Pistons vs Magic: head-to-head
45 meetings since 2015-16
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Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Magic have met 45 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Magic lead the series 23-22, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Magic won 2. The most recent game, on May 3, 2026, ended Pistons 116-94 in the playoffs.
The home team won 33 of the 45 games (73%). These matchups averaged 212.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.0 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Magic in 2023-24, Pistons in 2015-16. They have also met 7 times in the playoffs (2025-26), with the Pistons winning 4 and the Magic 3. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 24, 2026 in Orlando.
Next meetings
| Nov 24, 2026 | Pistons @ Magic | 7:00 PM EST | DET 60% |
| Nov 29, 2026 | Magic @ Pistons | 6:00 PM EST | |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Magic @ Pistons | 7:30 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Pistons | ORL 82 – 108 DET · 2016-10-28 |
| Magic | DET 91 – 123 ORL · 2023-12-08 |
2025-26 DET 6 – 5 ORL
| 2026-05-03 · playoffs | ORL 94 – 116 DET | Final |
| 2026-05-01 · playoffs | DET 93 – 79 ORL | Final |
| 2026-04-29 · playoffs | ORL 109 – 116 DET | Final |
| 2026-04-27 · playoffs | DET 88 – 94 ORL | Final |
| 2026-04-25 · playoffs | DET 105 – 113 ORL | Final |
| 2026-04-22 · playoffs | ORL 83 – 98 DET | Final |
| 2026-04-19 · playoffs | ORL 112 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2026-04-06 | DET 107 – 123 ORL | Final |
| 2026-03-01 | DET 106 – 92 ORL | Final |
| 2025-11-28 | ORL 112 – 109 DET | Final |
| 2025-10-29 | ORL 116 – 135 DET | Final |
2024-25 DET 1 – 2 ORL
| 2025-01-25 | DET 113 – 121 ORL | Final |
| 2025-01-01 | ORL 96 – 105 DET | Final |
| 2024-11-23 | DET 100 – 111 ORL | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 4 ORL
| 2024-03-03 | DET 91 – 113 ORL | Final |
| 2024-02-24 | ORL 112 – 109 DET | Final |
| 2024-02-04 | ORL 111 – 99 DET | Final |
| 2023-12-08 | DET 91 – 123 ORL | Final |
2022-23 DET 2 – 2 ORL
| 2023-04-02 | DET 102 – 128 ORL | Final |
| 2023-02-23 | DET 106 – 108 ORL | Final |
| 2022-12-28 | ORL 101 – 121 DET | Final |
| 2022-10-19 | ORL 109 – 113 DET | Final |
2021-22 DET 3 – 1 ORL
| 2022-03-17 | DET 134 – 120 ORL | Final |
| 2022-01-28 | DET 103 – 119 ORL | Final |
| 2022-01-08 | ORL 92 – 97 DET | Final |
| 2021-10-30 | ORL 103 – 110 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 1 – 2 ORL
| 2021-05-03 | ORL 119 – 112 DET | Final |
| 2021-02-23 | DET 105 – 93 ORL | Final |
| 2021-02-21 | DET 96 – 105 ORL | Final |
2019-20 DET 1 – 1 ORL
| 2020-02-12 | DET 112 – 116 ORL | Final/OT |
| 2019-11-25 | ORL 88 – 103 DET | Final |
2018-19 DET 3 – 1 ORL
| 2019-03-28 | ORL 98 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2019-01-16 | ORL 115 – 120 DET | Final |
| 2018-12-30 | DET 107 – 109 ORL | Final |
| 2018-11-07 | DET 103 – 96 ORL | Final |
2017-18 DET 1 – 2 ORL
| 2018-03-02 | DET 106 – 115 ORL | Final |
| 2017-12-28 | DET 89 – 102 ORL | Final |
| 2017-12-17 | ORL 110 – 114 DET | Final |
2016-17 DET 1 – 3 ORL
| 2017-04-12 | DET 109 – 113 ORL | Final |
| 2017-03-24 | DET 87 – 115 ORL | Final |
| 2016-12-04 | ORL 98 – 92 DET | Final |
| 2016-10-28 | ORL 82 – 108 DET | Final |
2015-16 DET 3 – 0 ORL
| 2016-04-06 | DET 108 – 104 ORL | Final |
| 2016-03-23 | ORL 102 – 118 DET | Final |
| 2016-01-04 | ORL 89 – 115 DET | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.