Despite overcoming a 17-point deficit to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, the Detroit Pistons' comeback fell short as the Magic made key plays down the stretch to seal the 113-105 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series and take a 2-1 series lead.

With the loss, the Pistons find themselves in a hole that will be challenging to come out of as the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed. 74 percent of NBA teams that go up 2-1 go on to win the series. The odds are not in the Pistons favor.

Taking away the Pistons' dominant second-half performance in their 98-83 Game 2 win in Detroit on Wednesday night, the Magic, through three games of this series, have looked like the better team despite being the No.…