No one knew at the time that Detroit already was done scoring for the night, its final points coming way back at the 2:52 mark. So it was 110-105 when Orlando center Wendell Carter Jr. appeared to deke Cade Cunningham in the post into his ninth turnover. Banchero got the steal with 58.3 seconds left and, 20 seconds after that, launched a 3-pointer.

Game 3 between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons had all the makings of a gritty playoff battle, but the refs had other plans. The Kia Center turned into a free-throw factory, with whistles killing any real flow.

The Detroit Pistons battled back from being down by 17 points, but still came up short in a Game 3 loss to the Orlando Magic.

The Orlando Magic tend not to do things the easy way. They lost seven consecutive games in March to put their playoff chances in peril.

Jalen Duren is not the same player he was a few weeks ago, Cade Cunningham coughed up 9 turnovers, and Detroit Pistons lost to Orlando Magic in Game 3.

Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic took a 2-1 series lead with a 113-105 upset win over Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round on Saturday.

Through stellar play from Wendell Carter Jr. (14 points, 17 rebounds), and seven 3-pointers from Desmond Bane, the Magic walked away with a 113-105 win and now lead the series 2-1. Let's get into some takeaways.

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