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Pistons Swarm Howard, Magic in Opener

Having advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in 12 years, the Orlando Magic were supposed to be a different team. But it was the same old story against the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons defeated the Magic in the postseason for the eighth consecutive time, swarming superstar Dwight Howard and pulling away in the second half for a 91-72 home victory in the series opener. Orlando has not beaten Detroit in a playoff game since April 27, 2003, dropping the last three of that first-round series and all four in last year's opening-round set.

Using a quartet of big men, the Pistons limited Howard to 12 points and eight rebounds. The NBA rebounding champion had averaged 22.6 points and 18.2 boards in a first-round series win over Toronto. Overall, Detroit held Orlando to 40.5 percent shooting, including just 2-of-15 from the arc.

Despite their struggles, the Magic held a 46-45 lead early in the second half before the Pistons put together a 19-3 run that featured five different scorers. Detroit led by at least nine points thereafter and avoided the letdown it had in Game 1 of its first-round series against Philadelphia.

Chauncey Billups had 19 points and seven assists and backcourt mate Richard Hamilton added 17 points for the Pistons, who had five players in double figures and held a 47-40 advantage on the glass. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu each had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Magic.

Game 2 is Monday at Detroit at 7 p.m. ET on TNT.