Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris revealed coach J.B. Bickerstaff's half-time speech was key to their win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

After the first-seeded Pistons lost the opening game of their Eastern Conference first-round series, they responded with a 98-83 win in Game 2.

Cade Cunningham led the way with 27 points, shooting 11 for 19 from the field, 11 assists and six rebounds, while Harris contributed with 16 points and 11 boards.

Jalen Duren (11), Ausar Thompson (11), Duncan Robinson (10) and Isaiah Stewart (10) all recorded double-digits for scoring in the team's first home play-off win since May 2008.

The game was level at 46-46 after two quarters, and Bickerstaff did not go easy on his players during the break.

"He really got on us in the locker room," Harris said. "[His message was] there is no more of 'my bads.'

"It's like they're out there hustling, getting offensive boards on us. And there's too many of them for us [to allow] as a group. We know that's not our standard.

"So he was on us. We were able to find that little spark."

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That "spark" seemed to do the trick as the Pistons went on a 30-3 run to start the third, and that guided them to victory at Little Caesars Arena.

"It's Piston's basketball, and that's what it looks like," Bickerstaff said.

"We have one off night [in Game 1] to come at a bad time. But I know what our guys are, and we trusted that they were going to come back tonight, be the best version of themselves at some point."

Game 3 of the series will take place on April 25 at Amway Center, with the Magic looking to regain the lead on home court.

"We're not backing down," Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said.

"It's not who we are. Especially in a series like this, in a game like this, with an opponent like this; we're not backing down.

"They threw everything that they had in that moment - the aggression, the physicality, all the plays in the game - that's part of it.

"We knew that was coming. We embrace it. When we go to Orlando, we got to just make sure we exceed it."