DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MAY 03: Daniss Jenkins #24, Cade Cunningham #2, Tobias Harris #12 and Ausar Thompson #9 of the Detroit Pistons celebrate a basket against Paolo Banchero #5 of the Orlando Magic during the second quarter in Game Seven of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena on May 03, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) (Nic Antaya, 2026 Getty Images)
Detroit – The top-seeded Detroit Pistons defeated the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 at Little Caesars Arena to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The victory marks Detroit’s first playoff series win since 2008. That win also came against Orlando.
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The Pistons will face either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Toronto Raptors in the next round. Game 1 is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Cleveland and Toronto will play Game 7 on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
Joel Sebastianelli is at Little Caesars Arena gathering postgame reaction, while Kyla Russell is getting fan reaction.
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