Pistons rally to make Magic disappear in seven, to face Cleveland in second-round of NBA Playoffs

It was shades of the 2003 NBA Playoffs all over again for the Detroit Pistons.

Faced with an opening round 3-1 series deficit against the #8 seed Orlando Magic, the top seeded and 60-win Pistons were able to put a “magic act” of their own to rally and capture the final three games of the best-of-seven series and stun the upset-minded Magic in seven games, 4-3, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

The Pistons now get set for a second-round playoff matchup against the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who also needed a decisive seventh game to dispatch the fifth-seeded Toronto Raptors in their respective first-round battle, 4-3.