NBA: Wendell Carter Jr.’s tip-in lifts Magic over Pistons
Wendell Carter Jr. ended a 14-point, 14-recovery performance with a header into the net to make the home team Orlando Magic 108-106 ahead of the Detroit Pistons on Thursday in the first game back from the All-Star break for both teams.
Carter’s game-defining shot — initially disabled for an offensive goal-scoring ability before the call was aborted during video playback — came after Paolo Banchero’s drive-in attempt to break the deadlock. switch 106-106 failed.
Banchero finished with 11 points, nearly nine points less than his team’s leading season average, having taken 4/13 shots from the floor. His struggles mirror the collective shooting woes for Magic, who have scored only 41.1% of their goalscoring in the game.
However, seven Orlando players scored twice as many points, led by Franz Wagner’s 21 points. Markelle Fultz scored 14 points and had the highest 8 assists in the game, Gary Harris scored 12 points, Cole Anthony (15) and Jonathan Isaac (10) came on from the bench.
Wendell Carter Jr. back to win! 💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/1n0HQmltOO
– NBA Television (@NBATV) February 24, 2023
On the other end of the floor, the Pistons are up 45.7% above the floor but commit to 21 spins.
Orlando also benefits from missed free throws – two to be specific.
Detroit shot 15 of 19 from the charity ribbon, but Jaden Ivey – who led all scorers with 25 points – missed a couple of fouls with 50.9 seconds left when he should have been. must pull the pistons away one point.
Maintaining their three-point buffer proved important to Magic. Detroit’s James Wiseman sank a hook, but Wagner responded with a pair of free throws with 8.7 seconds left before Ivey’s three-pointer ended the game with 5.2 seconds remaining, setting the scene for the streak. decision.
Wiseman finished with eight points, contributing to Detroit’s 50-36 advantage on points on the bench. Alec Burks scored 16 points in reserve, subs Hamidou Diallo and Killian Hayes each added 12 and Isaiah Stewart contributed 10.
Wiseman won the team’s highest 10 rebounds while Stewart had eight pounds.
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