5/1/26 7:00PM RD1 GM6 Pistons 2-3 @ Magic 3-2

[Adullin]

Wow I was making peace with the year being over. 

[DTroppens]

The Magic went about 45 mins in real time between buckets in the second half.

 

How is that even possible? With Detroit defense it is.

[DTroppens]

25 minutes ago, Adullin said:

Wow I was making peace with the year being over. 

I was thinking that Sunday was going to suck because the Pistons were going to be out.

[Betrayer]

First Half: 0 Blocks, 0 Steals

Second Half: 5 Steals, 8 Blocks

Cade had 1 block and 4 steals.
Ausar had 4 blocks and 1 steal.
Reed had 3 blocks.

That's the game right there.

I also want to give some kudos to Tobias in this series so far. No, he can't hit a three, but he's doing everything else he can trying to be the second scorer on this team because nobody else can/will. Without him this is already over.

[Deleterious]

To be fair, Harris can't hit 2's either.

[Deleterious]

3 assists for Cade tonight.  That is a comment on how bad the Pistons offense is.

I saw something a few days ago, and I imagine the numbers have changed a bit since then.  But Cade was 1st in the playoffs for potential assists at just over 17 per game.  But only 7th in assists at 7 per game.

[papalawrence]

What a bizarre 1st round. 3 game 7s. Orlando had 19 points in a half? Just nuts. Still alive

[Deleterious]

Game tips at 3:30PM on Sunday.  Cavs-Raptors at 7:30PM.

Looks like game one of round 2 will start on Tuesday.  

[casimir]

I failed in my viewing this last night.  I didn't tune in until the start of the 4th quarter in real time and accidently chose "live" rather than "from the beginning".  So, I only got part of the emotion of the game.  That 4ht quarter was bonkers by itself.  But for fans that watched the entirety of it, didn't give up at 20 down and stuck with the game, I cannot imagine the rush of watching that comeback live.  That's why you stick through with your team.  That probably happens once every..... well, heck, it never happens.  Until it does.

So, what I saw was that they struggled for a bit getting over that 4-6 point deficit for a bit.  I just kind of wonder to myself, had the original difference been only, oh I don't know, say 10 points, does Orlando still have the energy level to finish the game off with a win?  Losing a 20 point lead is so much more demoralizing than 10.  Surely that fed into their failure to score in the 4th.  It had to have.