The Detroit Pistons couldn’t find answers for the Orlando Magic’s stifling defense, and they could do nothing to stop Magic forward Franz Wagner, who matched a career high with 38 points in Orlando’s 111-99 victory.
The Pistons played a strong first half, but eventually, they stopped sharing the ball, the threes stopped going down, and they started committing all-too-familiar turnovers that really swung the game in Orlando’s favor.
The Pistons were led by 18 points apiece from their starting backcourt, Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. Unfortunately, they couldn’t carry over their strong play into crunch time.