The Detroit Pistons used a strong second half to defeat the Orlando Magic and snap their long home playoff losing streak.

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons heard about it last year when one of the more infamous postseason streaks in the NBA worsened on their watch. After dropping all three home games of their playoff series against the New York Knicks and a Game 1 defeat on Sunday against the Orlando Magic,

Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history.

Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history.

The Pistons watched Isaiah Stewart go off on the defensive side against the Magic. Cade Cunningham himself handed Stewart praise.

The Pistons extended their infamous home playoff losing streak with a tough showing in Game 1 of the postseason.

The Detroit Pistons added to their NBA-record home losing streak Sunday night in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs. The 1-seed Pistons, who went 60-22 in the regular season, lost to the 8-seed Magic, 112-101 on Sunday, April 19, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Law Murray: The Detroit Pistons joined Twitter in October 2008 And they haven’t won a home playoff game ever since Jalen Suggs hit a 3-pointer for the opening bucket of Sunday’s playoff game between the top-seeded Pistons and No. 8 seed Magic. Orlando never trailed again.