Orlando Magic take on the Detroit Pistons in NBA Playoff game | Preview
Updated: 9:40 PM EDT Apr 18, 2026
The Orlando Magic will play the Detroit Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena on Sunday for their first NBA playoff game. Orlando has yet to win a road playoff game under Mosley, but tomorrow could be the day.Game Day detailsWho: Orlando Magic vs. Detroit PistonsWhere: Detroit, MIWhen: Sunday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m.How to watch: Peacock or NBA on PrimeMagic vs Hornets RecapThe Orlando Magic delivered a 31-point blowout against the Charlotte Hornets in a winner-take-all elimination game. Head coach Jamahl Mosley said his team was desperate, and they played like it. From start to finish, the Magic showcased a complete performance, finally playing with passion, urgency, intensity, and joy — qualities they had been searching for all season. The Magic came out red hot, leading 38-16 after the first quarter with a defensive masterclass and relentless effort.There was a lot of doubt about the Orlando Magic coming into last night’s winner-take-all, elimination game.It would have been easier for the Magic to give in to that doubt, give in to the noise, but instead, we saw something from Orlando that we hadn’t in a long time. We saw grit, we saw toughness, and perhaps most importantly, we saw fight.The team said they were proud of their ability to maintain energy and effort throughout the game, never letting their foot off the gas or allowing adversity to affect their performance. Jalen Suggs said none of the success matters if their attention to detail doesn’t carry over to Detroit, where the Magic will face the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons.
DETROIT —
The Orlando Magic will play the Detroit Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena on Sunday for their first NBA playoff game.
Orlando has yet to win a road playoff game under Mosley, but tomorrow could be the day.
Game Day detailsWho: Orlando Magic vs. Detroit PistonsWhere: Detroit, MIWhen: Sunday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m.How to watch: Peacock or NBA on PrimeMagic vs Hornets Recap
The Orlando Magic delivered a 31-point blowout against the Charlotte Hornets in a winner-take-all elimination game.
Head coach Jamahl Mosley said his team was desperate, and they played like it. From start to finish, the Magic showcased a complete performance, finally playing with passion, urgency, intensity, and joy — qualities they had been searching for all season.
The Magic came out red hot, leading 38-16 after the first quarter with a defensive masterclass and relentless effort.
There was a lot of doubt about the Orlando Magic coming into last night’s winner-take-all, elimination game.
It would have been easier for the Magic to give in to that doubt, give in to the noise, but instead, we saw something from Orlando that we hadn’t in a long time. We saw grit, we saw toughness, and perhaps most importantly, we saw fight.
The team said they were proud of their ability to maintain energy and effort throughout the game, never letting their foot off the gas or allowing adversity to affect their performance.
Jalen Suggs said none of the success matters if their attention to detail doesn’t carry over to Detroit, where the Magic will face the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons.