Isaiah Stewart believes the Detroit Pistons drafted him for moments like this. Coming off the bench, Stewart is regularly one of the engines that motivates and guides Detroit’s high-caliber defense. That’s exactly the role the key big man served Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Pistons’ playoff series with the Orlando Magic as he helped lead one of the best all-around defensive performances of the season for Detroit.

The Pistons' identity was lost through the first two quarters Wednesday night. They rediscovered it just in time.

The Detroit Pistons broke open a tight game with a dominant third quarter, using a massive 38-16 scoring run to pull away from the Orlando Magic, 98-83, to end their 11-game home playoff skid in Game 2.

The Detroit Pistons snapped an embarrassing playoff streak that dated all the way back to the George W. Bush administration. With their 98-83 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference series on Wednesday night, the Pistons officially won their first home playoff game since 2008.

Tom Hur of South Korea loves Detroit. His growing Instagram following is a testament to how much Detroit has loved him back.

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,

A look at the three Orlando Magic players who are most to blame for the team's poor Game 2 loss vs. the Pistons on the road Wednesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Ben Wallace and Rick Mahorn, like proud uncles, watched the Detroit Pistons pound the Orlando Magic in the paint and meet them at the rim in a 98-83 win that tied their first-round series at a game apiece.