Through three games in their first-round series, this Orlando Magic player has become a major problem for the Detroit Pistons.

NBA playoffs picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch, stream Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons NBA playoff game Monday, April 27, 2026.

The Orlando Magic tend not to do things the easy way. They lost seven consecutive games in March to put their playoff chances in peril.

Kevin Huerter's hip injury caused him to leave Game 3, and he's now questionable on the Pistons injury report for Game 4 vs the Orlando Magic.

Get the best Pistons vs. Magic predictions ahead of Monday's Game 4 matchup in Orlando. Free NBA picks for April 27.

No one knew at the time that Detroit already was done scoring for the night, its final points coming way back at the 2:52 mark. So it was 110-105 when Orlando center Wendell Carter Jr. appeared to deke Cade Cunningham in the post into his ninth turnover. Banchero got the steal with 58.3 seconds left and, 20 seconds after that, launched a 3-pointer.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

The Magic have a chance to earn the No. 7 seed in the East with a win at the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night.

The Magic get their first road playoff victory since 2020 and take a 1-0 series lead. On what might otherwise be shrugged off as “Blowout Sunday,” the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons did their best to keep their series opener intriguing. Sure, the Magic won by 11 and went wire-to-wire.

NBA playoff odds for Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Game 4 bets, with point spread, moneyline, over/under, total for Monday, April 27, 2026.

Detroit center Jalen Duren has been unusually quiet during his team's first-round series against the Orlando Magic.