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East-Leading Pistons on Verge of Elimination After Game 4 Loss to Magic
Desmond Bane scored 22 points as Orlando held Detroit to 12 turnovers and moved one win from its first second-round trip since 2010.
- The Orlando Magic defeated the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 94-88 in Game 4 on Monday, securing a 3-1 series lead and pushing the Pistons to the brink of elimination.
- Orlando's disciplined defense forced 20 turnovers, including eight from Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, while Detroit failed to score for more than five minutes down the stretch.
- Desmond Bane led the Magic with 22 points including a clutch 28-foot bank shot in the final minute, while Isaiah Stewart recorded eight blocks in 17 minutes for Detroit.
- Wednesday's Game 5 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is a must-win for the Pistons to avoid becoming only the seventh 1-seed to lose a first-round series.
- Magic coach Jamahl Mosley dismissed the series lead as "nothing," invoking Kobe Bryant's "The job's not finished" to emphasize his team needs one more victory to advance.
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The Magic Are Winning The Beef War
On their very first offensive possession of Game 4 on Monday night, the Detroit Pistons did what every big man–turned-commentator suggests every team do on its first possession: They ran a play to get their center a post-up. In this case, Duncan Robinson backscreened Wendell Carter Jr., forcing Desmond Bane to switch onto Jalen Duren. Duren had borne the lion's share of blame for the Pistons' embarrassing performance through the first three game…
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