Pistons run away from Magic in Game 7 to complete comeback from 3-1 series hole
The Pistons have remarkably advanced after facing a 3-1 series deficit and a 24-point hole in the second half of an elimination Game 6.
The Orlando Magic were competitive early in Sunday’s Game 7 despite playing without Franz Wagner. But the Detroit Pistons turned up the heat in the second quarter to spark a 110-94 win and secure their first playoff series win since advancing to the Eastern Conference finals in 2008. Tobias Harris scored 17 of his 30 points in the second quarter as the Pistons closed the first half on a 20-6 run.
From there, the second half served as a party in Detroit as the Pistons never relinquished control. With the win, the Pistons advance to the second round of the playoffs and avoid the ignominious history of becoming the seventh NBA team lose a first-round series as a No. 1 seed to a No.
8 seed. It’s a prospect that looked like a long shot at best after the Magic dazed the Pistons with a 3-1 series lead. Magic can’t recover from Game 6 collapse The Magic looked ready to celebrate the series upset on their home court in Game 6 Friday as they extended a 60-38 halftime lead to 24 points in the third quarter.
But Orlando’s offense when stunningly silent from there. The Magic missed 23 consecutive consecutive second-half field goals and shot 1 of 20 from the field in the fourth quarter. The result was the lowest-scoring half by a team in NBA playoff history as the Magic mustered just 19 points and allowed the Pistons to rally for a 93-79 win.