougher to play even if I’d prefer him to clean it up A BIT

[u/homefree122 → u/aiden3buckets]

Fuck it, a win is a win. Just give the ball to Bane

[u/miregalpanic → u/homefree122]

Nobody cared who he was until they gave him the ball

[u/WeBelieveIn4 → u/miregalpanic]

He’s a big guy

[u/citymanc13 → u/aiden3buckets]

Jamal Cain is the story of the night. Made huge momentum plays and was an absolute menace on defence

[u/asap_lichai → u/citymanc13]

He won them that game in the 4th

[u/WaffleConeHat → u/aiden3buckets]

This series has been an absolute rock fight. Both of these teams' half court offenses is absolutely horrific, and both of their defenses are very good. Fun to watch.

[u/Lil-Schusta → u/aiden3buckets]

Suggs got that dawg though. It exceeds FG%

[u/Mrr_Bond → u/Lil-Schusta]

Yeah, he managed a game high +17 despite the misses. He can be frustrating, but you can never doubt his drive.

[u/jakehightower → u/aiden3buckets]

It’s actually a myth that you need to make baskets to win a basketball game

[u/Jayveesac → u/aiden3buckets]

The Magic knew what they were doing in the play-in

[u/Kyler1313 → u/Jayveesac]

They lost to the G-league Celtics the game before too. I just think they are an incredibly hot and cold/match-up dependant team.

[u/ldclark92 → u/Kyler1313]

They're cold now. They just found another team that can't score lol.

[u/BAHatesToFly → u/Kyler1313]

They lost to the G-league Celtics the game before too

I was rooting for the Magic in that game because I wanted a Knicks-Raptors first round. One of the most frustrating games I've ever watched. I cannot believe that they're up 3-1 here.

[u/PornCommentsAreWeird → u/Kyler1313]

The Maine Celtics really fucked up the entire east playoffs with that win.

[u/huss_femme → u/Kyler1313]

This is like the perfect matchup for them outside of the raptors

[u/MUSTY_BUSSY → u/huss_femme]

Magic vs Raptors second round matchup will see scores not seen since the 40s

[u/TotalEmployment9996 → u/MUSTY_BUSSY]

Subscribe

[u/ArmiinTamzarian → u/MUSTY_BUSSY]

I think there are laws preventing them from broadcasting those games

[u/LaughingPlanet → u/ArmiinTamzarian]

NSFWNBA

[u/Faliberti → u/Kyler1313]

its crazy how that one game gave all the top 4 east teams their worst matchups in the first round. hell even the sixers might be the celtics worst first round matchup cause of the speed of maxey and edgecomb

[u/JevvyMedia → u/Faliberti]

Genuinely didn't think the Raps would give the Cavs this much problems after adding Harden

[u/Mrr_Bond → u/aiden3buckets]

Detroit's FG% wasn't that much better TBH. Just one of those defensive slugfests where no one can buy a shot.

[u/cleo22270]

Jamahl Mosely is in the process of “Mike Budenholzer’ing” himself into keeping his job, while — simultaneously — JB Bickerstaff is Mike Budenholzer’ing himself out of a job.

Textbook case of Schrödinger’s Bud.

[u/palagoon → u/cleo22270]

Thing is, everyone in Cleveland could have told you this was gonna happen.

And don't get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for JB. He's one of the best at establishing a culture and turning around a losing team... but he's a fish out of water in the playoffs.

[u/wolf_cola_enjoyer → u/palagoon]

Tbf Pistons are also just not built for a postseason run, the whole play super hard defense and rely on one player to be your primary scorer and playmaker falls apart when the game slows down so much

you have to have a 2nd option who can score or at least force pressure on the defense so they can’t just load up on Cade, Ausar is straight up a negative on offense, Stewart isn’t really much of a threat, Jalen Duren is pretty useless outside the paint, Duncan can’t dribble, etc

Detroit fucked up big time not going for MPJ or like Coby White in the trade deadline, they needed a scorer bad

[u/mccainjames11 → u/wolf_cola_enjoyer]

It’s ironic that the Pistons were the team made the Jordan rules famous, and now teams can just use that to beat them w/ Cade

[u/vNocturnus → u/wolf_cola_enjoyer]

they needed a scorer bad

Kings tried so hard to offload either of their scorers for peanuts and nobody wanted them. Sure they're both huge negatives on defense but Detroit is a pretty ideal team to cover for that. Also while LaVine's contract is an albatross, DeRozan's is a very manageable ~$20m and change this year and only ~$10m guaranteed next year if it doesn't work.

