‘Oh my goodness!’ Dunk of the year contender as shock NBA playoffs exit looms — Wrap

It was the dunk heard around the world, with Orlando’s Jamal Cain throwing down one of the best finishes you’ll see this postseason, helping the Magic take down the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. The result leaves Detroit on the brink of elimination, trailing 3-1 to the eighth-seeded Magic after a 94-88 Game 4 defeat. Desmond Bane led the way for Orlando with 22 points, knocking down five threes and delivering the decisive blow with a clutch triple that pushed the Magic ahead 92-86 with 1:16 remaining. Orlando’s defense sealed it from there, holding Detroit without a field goal in the final five minutes. Isaiah Stewart added a late bucket at the buzzer, but it was too late to change the outcome. Franz Wagner finished with 19 points for the Magic before exiting with a sore right calf, while Paolo Banchero contributed 18 points and eight rebounds. Jamal Cain also delivered a highlight moment, throwing down a powerful fourth-quarter dunk over Jalen Duren that sent social media into overdrive and is already being talked about as one of the standout playoff dunks in recent memory from the 2022 undrafted 27-year-old. The Magic now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can wrap things up in Detroit on Thursday. For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham led the scoring with 25 points and Tobias Harris added 20, but turnovers proved costly. Detroit coughed up the ball 20 times, double Orlando’s total. Despite finishing the regular season 60–22 and topping the Eastern Conference, the Pistons now face the real prospect of a shock early exit. Orlando, who went 45–37 to finish eighth, are within reach of their first second-round appearance since 2010. The opening stages saw momentum swing both ways. Orlando jumped out to a 19-7 lead before missing 13 straight shots, allowing Detroit to close the first quarter on a 20-7 run for a 27-26 advantage. The Magic responded with a 17-6 run to end the second quarter and take a 54-52 lead at the break, before edging clear late.