{"id":719198,"date":"2026-04-27T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/719198\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:30:20","slug":"pistons-beat-magic-98-83-in-game-2-to-even-series-end-nbas-longest-home-playoff-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/719198\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons beat Magic 98-83 in Game 2 to even series, end NBA\u2019s longest home playoff losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/azernews_logo_yeni_101014.jpg\" alt=\"AzerNEWS Staff\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to<br \/>\nlead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the<br \/>\neighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, evening their<br \/>\nfirst-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA<br \/>\nplayoff history, AzerNEWS reports citing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pistons-magic-score-75399d736af55eb2251e6f90266de896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons had lost 11 straight home postseason games, a<br \/>\ndrought that started in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 is Saturday in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit dominated the third quarter, turning a tie game into a<br \/>\nrout by outscoring the Magic 38-16 in the period with six players<br \/>\nscoring at least five points.<\/p>\n<p>After Cunningham scored a career playoff-high 39 points in Game<br \/>\n1 and didn\u2019t get much help, the All-Star guard had plenty of<br \/>\nsupport, with five teammates scoring in double figures.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Suggs scored 19 points and Paolo Banchero had 18 for the<br \/>\nMagic. They combined to miss 21 of 35 shots as the team shot 33%<br \/>\nand was held to a season low in points.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit\u2019s Tobias Harris scored 16 points, Jalen Duren and Ausar<br \/>\nThompson had 11 each, and Duncan Robertson and Isaiah Stewart each<br \/>\nscored 10. Robinson made three much-needed 3-pointers for a team<br \/>\nthat struggles with outside shooting.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Here we are to serve you with news right now. 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