Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, right, drives against Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. during the first half in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. (AP photo)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists. Franz Wagner scored 17 points for Orlando, which got 15 from Jalen Suggs and a 14-point, 17-rebound game from Wendell Carter Jr.

Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which trailed 96-79 with 8:34 left — then outscored the Magic 26-8 over the next six minutes to grab the lead. But the Pistons, who got 23 points from Tobias Harris, couldn’t hold on.

Game 4 is tonight in Orlando.

“We’re looking forward to Monday, man,” Banchero said.

It’s the 13th time since 1984, when the NBA went to the 16-team format, that a No. 8 seed has taken a 2-1 lead in a first-round series over a No. 1 seed.

Of the previous 12, five finished off the upset. Those teams: Miami in 2023, Philadelphia in 2012, Memphis in 2011, Golden State in 2007 and New York in 1999. And that doesn’t include Denver’s upset of Seattle in 1994, the first 8-over-1 series win in NBA history.

The Magic — who had to win an elimination game at home just over a week ago to escape the play-in tournament — are trying to be the next name on that list.

“Our defense, our composure, our communication … so important,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.

They seemed well on their way, until the Pistons roared back behind Cunningham and Harris. Cunningham made a free throw with 2:52 left to give Detroit its first lead of the second half, but the Magic outscored the Pistons 9-0 the rest of the way.

“One game at a time,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “That’s what playoff series are. If we win on Monday, we take home-court advantage back. Today’s game, we’ll learn from it, but it’s over with.”

As would be expected by this point in a playoff series between two physical teams, there was a good amount of extracurricular activities — with Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart involved in more than a few of them.

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