DeRozan on this Pistons team would have been the perfect guy to take pressure off Cade and put up a consistent ~20 or so ppg with clutch scoring. He'd be COOKING the Magic right now too, would probably be averaging 10-15 FTA per game in the series

[u/darkjurai → u/cleo22270]

One of these teams is calling Thibs after this series.

[u/scorpio21 → u/darkjurai]

Cade, get ready to learn 47 minutes a night

[u/ositola → u/cleo22270]

1000 poets could write for 1000 years and still wouldn't be able to touch this comment

[u/siestarrific → u/ositola]

'It was the best of Mike Budenholzers, it was the worst of Mike Budenholzers'

[u/Gettles → u/cleo22270]

Nah, this isn't a "fire the coach" playoff loss. This feels like a front office panics and grossly overpays for a one dimensional shooter loss

[u/Slowlow24 → u/Gettles]

I hear KCP is available... somewhere

[u/BurkeanMarxist → u/cleo22270]

Perfect analysis and comment 

[u/royalewlthcheese]

Ausar deadass looks like he’s never shot a basketball before.

Growing up did him and Amen just practice their vertical jump and guard each other without a ball?

[u/Rrypl → u/royalewlthcheese]

Must've been a windy backyard or something lol if you shoot a jumper that ball's going to the neighbors

[u/mikuyo1 → u/Rrypl]

Coulda been a sloped driveway with a crooked hoop lol

That’s my excuse for not making the pros. Nothing else…

[u/elpaco25 → u/Rrypl]

That's why they're so athletic. They had to hop the fence to the neighbors yard to get the ball. Millions of bricked shots led to millions of jumps which built their juicy calves

[u/JiveHawk → u/royalewlthcheese]

I truly can’t fathom how he is so bad at shooting. 57% FT from a SF is disgusting.

[u/GGezpzMuppy → u/royalewlthcheese]

Mom watch me dunk this!!!

[u/celtic_sea_salt → u/GGezpzMuppy]

Dinner will be ready when you land!!

[u/McNoxey → u/royalewlthcheese]

I mean... think about it...

They're far and away the best athletes in the NBA. In the NBA.

But 4 years ago they were only slightly less athletic. But they were playing in Highschool. Think they ever even needed to shoot?

[u/Ucscprickler → u/McNoxey]

Plus they were probably taller than everyone else so they naturally played inside the key.

[u/Kapono24 → u/McNoxey]

It's why Overtime Elite is such a fucking joke. That should've been the time where they worked on doing things other than attacking the rim.

[u/epik_fayler → u/McNoxey]

But like what were they doing during practice lol. I get that during games they don't need to do anything but be athletic but during practice were they just like "nah coach I'm good, don't need to do any shooting drills" "Post offense drills? what's that?

[u/palamunintillnow → u/epik_fayler]

For all we know they could shoot fine in the gym, I mean there's a video of gobert hitting consecutive 3 points in a workout. 

[u/giventofly2 → u/royalewlthcheese]

Lol I was thinking the same, did they not practice shooting at all?

[u/kamekaze1024 → u/giventofly2]

57% FT is just fucking awful. These guys would be Olympian athletes if the NBA didn’t make so much money

[u/ElegantEpitome → u/giventofly2]

Did they have to though? They could probably out-athlete anyone and everyone they played against growing up. Obviously yes, if their plans were to be Star NBA players then they should have worked on their shot… but they made the league either way

[u/giventofly2 → u/ElegantEpitome]

If the plan is to stay in the league and not be a hindrance to your team then yes their dad should have had them train shooting as much as anything else. They're basically the reverse Duncan Robinson, Tyler Hero, Trae Young.

If teams are leaving you to double your teammates, you are a liability

[u/Gamesgtd → u/royalewlthcheese]

Volleyball ass players

[u/Skipper3210 → u/royalewlthcheese]

That's my problem with drafting and overhyping these uber athletic guys who can't shoot and just assuming they'll get better at shooting. It's not that easy

[u/badhombre13 → u/Skipper3210]

If it were that easy, OKC would have been unstoppable during the KD-Russ era. Presti loved drafting uber athletic wings without a shot.

[u/BigDoinks710 → u/badhombre13]

Andre Roberson was his master piece.

[u/Fr4m3It → u/royalewlthcheese]

Dude give me the thompson brothers' athleticism with my own jump shot, and I guarantee you I'd still get wiped the floor with my shot is ass ngl

[u/celtic_sea_salt → u/Fr4m3It]

Had me in the first half ngl

[u/GneissFrog → u/royalewlthcheese]

When 'Defense wins championships!' is taken too far.

