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The Orlando Magic suffered an embarrassing defeat in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs series with the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Orlando imploded in the second half, allowing the Pistons to storm back from a 22-point halftime deficit and win the game.
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Despite that disappointing result, there was one special moment in the game for Magic guard Anthony Black. Black got to share that moment with his former teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
“Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is sitting in the front row across from the Pistons’ bench. When Anthony Black sank a left-corner 3 to extend Orlando’s lead to 70-54, Black pointed at KCP in celebration, and KCP pointed back at Black, a smile on his face,” The Athletic’s Josh Robbins posted to X, formerly Twitter.
Caldwell-Pope is no longer with the Magic. He played the 2025-26 season with the Memphis Grizzlies. He was still in attendance Friday to cheer on his former team.
The Magic scored just eight points in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game. Orlando had a total of just 19 second half points, in one of the most bizarre defeats in NBA Playoffs history.
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“They (Orlando) shot 4 for 37 in the second half, setting the worst field goal percentage in any regular-season or playoff half with at least 35 attempts in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98) according to ESPN Research. They shot an abysmal 1-for-20 in the fourth quarter,” ESPN reported.
Orlando has now lost back-to-back games in the series after building a 3-1 series lead.
“Just keep everybody together,” said Magic star Paolo Banchero. “The series [isn’t] over. They clawed their way to tie it up 3-3. We won a game there to start the series. We’ve just got to do it again.”
The pivotal Game 7 is on Sunday afternoon.
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