ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic tend not to do things the easy way.They lost seven consecutive games in March to put their playoff chances in peril. They needed to survive a play-in tournament elimination game — one that many thought they would lose — just to get into the playoffs. And on Saturday, they wasted a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and found themselves trailing the Detroit Pistons.In response, they simply did what they do best.“Fight,” center Wendell Carter Jr. said.Fight, they did, and the Magic found a way. They outscored Detroit 9-0 in the final 2:51, getting the last punch and the last word in what became a 113-105 win that gave eighth-seeded Orlando a 2-1 lead over the top-seeded Pistons in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.“We did a good job of staying poised … not getting rattled,” said Magic forward Paolo Banchero, who finished on the cusp of a triple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. “Very composed from the team, and we got the job done.”Banchero had the game-sealing shot, too — a 3-pointer that hit the rim, bounced a couple stories into the air, then dropped through the net with the softest of swishes with about 40 seconds left.“The basketball gods don’t reward hesitation,” Banchero said. “That one, I didn’t hesitate and they blessed me with that make. A funny shot, but a big shot.”Detroit probably had one of those coming.The Pistons, who trailed for most of the game, went on a 26-8 run in about six minutes to turn a 96 …
