The Detroit Pistons have been complicated lately. Watching them sink and rally against the Denver Nuggets was an emotional roller-coaster for any fan that’s been counting on the Pistons making the 2019 NBA Playoffs. After dropping a couple of important games and going 1-4 since last Monday, Detroit’s first battle back home is against the Orlando Magic, who sit only half a game behind the Pistons in the east.
The Orlando Magic, on the other hand, have won their last six and are coming into LCA hot. On the back of Nikola Vucevic’s 24 points and 16 rebounds, Orlando leapfrogged the Miami Heat for the eighth seed in the east in an emotional night for South Beach as the squad rose Chris Bosh’s jersey into the rafters.