TrueMagicFan07 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 WHERE: Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena TV: FOX Sports Florida TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic are scrambling to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff race. One of them will collect a valuable win when they face each other at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. The Magic (19-24) and Pistons (18-24) own the ninth and 10th best records in the conference. The Pistons have won just five of their past 22 games. They are coming off a 1-3 West Coast trip, with the lone victory coming against star forward Blake Griffin‘s former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. The road swing wrapped up with a 100-96 loss at Utah on Monday night. Detroit was outscored 47-35 in the second half. “We just have to be better; I have to be better,” said Griffin, who was held to 19 points after a 44-point performance against the Clippers. The Magic leave Orlando on a high note, having defeated two of the league’s best teams over the weekend. They edged Boston 105-103 to snap a four-game losing streak, then downed Houston 116-109. Orlando outscored the Rockets 64-50 in the second half. “Winning cures everything,” said forward Aaron Gordon, who notched 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. “All of the bickering that was going on and all the doubt — a couple of wins can change that. … Not so much bickering, but we just lost our purpose of play. Now, we can’t get complacent and we have to keep adding.” The Magic shot 48.2 percent and had 25 assists compared to 11 turnovers. A victory at Detroit would match their longest winning streak of the season. “That’s been our issue all season — not being able to stay consistent,” center Nikola Vucevic said on NBA.com. “We did it two games, but now we have to do it night-in and night-out. Hopefully, we’re to a point now where we can do that. The next game is huge for us, against Detroit, which is a team that we’re going to fight for a playoff spot. Hopefully, we can have another good night.” Orlando backup center Mo Bamba has missed the past three games with a sore left foot. Although Bamba practiced Tuesday, coach Steve Clifford said afterward that it is more “realistic” that the rookie will return Friday against Brooklyn rather than Wednesday. Detroit and Orlando split their first two meetings this season. Quote
MagicOne Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 I smell a 3 game winning streak brewing. What a pleasant aroma! It is sort of like when you catch a whiff of a Big Mac at Wendy's. Quote
All Eyes On Me Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 Don’t know the last time I saw a game start with back to back shot clock violations Quote
All Eyes On Me Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 JI passing up that wide open corner 3 is inexcusable. He needs to shoot that shot with confidence every time Quote
MagicOne Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 No score being shown on Magic tv. Quote
All Eyes On Me Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, MagicOne said: No score being shown on Magic tv. Yeah, technical difficulty. Hopefully they get it figured out. Scoreboard froze at like 10:20 left so they just took it off he broadcast 1 Quote
MagicOne Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, All Eyes On Me said: JI passing up that wide open corner 3 is inexcusable. He needs to shoot that shot with confidence every time Agreed, He was wide open there. Quote
ML6 Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 I get anxiety when the score ticker malfunctions. Completely irrational but i can’t help it Quote
MagicOne Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, ML6 said: I get anxiety when the score ticker malfunctions. Completely irrational but i can’t help it It is rather frustrating not seeing it though. Quote
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