Orlando, Detroit square off with series tied 1-1
Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (45-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 1 p. m.
EDT LINE: Pistons -2. 5; over/under is 214. 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons in game three of the Eastern Conference first round with the series tied 1-1.
The Pistons defeated the Magic 98-83 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, and Jalen Suggs led the Magic with 19. The Magic are 26-26 in Eastern Conference games.
Orlando has a 19-19 record in games decided by at least 10 points. The Pistons are 39-13 against conference opponents. Detroit has a 10-6 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The 115. 7 points per game the Magic average are 6. 1 more points than the Pistons give up (109.