Paolo
Banchero
controls
a jump
ball,
scores
23
points,
grabbed
nine
rebounds
and
handed
out four
assists
to lead
the
Orlando
Magic to
a
112-101
victory
over the
Detroit
Pistons
on
Sunday
night in
Game 1
of their
first-round
playoff
series.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller/Tell
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Network)
Detroit
Pistons
owner
Tom
Gores
not
happy
after
watching
his team
fall to
the
Orlando
Magic
112-101
in Game
1 of the
NBA
First-round
Playoff
Series.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
Magic
spoil
Pistons’
home
opener
in
first-round
series
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McFadden
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- Paolo
Banchero
scored
23
points,
grabbed
nine
rebounds
and
handed
out four
assists
to lead
the
Orlando
Magic to
a
112-101
victory
over the
Detroit
Pistons
on
Sunday
night in
Game 1
of their
first-round
playoff
series.
The
eighth-seeded
Magic
never
trailed
and used
a strong
fourth
quarter
to
extend
Detroit’s
home
postseason
losing
streak.
Franz
Wagner
added 19
points,
including
11 in
the
fourth
quarter,
as
Orlando
pulled
away
late.
Desmond
Bane and
Wendell
Carter
Jr. each
scored
17
points,
and
Jalen
Suggs
finished
with 16
for the
Magic.
Cade
Cunningham
led
Detroit
with 39
points,
five
rebounds
and four
assists,
but the
Pistons
could
not
overcome
Orlando’s
balanced
attack.
Detroit
trailed
55-51 at
halftime
and
81-74
entering
the
fourth
quarter
before
the
Magic
closed
it out.
The win
gave
Orlando
a 1-0
series
lead and
put the
Pistons
in an
early
hole
after
failing
to
protect
home
court in
the
opener.
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