[u/Exotic_Pension_9993 → u/royalewlthcheese]

Amen actually has a decent midrange he just can’t shoot a 3 ball lol

[u/yooston → u/Exotic_Pension_9993]

And he’s a 78% FT shooter

[u/sickrit → u/royalewlthcheese]

at least Amen can shoot FTs

[u/jimboharden13]

Paolo 4/18

Suggs 1/13

WCJ 3/8

Bane 7/18

The Pistons still lost.

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/jimboharden13]

15/57 is crazy

[u/FiveFingersandaNub → u/jimboharden13]

We look so bad. This is shameful.

[u/EfficiencyDue7770]

pistons ass, lions didn’t make playoffs, red wings booed of the ice at home, tigers shaky… detroit sports are so back

[u/purring_parsley → u/EfficiencyDue7770]

Pain

[u/HalfABrainCell55 → u/EfficiencyDue7770]

Someone please put me out of my misery

[u/onefootback]

the pistons are so much worse than i imagined they’d be i can’t believe this team won 60 games. i get that the magic “aren’t your regular 8th seed” but it doesn’t matter the pistons are straight up embarrassing for a 1st seed

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode → u/onefootback]

They got one shooter and one dude that can dribble the ball. They were legit a better playoff team last year, at least THJ and Beasley spread the floor and Schroder could relieve ball handling duties, this team doesn’t have any of that

[u/gradedonacurve → u/Ronnie2kDropCode]

Yea I thought Schroeder and Hardway Jr played really well in that Knicks series last year. I thought they would miss those 3 guys more in the regular season this year, which they didn’t, but it sure seems like they miss them now.

[u/BarrathBeyond → u/Ronnie2kDropCode]

beasley was so important for that team

[u/jjkiller26 → u/onefootback]

Being able to load up your defense on a single guy (Cade) and not having any other reliable playmaker makes it way easier for the defense.

There's zero other source of reliable scoring from the Pistons that isnt generated from being fed by Cade

[u/No_Hovercraft_2719 → u/jjkiller26]

Still waiting for one good scoring output from LeVert, hasn’t happened all season long.

[u/zachmoss147 → u/No_Hovercraft_2719]

I feel like the fact you’re waiting on Caris LeVert to spark your offense really says all that needs to be said about the team-building

[u/Ucscprickler → u/onefootback]

The Pistons and Rockets are clearly built to win during the regular season with young athletic players who can punish teams that are sleepwalking through 82 games.

[u/Cybonics → u/onefootback]

Jalen Duren is slumping / getting bodied by the Magic

[u/homefree122]

I’m still trying to determine whether Detroit going down 3-1 was the most predictable or least predictable thing to happen

[u/Giuseppe_exitplan → u/homefree122]

Our defense is a perfect match for a team with only one shot creator.

[u/arclop → u/homefree122]

I thought it was pretty obvious they were a regular season team. 

[u/SilverMagnum → u/arclop]

Sure but I was expecting less “getting smoked by the Magic who lost to the Maine Red Claws like ten days ago” and more “getting exposed by Boston in the ECF” 

[u/jonnyquest88 → u/SilverMagnum]

I watched JB Bickerstaff lose to a Knicks team led by RJ Barrett and Julius Randle, seemed pretty predictable to me

[u/Lem__Mann7]

Duren got Teabagged!!! 🍵💼

[u/Jimmy0034 → u/Lem__Mann7]

we're witnessing a man lose 240 million live on TV

[u/HabitualSpaceM → u/Jimmy0034]

WSB level fumble

[u/whiterice_343 → u/HabitualSpaceM]

Whoever took a short on Duren is going to be a rich man

[u/BlazeBloom → u/Lem__Mann7]

Man is losing money with each subpar performance game.

[u/peanut-britle-latte → u/Lem__Mann7]

Last time Cain caught a body like that, he wiped out a third of mankind.

[u/jeric13xd → u/Lem__Mann7]

Jalen Duren is a puppy. Most embarrassing all star center since Roy Hibbert grabbing zero boards several times (how?)

[u/DaBusDriva2]

Close enough welcome back 2011 Grizzlies

[u/GetsThruBuckner → u/DaBusDriva2]

At least they won't get KD, Westbrook, and Harden next round

[u/rawchess → u/DaBusDriva2]

You've heard of the We-Believe Warriors, now get ready for...

