Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic - Game 4 NBA Playoffs - Live Stream Color Radio Broadcast

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Orlando has flipped this 1‑vs‑8 matchup on its head through three games, landing two road‑and‑home punches to take a 2–1 lead over the top‑seeded Pistons. The series has already featured an upset in Detroit, a Pistons statement response, and a wild Game 3 finish that swung late to the Magic.

Game 1 – Magic steal home court
Game 1 in Detroit set the tone: Orlando walked into Little Caesars Arena and controlled the night in a 112–101 upset that immediately erased the seeding gap. Paolo Banchero played like a rising playoff star, dropping 23 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists, while Franz Wagner added 19 points, 5 boards and 4 assists to give the Magic a balanced offensive core.

Detroit never really looked settled. Cade Cunningham poured in 39 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists, but he and Tobias Harris (17 points on 5‑for‑15) were the only Pistons in double figures as the half‑court offense bogged down against Orlando’s length. The Magic owned the paint with a 20‑point advantage inside, limited Detroit to six offensive rebounds, and shrugged off a 38–19 free throw disparity by beating the Pistons to most of the effort plays.

This was more than a one‑off road win: it snapped Orlando’s road playoff drought dating back to 2020 and snapped Detroit’s momentum as a No. 1 seed that had “kept going vertical” all season. The Magic’s quick 15–5 burst out of the gate exposed Detroit’s rest‑vs‑rust issues and forced the Pistons to chase all night without ever truly threatening to take control.

Game 2 – Pistons answer with a defensive statement
Game 2 was the classic desperate‑favorite response. After a flat Game 1, Detroit throttled Orlando 98–83 to even the series 1–1, snapping an 11‑game home playoff losing streak and earning their first home postseason win since 2008. The first half was still shaky—a 46–46 tie that had Magic players believing they could steal another one—but everything changed after halftime.

J.B. Bickerstaff’s halftime message clearly landed. The Pistons exploded out of the locker room with a 30–3 type third‑quarter avalanche, ultimately outscoring Orlando 38–16 in the frame and stretching the lead to as many as 27. Detroit’s defense absolutely suffocated the Magic: Orlando went more than seven minutes before Desmond Bane finally hit their lone bucket of the quarter, and finished the night at just 32.5% shooting from the field and 8‑for‑32 from three.

On the glass and at the rim, the Pistons imposed their size. They dominated the boards 57–42, swatted 11 shots, and turned every stop into momentum, restoring their identity as a physical, defense‑first top seed. Cade again led the way offensively, but the Game 2 story was Detroit rediscovering its defensive edge and re‑claiming home‑court advantage in what effectively became a best‑of‑five.

Game 3 – Magic survive late Cade flurry
Game 3 in Orlando was the most dramatic of the series so far—and the kind of game that can swing a season’s narrative. The Magic went up 2–1 with a 113–105 win, but the box score doesn’t capture how wild the fourth quarter became after Detroit erased a huge deficit.

Orlando built a 17‑point lead, going up 96–79 with just over six minutes left, powered by Desmond Bane finally erupting in this matchup. Bane finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds, and a blistering 7‑for‑9 from deep after averaging 14.5 points on much colder shooting in Games 1 and 2, while Paolo Banchero added another 25 points and 11 boards as the Magic’s inside‑out anchor. Jalen Suggs chipped in 15 points, including 12 in a second quarter that helped Orlando post its highest‑scoring period of the series.

Detroit refused to fold. Duncan Robinson opened the third with a four‑point play that signaled the Pistons’ belief they could summon another Game‑2‑style run, and in the fourth, Cade Cunningham almost did exactly that, spearheading a 16–5 surge. He drilled a step‑back three to tie it at 104, then hit a free throw to push Detroit ahead 105–104 with just over three minutes left, capping a 27‑point, 9‑assist performance that nearly stole back momentum.