Wagner, Banchero score 32 points each in Magic's 121-113 win over Pistons
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Franz Wagner scored 25 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, Paolo Banchero had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 121-113 on Saturday night.
Jalen Suggs contributed eight points in 16 minutes in his first game back after missing 10 games with a strained back. Wendell Carter finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Orlando.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 35 points and 11 assists. Malik Beasley added 18 points for Detroit.
Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff was ejected with 6:01 left in the fourth quarter after getting two straight technicals.
Pistons: Losing for only the second time in their last nine road games, the Pistons held the Magic to 18 points in the first quarter before fouls took their toll. The Magic shot 23 free throws in the first half, 38 in the game, and three Pistons finished the game with five fouls each.
Magic: With their starting lineup intact for he first time since October, the Magic broke a five-game losing streak.
Wagner hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 points in a 20-4 run, turning a two-point Orlando deficit into a 14-point lead at the outset of the fourth quarter. Banchero and Suggs also hit 3-pointers in the four-minute stretch.
After shooting 38.5% and missing 10 free throws in the first three quarters, the Magic made 15 of 18 shots, including six of seven 3-pointers, in a 42-point fourth quarter.
Pistons: Play at Cleveland on Monday night in the fourth game of a five-game road trip.
Magic: Open a six-game road trip at Miami on Monday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jalen Duren vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Jalen Suggs gains possession) | |||
11:38 | Franz Wagner misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
11:35 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | Jump ball. Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Tobias Harris (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gains possession) | |||
11:35 | Tobias Harris turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Carter Jr. steals) | |||
11:18 | Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
11:09 | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
11:09 | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
10:51 | Jalen Suggs turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | |||
10:48 | Jalen Duren misses two point running dunk | |||
10:46 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Jalen Suggs misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:42 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:19 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
10:13 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving layup | 4-0 | |
10:01 | Franz Wagner misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:59 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | Tobias Harris misses two point running layup | |||
9:55 | Magic defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-2 | |
9:16 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:15 | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | |||
9:13 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:11 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Jalen Suggs misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:56 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | |||
8:55 | Tobias Harris flagrant 1 (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | |||
8:55 | Tobias Harris turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:55 | Jalen Suggs misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:55 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
8:55 | Jalen Suggs misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:55 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Jalen Suggs turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
8:40 | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
8:39 | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:24 | Franz Wagner misses two point driving layup | |||
8:21 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
8:09 | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | |||
8:09 | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:09 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 | |
7:57 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
7:50 | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:49 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
7:48 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip dunk | 6-3 | |
7:27 | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Franz Wagner assists) | 6-5 | |
7:12 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-5 | |
6:51 | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | |||
6:48 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
6:41 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
6:32 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 10-5 | |
6:14 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
6:04 | Paolo Banchero misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:02 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:57 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
5:38 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
5:38 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip layup | 12-5 | |
5:25 | +3 | Paolo Banchero makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 12-8 | |
5:09 | Malik Beasley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:06 | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | |||
5:05 | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 15-8 | |
4:41 | +3 | Jonathan Isaac makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 15-11 | |
4:34 | Tristan da Silva personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-11 | |
4:34 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-11 | |
4:22 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:18 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
3:59 | Paolo Banchero misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:57 | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Jonathan Isaac draws the foul) | |||
3:57 | +1 | Jonathan Isaac makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-12 | |
3:57 | +1 | Jonathan Isaac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-13 | |
3:41 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving hook shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 19-13 | |
3:20 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:16 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
3:14 | Tristan da Silva blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | |||
3:13 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
2:56 | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
2:53 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
2:43 | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | |||
2:43 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
2:43 | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:43 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
2:43 | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:40 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
2:28 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 22-13 | |
2:13 | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 22-16 | |
1:58 | Anthony Black personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
1:58 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-16 | |
1:58 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-16 | |
1:45 | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
1:45 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-17 | |
1:45 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-18 | |
1:32 | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:31 | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Isaiah Stewart misses two point tip layup | |||
1:30 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:21 | Anthony Black misses two point driving layup | |||
1:21 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
1:13 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
1:09 | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | |||
1:02 | Wendell Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
0:53 | Cade Cunningham misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
0:50 | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Cole Anthony turnover (lost ball) (Ronald Holland II steals) | |||
0:29 | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 27-18 | |
0:10 | Isaiah Stewart blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving dunk | |||
0:06 | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | |||
0:05 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point running jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 30-18 | |
0:00 | Franz Wagner misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Isaiah Stewart technical foul | |||
12:00 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-19 | |
11:44 | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | |||
11:30 | Malik Beasley misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:26 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:19 | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
11:19 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-20 | |
11:19 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-21 | |
11:01 | Tristan da Silva shooting foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | |||
11:01 | +1 | Ronald Holland II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-21 | |
11:01 | +1 | Ronald Holland II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-21 | |
10:46 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 32-23 | |
10:38 | Marcus Sasser turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Suggs steals) | |||
10:32 |