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04/19 20:17 CDT Paolo Banchero scores 23 and Magic beat Pistons 112-101 to
extend NBA's longest home postseason skid
Paolo Banchero scores 23 and Magic beat Pistons 112-101 to extend NBA's longest
home postseason skid
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) --- Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists
to lead the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic to a 112-101 win over the top-seeded
Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series,
extending the longest home playoff losing streak in NBA history.
Detroit has dropped 11 straight home games in the postseason, a drought that
dates to 2008.
The Pistons will get another chance against Orlando on Wednesday night in Game
2.
Detroit's Cade Cunningham scored a playoff career-high 39 points and Tobias
Harris added 17 for the Pistons, but the rest of their teammates were quiet
offensively.
Franz Wagner scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help seal the
victory for the Magic, who never trailed. Orlando's Desmond Bane and Wendell
Carter scored 17 points each and Jalen Suggs had 16.
The Pistons haven't advanced beyond the first round in the postseason in 18
years and the Magic haven't since 2010.
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