2026 NBA Playoffs East 1st Round: #1 Detroit Pistons vs #8 Orlando Magic (DET wins 4-3)

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Who wins?

  • Pistons in 4

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • Pistons in 5

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Pistons in 6

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Pistons in 7

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Magic in 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Magic in 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Magic in 6

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Magic in 7

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    7
  • Poll closed .
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Ghost313 said:
Watched this shit bac.

Cade made so many boneheaded turnovers. Nigga threw the ball away 3 times on fast breaks. All he had to do was take it himself or hit the trailer.

Cade settled for pull up 3s when we were up , and momentum swung when he bricced.

Ausar and Cade led our team on rebounds. How the hell is that possible.

Stew had 8 blocs in 18 minutes. If you play him 25 minutes, it’s arguably a win for us.

Duncan has been getting hunted by Paolo the past 2 games, nigga put the Magic in the bonus by himself.

JB has Paul Reed on the bench rotting. He could use a Stew and Reed combo at the 4 and 5 to counter Orlando, but he still plays Duren.

I’m starting to understand why Cleveland ran JB out of town.

Duren is not playable at this point. Tolu Smith would do better.

All credit to Orlando, but the Pistons just beat themselves with dumb turnovers, bad rotations. Any team with some shooting will beat Orlando.
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I'm watching Orlando play and asking myself how they not down 20 every game and here they are up 3-1 in the series.

Imo it's definitely more the Pistons killing themselves than Orlando doing anything.

Moment is too big. They need some veterans with some real experience on the team and someone who can take the ball out of Cades hand. Cade doing way too much.
 
AZTG said:
I'm watching Orlando play and asking myself how they not down 20 every game and here they are up 3-1 in the series.

Imo it's definitely more the Pistons killing themselves than Orlando doing anything.

Moment is too big. They need some veterans with some real experience on the team and someone who can take the ball out of Cades hand. Cade doing way too much.
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Where tf has Tobias Harris been

This is rhetorical

There was a stretch last night where I know he's on the court but his impact was non existent
 
#1hiphopjunki3 said:
Nothings changed in my mind he still should be.
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Idk if Mosley saved his job but he saved his career imo

It was looking like he would never get another head coaching job again but with this performance that has less to do with him and more to do with the Pistons, he might be able to convince some team to give him a chance.
 
It’s funny because Mosley isn’t doing anything this series coaching wise to save his job outside of MAYBE trusting Jamal cain

Like let’s say they lose next round and they don’t fire him, is there going to be tension and complaints next regular season?
 
AP4.0 said:
Where tf has Tobias Harris been

This is rhetorical

There was a stretch last night where I know he's on the court but his impact was non existent
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Contrary to popular belief, Tobias was probably the 2nd best scoring option for us this series.
 
Coonin O Brien said:
Yeah it’s going to feel like a failure

Only because they lose in the first round

I feel like they could deal with it being the 2nd round
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#1hiphopjunki3 said:
they have some pieces and they might be able to trick someone into trading an asset for Ron Holland or Jalen Duren.

Yeah, it sucks to lose in the 1st round as the number one seed, but they are in the East and have a legit number 1 option
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This could end up being a good thing because it's going force the front office to address something that should've been taken care of months ago

I can somewhat understand when front offices have a young group playing well and they want to see how things go in a playoff setting and then make the adjustment even though its staring them in the face....its hard for teams like this to trade their young guys sometimes too because they become attached

Future is very bright for Detroit still but they have to get things right this summer
 
AZTG said:
JB getting fired man.

Can't take a coach that looks like a skinnier Aries Spears serious
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Ghost313 said:
Watched this shit bac.

Cade made so many boneheaded turnovers. Nigga threw the ball away 3 times on fast breaks. All he had to do was take it himself or hit the trailer.

Cade settled for pull up 3s when we were up , and momentum swung when he bricced.

Ausar and Cade led our team on rebounds. How the hell is that possible.

Stew had 8 blocs in 18 minutes. If you play him 25 minutes, it’s arguably a win for us.

Duncan has been getting hunted by Paolo the past 2 games, nigga put the Magic in the bonus by himself.

JB has Paul Reed on the bench rotting. He could use a Stew and Reed combo at the 4 and 5 to counter Orlando, but he still plays Duren.

I’m starting to understand why Cleveland ran JB out of town.

Duren is not playable at this point. Tolu Smith would do better.

All credit to Orlando, but the Pistons just beat themselves with dumb turnovers, bad rotations. Any team with some shooting will beat Orlando.
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Bickerstaff getting fired after next season

He'll then go on to coach the Wizards after they fire Brian Keefe which would be a good job for him


JB good for young bad teams but when you start playing serious basketball you need a better coach
 
Didn’t even realize the Pistons are the verge of getting Thibodeau'd

Losing in 5 when you have homecourt advantage
 
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