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The eight seed Orlando Magic<\/a> upset the top-seeded Detroit Pistons<\/a> in their series opener Sunday, 112-101. It was an impressive victory but also fits Orlando’s recent history of taking a single game in a first-round series.<\/p>\n The Magic haven’t won a playoff series since 2010, when they lost in the Eastern Conference Finals. Since then, they’ve lost all six of their first-round series, and won a single game in four of them.<\/p>\n The Magic finished in eighth place in the East with a 45-37 record, though they were only one game worse than the fifth-seeded Toronto Raptors. Star forward Franz Wagner<\/a> missed 48 games, which may well have been the difference between a play-in appearance and a fifth-place finish.<\/p>\n Sunday, they dominated the Pistons near the basket, outscoring them 54 to 43 on points in the paint. All five Magic starters scored 16 points or more, with Paolo Banchero<\/a> leading the way with 23. Wagner and Banchero both shot over 50 percent while the Magic held Pistons All-Star center Jalen Duren<\/a> to only eight points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nOrlando Magic are better than a normal eight seed<\/h2>\n