{"id":245472,"date":"2026-04-24T23:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245472\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:37:07","slug":"magic-gearing-up-for-game-3-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245472\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic gearing up for Game 3 Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will host Pistons Saturday at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 The Orlando Magic earned home-court advantage in their first round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, and they have no plans of relinquishing it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Magic will host Detroit in Game 3 Saturday at 1 p.m., with the winner taking a 2-1 series lead. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Game 4 will be Monday at 8 p.m. at the Kia Center. I have reaction from both teams from Friday\u2019s practice day in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorRyan Welch headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/team\/4T523B3MIVC5JH2HWCPOJYWHDM\/\" title=\"View Ryan Welch&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Welch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Ryan Welch joined the News 6 Team as a sports anchor and reporter in July 2017. 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