Detroit Pistons @ Orlando Magic
Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Amway Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22301217
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 30 35 30 123DET 23 21 24 23 91
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Magic send Pistons to 19th straight loss with 123-91 home victory
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner scored 27 points, Paolo Banchero added 24 and the Orlando Magic handed the Detroit Pistons their 19th straight loss, 123-91 on Friday night.
Detroit is 2-20, with the losing streak the longest in one season in franchise history and second-longest overall behind a 21-game slide at the end of the 1979-80 season and start of 1980-81.
“We lost back to back games and it didn't feel good, so coming into this game we knew we had to take them seriously,” said Magic center Goga Bitadze , who had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. “I think we did a good job of that tonight and we got the win.”
The streak is the longest in the NBA since Houston lost 20 straight in 2020-21. The Philadelphia 76ers hold both NBA records, setting the single-season mark at 26 in a row in 2013-14 and the overall mark at 28 at the end of 2014-15 and start of 2015-16.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 21 points, and Killian Hayes had 16 points and seven rebounds.
After making eight of their first 12 shots, the Pistons shot 26 for 69 (37.7%) for the rest of the game, failing to score 100 points for the first time this season.
“They're a good defensive team but we missed a lot of open shots,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “They take away the paint, force you to play outside. We generated only 30 threes and just didn't hit a good percentage (6 or 30). We just had a hard time putting the ball in the basket tonight.”
Cole Anthony added 16 points and six assists for the Magic. They shot 55.1% in winning for the 10th time in 12 games.
The Magic had a 14-0 run to take a 28-21 lead late in the first quarter. Gary Harris , starting for the injured Jalen Suggs , started the run with a steal and layup, and Joe Ingles finished it with a 3-pointer.
“I think that's what makes us a good team, that if somebody's out, the other guys can step up,” Wagner said. “Everybody stepped up and helped fill that void because Jalen is a big part of what we're doing. I thought Goga played with great energy and we need that."
Bitadze made six of seven shots and had a plus-minus of plus-26.
Wagner scored his first six points in a 10-0 spurt midway through the second quarter to help push Orlando's lead to 15. Detroit never got the margin under 13 in the second half.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
IS I. Stewart
JH J. Harris
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MB M. Bagley III
MS M. Sasser
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
DET/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur