The Pistons have won two of the last three and moved ahead of Orlando in the Eastern Conference standings. Rod Beard, The Detroit News
Detroit — On one hand, it’s game No. 43 in an 82-game schedule. On another, it’s an important win the Pistons needed, both to get out of their rut and to have in their pocket as a potential playoff tiebreaker.
Either way, the Pistons came through when they needed to and pulled out a 120-115 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena.
With the win, the Pistons (19-24) moved a half-game ahead of the Magic (19-25), into ninth place in the East, and also moved to 2-1 in the head-to-head matchup against Orlando this season.