The Orlando Magic were slapped with a reality check on Wednesday after losing to the Detroit Pistons, 98-83, in Game 2 of their first-round series in the playoffs at Little Caesars Arena.
When Wendell Carter, Jr. delivered a hard foul to Jalen Duren during the third quarter of the Detroit Pistons' 98-83 win over the Orlando Magic, there was speculation online that the move was about more than basketball.
The Orlando Magic are heading back to central Florida with a split following a 98-83 Game 2 loss inside Little Caesars Arena. The Magic's 83 points were the lowest they have scored all season long.
Charles Barkley does not care much for the Orlando Magic’s way of showing affection for one another. Magic teammates Desmond Bane and Tristan da Silva went viral before Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Detroit Pistons over their curious moment together.
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.
The Orlando Magic are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Orlando enters Wednesday’s game with a 1-0 series lead after stealing Game 1 on the road over Detroit on Sunday night.
The Orlando Magic stole Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons, but the two teams return to Little Caesars Arena for Game 2. Can Orlando extend its series lead to 2-0 over the East's top team?!
Orlando held Detroit to 101 points in Game 1 after the Pistons averaged 117.8 during the regular season. Detroit shot 40 percent from the field, scored just 34 points in the paint — nearly half their usual production — and managed six offensive rebounds after averaging 13.1 per game this season.
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.
Sometimes you just need a little reminder of who you are and what you've been through. Facing elimination against a Hornets team that's been lighting up the league since the New Year, the Magic's season was staring death in the face.
Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero told his teammates "not to drink the Kool-Aid" after a surprising Game 1 win against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
The Orlando Magic will be in Detroit to go head-to-head against the Pistons for an exciting matchup. And as match prediction has it, both teams will be taking nothing for granted and pour in their absolute best.
After looking like a team that stood little chance against the Boston Celtics in a lackluster Game 1 performance on Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers evened the series at one game apiece on Tuesday.
Billy Donovan is no longer the head coach of the Chicago Bulls. After six seasons, he has decided to step down. That doesn't mean that Donovan is stepping away from coaching, though.
Magic Johnson shared a very special update about a lifelong friend this week. A reunion of the biggest names in basketball history took place in Los Angeles.
The Orlando Magic didn’t just shock the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 1. They may have even saved head coach Jamahl Mosley’s job in the process. Orlando’s stunning 112-101 wire-to-wire victory to open their first-round series instantly flipped the narrative surrounding a coach widely believed to be on the hot seat entering the postseason.
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
The Orlando Magic had all sorts of trickery against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday to take Game 1, 112-101, of their first-round series in the playoffs at Little Caesars Arena.
The Magic are still playing. But their coach may be on the way out. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, there is a strong belief around the league that Jamahl Mosley won’t return as Orlando’s head coach next season — regardless of how the team performs in the play-in tournament.