Pistons 121, Magic 101: Orlando smoked from deep as scuffle dominates discussion

Looking to make amends for both their last start loss to the Lakers and the season-opening defeat they suffered against Detroit, the Magic ultimately laid an egg, falling to the Pistons by 20 in a fiery contest. A bench-clearing scuffle instigated by Moe Wagner resulted in three ejections and a lengthy delay just before halftime, the game largely sapped of its competitiveness after the break as Detroit coasted to a 121-101 win.

The Magic actually jumped out to an early advantage, hitting 4 of their first 5 shots to take a 9-0 lead. The Pistons, by comparison, couldn’t get anything to go, missing their first 5 attempts from deep – and 7 overall! – before finally cashing in a corner three. It…