Orlando Magic (45-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET
Line: Pistons -8.5; Over/Under 219.5
Eastern Conference First Round: Pistons host first series
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Bottom line: The Detroit Pistons host the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round. Detroit and Orlando are tied 2-2 in the regular season series. The Magic won their last regular season game 123-107 on Monday, April 6, led by 31 points from Paolo Banchero and 18 points from Dennis Jenkins for the Pistons.
The Pistons have a 39-13 record against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit is the top team in the Eastern Conference, averaging 57.9 points per game in the paint. Jalen Duren leads the Pistons with 14.6 points.
The Magic are 26-26 in the Eastern Conference. Orlando ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 26.5 assists per game, and Banchero averages 5.2 assists per game.
The Pistons are averaging 11.0 three-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer than the Magic (12.1). The Magic are averaging 11.7 three-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer than the Pistons’ average of 12.7 three-pointers per game.
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Best performance: Duren shot 65.0% from the field for the Pistons and averaged 19.5 points per game. Jenkins is averaging 14.5 points over the past 10 games.
Banchero averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Magic. Desmond Bane is averaging 18.2 points and 3.6 assists in the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Pistons: 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 119.9 points, 44.8 rebounds, 32.1 assists, 10.2 steals and 7.0 blocks per game, shooting 51.9% from the field. Their opponents average 108.1 points per game.
Magic: 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 116.4 points, 43.5 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game, shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents average 117.5 points per game.
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Injuries: Pistons: Jalen Duren: day-to-day (knee).
Magic: Jonathan Isaac: Day-to-day (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
