Pistons open postseason with a flop as top seed in East
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The Detroit Pistons opened the NBA playoffs with a flop.
Detroit went into the postseason as the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, openly talking about exceeding modest expectations and winning the franchise’s fourth championship.
If the Pistons don’t play better than they did in a 112-101 loss to Orlando on Sunday night in Game 1, they might get knocked out in the first round again.
Cade Cunningham scored a playoff career-high 39 points but didn't get much help from his teammates.
Detroit has lost an NBA-record 11 straight postseason home games
Magic upset top-seeded Pistons
- Paolo Banchero scores 23 and Magic beat Pistons 112-101 to extend NBA's longest home postseason skid ABC News —
- Pistons open playoffs with a flop as East's top seed, losing to 8th-seeded Magic ABC News —
- Orlando Magic shock Detroit Pistons as OKC Thunder and Boston Celtics win big in NBA playoffs The Straits Times —
- Magic open playoffs with upset of East top seed Pistons Boston Globe —
- Magic stun top-seeded Pistons with Game 1 upset ESPN —