The Detroit Pistons opened the NBA playoffs with a flop. Detroit went into the postseason as the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, openly talking about exceeding modest expectations and winning the franchise’s fourth championship. If the Pistons don’t play better than they did in a 112-101 loss to Orlando on Sunday night in Game 1, they might get knocked out in the first round again. Cade Cunningham scored a playoff career-high 39 points but didn’t get much help from his teammates. Detroit has lost an NBA-record 11 straight postseason home games
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