This is starting to feel like more than a nice story. The Magic are one win away from something that almost never happens — and they didn’t even need to shoot well to get there.
Desmond Bane scored 22 points and made one of his five 3-pointers with 1:16 left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 94-88 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Orlando Magic are definitely acting different right now. Orlando went viral before Monday’s Game 4 against the Detroit Pistons at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla.
How many of the active NBA players to score 40+ points in an postseason game can you name in five minutes?
Desmond Bane is no longer a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. But playing in front of former teammates Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson, Jr., Bane was the star in a "grit-n-grind" style game, complete with bleeding arms.
In the NBA, it's all about showing up and showing out in the posteason. With that in mind, here are the 25 greatest NBA playoff games of all time.
As the Orlando Magic are on the verge of knocking off the Eastern Conference's top seed in the first round, they're benefiting from exactly what they were missing in the playoffs one year ago. Desmond Bane, 27, who the Magic acquired in a summer trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, has proven to be the difference-maker against the Detroit Pistons.
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren's first-round series against the Orlando Magic has gone from bad to worse.
The Detroit Pistons are trailing in the playoff series and struggling to defeat Orlando. However, the clash becomes more interesting as the NBA legend, Magic Johnson, strongly believes that the answer to the Pistons’ problems lies within the side’s defense.
Sometimes you just need to see the ball go through the net to find your rhythm as a shooter. Minutes before Paolo Banchero converted the clutch pull-up three bounce heard 'round the world from the top of the key, he splashed a clutch buzzer-beating bailout pull-up three in the same spot.
A month ago, Franz Wagner was wearing sweats on the sideline, watching his team from a different perspective than usual, seeing how they moved as a unit.
The topic of how players from different era’s would fare in across the NBA timeline is one that has circulated over and over again on social media and among league circles.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
Just because they're halfway to a stunning series conquest, don’t be gaslit into believing the Orlando Magic have been better than a No. 8 seed in the
The Orlando Magic re-took the series lead with a strong eight-point win inside Kia Center in Game 3. But they are looking for another statement win against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 4.
What makes the Orlando Magic dangerous is how many different players can shine in their role. The Magic's depth of talented players with team-first attitudes creates an environment where everyone feels free to play their game or move the ball knowing they may get an even better look when the ball finds its way back to them.
It’s still early, but this looks like the Orlando Magic that most people expected to see this whole season. They lost in the first round last year against the defending champion Boston Celtics in five games.
The Orlando Magic picked up a huge Game 3 win on their home floor against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to take a 2-1 series lead. But there's still plenty of work to be done.
The Orlando Magic took down the No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead. Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points to lead the Magic to a 113-108 victory.
The Orlando Magic picked up a big 113-105 win in front of their home crowd in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Detroit Pistons?! What were a few numbers that led to it?!
The Orlando Magic took a 2-1 series lead over the Detroit Pistons with a 113-105 Game 3 win Saturday, powered by a historic performance from Paolo Banchero that placed him alongside Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant in NBA playoff history.
The Orlando Magic took a 2-1 series lead over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday with a thrilling 113-105 victory at home. Neither team was hot from beyond the arc in the first quarter, but the Magic built a small lead that would foreshadow a larger scoring run.
The Detroit Pistons are halfway to a stunning first-round exit.
Jalen Suggs got Beef Stew’d during Saturday’s Game 3. Suggs and the Orlando Magic faced off against Isaiah Stewart and the Detroit Pistons for the third game of their first-round playoff series.
The Orlando Magic are at home on Saturday afternoon as they host the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Orlando enters Saturday’s game coming off a loss on the road to Detroit in Game 2 on Wednesday night that tied the series at 1-1.
Putting on his proverbial cape when called upon, Cade Cunningham led the Detroit Pistons to a much-needed Game 2 win on Thursday night.
Through the first six quarters of their first-round series, the Orlando Magic were as good or better than the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. Then the third quarter of Game 2 happened.
Angel Reese just made it clear once again where her allegiance lies in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Following the Orlando Magic’s surprising 112-101 win over
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