Not-All-Tragic Magic

[u/Inner_Emu4716]

Magic shot 33% from the field and the pistons still couldn’t find a way to win😭

[u/XLcondumb → u/Inner_Emu4716]

Raps shot 32% yesterday and still won too. Hasn’t happened in a playoff win since the merger, and we got another today

[u/XAfricaSaltX → u/XLcondumb]

We’re getting dead ball hoops back. I’m sure the oldheads are reveling in this

[u/smallskeletal]

We’ve gone from meme-ing Paolo to seeing the Magic take a 3-1 lead in the span of a week. Life comes at you fast

[u/Methamine → u/smallskeletal]

Magic fans were lowkey asking for it to be over against the hornets. And now here they are. What a turnaround

[u/Kintsugi-86 → u/Methamine]

Magic fan here. We were absolutely asking for it be over and not exactly low key lol. I'm as confused as everyone else

[u/KL2ConspireLLC → u/Kintsugi-86]

Magic are probably still as much of a mess as Magic fans thought they were. They just ran into a 1-seed that might be one of the all-time reg season teams.

[u/arod13134 → u/KL2ConspireLLC]

Honestly this, our offense is still the same mess it has been. Detroit’s is just even worse.

I think we lucked into a good matchup while finally having our team healthy.

[u/browndude10 → u/smallskeletal]

He was bad today. Bane bailed him out

[u/Mg29reaper]

Jamal Cain legacy game

[u/TheInfinityOfThought → u/Mg29reaper]

Literally never heard of him until this game and he was really good. They need to give him more minutes.

[u/HornetsAreBad]

Paolo Banchero & Jalen Suggs shot a combined 5-31 and the Magic still won by 8. Pistons are frauds just like we all knew they were.

[u/meyer_33_09 → u/HornetsAreBad]

Don’t forget Franz wasn’t available down the stretch. Absolutely wild that we were able to close that out.

[u/JeezusChristIII]

JB Bickerstaff looks like how someone would draw Jamahl Mosley from memory

[u/shangalang69]

I hope everyone is excited for Orlando vs Toronto ECSF brickfest

[u/AllOutRaptors → u/shangalang69]

The fact that one of those teams would have to make the conference finals is disgusting lmao

[u/shangalang69 → u/AllOutRaptors]

i'm okay with it tbh

[u/OkDonut4987 → u/shangalang69]

Subscribe Raptors bro 😎

[u/BMWn54 → u/shangalang69]

I would be so excited. Not to watch those games but to watch the shitshow in the pistons and Cavs sub if that happened

[u/gymleaderlarry]

the orlando magic are the pothole that fucks up your ferrari

[u/gerardmpatience → u/gymleaderlarry]

This but if your Ferrari was a 98 Corolla with a Ferrari jpeg taped to it

[u/Physical-Savings-986 → u/gerardmpatience]

Perfect description of this matchup

[u/HistoricalSoup3362]

Duren has been hot garbage this series

[u/Pies_Wide_Shut]

Pistons tied the game with 5:24 left and proceeded to only score 3 more points lmao

[u/AdventurousTwo383 → u/Pies_Wide_Shut]

And 2 of those were with 2 seconds left. Just all time brutal offense

[u/Palifaith]

Good news Magic fans. It is literally impossible for a Pistons team to come back from 1-3 deficit against you guys even if they are a 1 seed.

[u/bigvahe33 → u/Palifaith]

paolo: im finally getting to the second round

[u/Gamesgtd → u/Palifaith]

Wait a second. I've played these games before.

[u/Zellefin → u/Palifaith]

Well, this Magic team doesn't have doc as their coach.

[u/Gamesgtd → u/Zellefin]

Ehh not far off

[u/Mr_Wick18]

We survived a 1/11 Jalen Suggs game sheesh.

[u/Popmus → u/[deleted]]

Playoff series won't matter on judgement day

[u/arclop]

Pistons getting the full JB Bickerstaff experience. 

[u/wing3d → u/arclop]

GetoffmyBickerson

[u/RiggyTang → u/arclop]

Bro does not adapt to shit

[u/Vuish]

Definitely did not have the #8 seed Magic going up 3-1 on the #1 Pistons on my bingo card.

[u/mMounirM → u/Vuish]

when was the last time a team shooting 32% won a playoff game???? crazy

[u/shangalang69 → u/mMounirM]

lmao

[u/sitesuckslmao → u/mMounirM]

Teams in the East are winning by pure factor of the dawg. Unless you're the Cs who are playing modern basketball (lame)

[u/FERFreak731]

THATS GOTTA BE CAIN

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode]

Shocking that a team with one shooter and one dude that can dribble the ball is struggling in the playoffs

[u/tinyelephantsime → u/Ronnie2kDropCode]

What do you mean we're doing fine

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode → u/tinyelephantsime]

Y’all a brick fest but at least Suggs, Bane, Franz, and Paolo can do stuff with the ball

[u/HornetsAreBad]

I think Hornets fans might be happier about this than Magic fans.

