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Fri Apr 8, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Detroit PistonsPistons
113
away
Chemistry Hot
Orlando MagicMagic
118
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Detroit PistonsPistons 23 30 33 27 113
Orlando MagicMagic 30 36 25 27 118

After Action Report

The Magic snuck past the Pistons 118-113. Magic's scorers couldn't be contained. Magic's Run-and-Gun identity dictated the tempo; Pistons' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Magic locker room is humming, and it showed. The Magic rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift.

What tipped it

  • Magic · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Pistons · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Pistons · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Pistons · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.