Pistons-Magic playoff series is basically Hagler vs. Hearns with a basketball thrown into the ring
By Brad Botkin
Published on April 28, 2026.
The Eastern Conference first-round series between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons has been ugliest basketball ever seen. The Magic won Game 4 94-88, marking three rounds for Orlando, with a 32.6% team score as a team, the worst shooting percentage ever recorded in a playoff victory dating back to 1980. Despite this, Jamal Cain, an experienced two-way player who has played in 121 career NBA games and now four playoff games, delivered a knockout blow to Detroit's Jalen Duren with a tomahawk dunk. The Pistons are on the verge of becoming the eighth No. 1 seed in history to lose a playoff series to a No. 8 seed. Despite 130 turnovers across four games, the Pistons are averaging 98 points, down from 117.8 during the regular season.
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