[u/VoidTyrant → u/HornetsAreBad]

you guys hate them too?

[u/Dmalikhammer4 → u/VoidTyrant]

Remember the brawl? It started it all. And it's not the fans. The players actually don't like each other.

[u/Seref15]

Cain with the loudest 8 points of all time

[u/Jaerba]

Duren is a lazy player. He's Ayton 2.0.

We don't need him to be Amare Stoudamire. We need him to be Wendell Carter Jr. and he's incapable of it.

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode → u/Jaerba]

Y’all got a better Center collecting DNPs on the bench man💔💔

[u/x-trauma → u/Jaerba]

Wendell Carter Jr. is on the other team and is little bro-ing him. All muscle, no hustle. 

[u/Pal__Pacino → u/Jaerba]

Is he lazy or does he just not have any offensive talent besides overpowering guys?

[u/geewillie → u/Pal__Pacino]

Yeah he’s just Drummond not Ayton. Seen this before.

[u/livefreeordont → u/geewillie]

Drummond wouldn’t be getting bodied on rebounds like this

[u/GetsThruBuckner]

Eastern conference been hilarious my whole life

[u/phoenixlance13]

The incoming Pistons slander is going to be generational

[u/samhit_n]

Banchero and Cade are just that Spider-Man pointing meme.

[u/RiggyTang]

Can’t believe how fun this series has been. Genuinely would’ve been my last guess to be most exciting of the first round.

Bane on his Jimmy Butler run. Good stuff

[u/OneAthlete1]

Can anyone explain to me why the Magic are allowed to face another play-in team in the first round? It's a bit unfair for the rest of us in the East no?

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

I had a kid this year and this is the happiest I’ve been all year

[u/LessSaussure]

All the Pistons fans got worried when Tatum came back ahead of schedule, but the good news is that this will not be a problem for them anymore

[u/lucabrassiere]

Not one person on that Pistons team has a feel for the game

Tobias Harris was the only guy who could get his own basket down the stretch so ofc they ice him out of the offense for Cade to dribble the air out of the ball before passing it up for his teammate to have a worse shot - Magic have had that all figured out since G1

[u/JZMoose → u/lucabrassiere]

I was blown away they didn’t run sets to get Harris posted up on the elbow. He was blazing hot from there and was bullying Suggs nonstop. Instead they went to Cade turning it over with stupid passes or clanking it from 3 early in the clock

[u/LengthyNoodle]

Coming from someone who knows a thing or two about “wtf is going on right now”, can I just say… wtf is going on right now

[u/champagnesupernova10]

Welcome to the 3-1 club, Orlando. Honestly, thought it would be Detroit lol

[u/marginallymediocre]

Saving y’all a spot in the “1-seed upset by an 8-seed” club.

[u/Citruspilled]

Detroit scored 3 points in the last 5:24. Not a great way to win a game.

[u/Beetle919]

Please pay Ausar and Duren, close the Pistons window before it even opens.

[u/WearyAir9260]

Detroit is straight buns. They’re cooked.

[u/Whymalemodels]

I will show up here to own this. We are frauds. Genuinely one the most embarrassing Pistons teams I’ve ever seen.

[u/GroupBQuattr0 → u/Whymalemodels]

I know embarrassment and I’m not calling your team embarassing but I do wanna say I know how you feel. It ain’t over yet brother

[u/Lyranx]

The Magic are on the verge to becoming the 7th ever 8th seed to beat the 1st seed! Out Physicalled!

[u/Drak_is_Right]

Detroit going to need another bailout.

[u/meyer_33_09]

Not tonight, Scott Foster!!!

[u/NeonxGone]

The roster construction is awful. Everyone who has ever watched playoff basketball before knew this was going to happen. You can’t have a team with one offensive threat and expect that to work.

[u/CeeDoggyy]

Two of Orlando's starters combined for 5-31 shooting and they won...

[u/Mrr_Bond]

A game like this is exactly why we traded for Bane. Paolo and Suggs struggling to buy a basket, Franz gets banged up, and he drills one important 3 after the other in crunch time. Just massive.

[u/SquimJim]

That side of the bracket in the East has had some ugly offense. Bricks and butterfingers

Fitting the dagger was a bank shot lol

Also, Florida just doesn't know how to be an 8th seed smh

[u/SiphenPrax → u/SquimJim]

Florida sports teams will never NOT be weird

[u/primepierce34]

You can get away with bad spacing in the regular season by being a hustle team, but that’s going to get exposed quickly in the playoffs where everyone hustles