Magic legend Dwight Howard posts directive to Orlando after Game 5 loss

Orlando Magic legend Dwight Howard urges the team to close out the series after a Game 5 loss on Wednesday vs. the Detroit Pistons.

NBA World Reacts To Orlando Magic Taking 3-1 Playoff Lead Over Pistons

The Orlando Magic have taken a 3-1 series lead over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

What the Magic do next will define them: ‘We’re going to be desperate’

Paolo Banchero was great in Game 5, but the Magic need to fix their self-inflicted errors if they want to eliminate the Pistons.

Magic’s Desmond Bane drops eye-opening ‘beat ourselves’ admission after loss to Pistons

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane delivers an eye-opening “beat ourselves” admission after Game 5 loss vs. Pistons on Wednesday night.
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Detroit Pistons Hang On To Beat Orlando Magic To Keep Season Alive Behind Cade Cunningham’s Heroics

The Detroit Pistons were staring down the barrel of absolute, generation-defining embarrassment. As the top seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing 3-1 to the scrappy, eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, the narrative was already being written.

ASK IRA: Is Miami Heat’s loss the Orlando Magic’s Jamal Cain gain?

But if they’re so good at identifying prospects, then how did they let Jamal Cain get away? He’s in the playoffs and they’re not. – Brad. A: (First, I do not work for the Heat, I just take their free drinks and cookies at halftime.

Kendrick Perkins gives Magic HC Jamahl Mosley, Paolo Banchero props for outworking Pistons

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley and Paolo Banchero receive credit from Kendrick Perkins as the team holds a 3-2 lead over the Pistons.