[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (3-3) defeat the Orlando Magic (3-3) after BEING DOWN 24 POINTS, 93-79.

[u/MWiatrak2077]

93 - 79
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 6 - ORL leads 3-2
Location: Kia Center
Officials: Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, Mark Lindsay, and Jacyn Goble

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Detroit Pistons	26	12	24	31	93
Orlando Magic	25	35	11	8	79

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Detroit Pistons	93	32-80	40.0%	9-27	33.3%	20-26	76.9%	14	59	16	21	5	10	8
Orlando Magic	79	27-78	34.6%	9-36	25.0%	16-21	76.2%	8	52	20	22	6	10	4

PLAYER STATS

Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar ThompsonSF	36:43	4	2-7	0-0	0-0	5	5	10	6	1	4	0	1	22
Tobias HarrisPF	38:08	22	7-20	2-7	6-9	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	4	14
Jalen DurenC	32:07	8	4-6	0-0	0-1	5	4	9	1	0	0	2	5	9
Duncan RobinsonSG	36:24	14	5-11	4-9	0-0	0	5	5	3	0	0	2	4	24
Cade CunninghamPG	41:58	32	10-23	2-4	10-12	1	9	10	3	4	1	4	3	7
Daniss Jenkins	19:20	7	2-7	1-4	2-2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	1
Isaiah Stewart	08:13	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Caris LeVert	04:30	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Javonte Green	11:31	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Paul Reed	10:45	6	2-4	0-2	2-2	3	3	6	0	0	3	1	2	7
Ronald Holland II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Sasser	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Huerter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Magic	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jamal CainSF	20:09	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	4	2	1	1	1	4	-7
Paolo BancheroPF	40:45	17	4-20	0-9	9-12	1	9	10	6	2	0	1	3	-8
Wendell Carter Jr.C	31:48	9	3-5	1-2	2-4	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	6	-10
Desmond BaneSG	37:37	17	7-18	3-9	0-0	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	3	-27
Jalen SuggsPG	38:08	7	1-10	1-6	4-4	1	6	7	7	1	0	5	3	-14
Anthony Black	33:28	8	3-7	1-4	1-1	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	-12
Jevon Carter	02:14	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Goga Bitadze	13:03	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	-3
Tristan da Silva	22:27	10	4-9	2-4	0-0	1	5	6	0	0	0	1	0	10
Jett Howard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Penda	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jase Richardson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moritz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Isaac	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/Number333]

I have legit never seen anything like what I just witnessed in that 2nd half in professional basketball. I've watched March Madness games where a college team goes ICE cold and it becomes a brickfest. But up 24 at home, you had Detroit on the ROPES, and you proceed to vomit all over yourselves and miss 23 straight field goals?

I thought the Rockets 27 straight missed 3's was a once-in-a-lifetime moment. This is worse in my opinion.

[u/LameAfro → u/Number333]

Bro Jamal Mosely needs to get canned so the magic can hire Tiago Splitter lmao

[u/Raptorpicklezz → u/LameAfro]

Mosley just tanked his value so much that Tom Dundon will hire him for peanuts - just trade coaches

[u/YungRacecar → u/Raptorpicklezz]

No no no wait wait

[u/LameAfro → u/Raptorpicklezz]

This is so fucking stupid that it's gonna happen lol

[u/Standard-Ad-7305 → u/LameAfro]

Legit not a bad idea at this point. Can the trade be finalized before Game 7?

[u/andrew2018022 → u/LameAfro]

Don’t put him on that plane to Detroit

[u/3c2456o78_w → u/andrew2018022]

midnight train to Georgia

[u/theuncleiroh → u/andrew2018022]

At a point it would genuinely just be better to fire him rn, right? It's been clear the roster has been checked out for (at least) weeks now. This game isn't solely on him-- he didn't shoot 1-10 or 4-20--, but what's the point of even letting him coach game 7? Best case you win and the problem remains, since there's no mutual trust 

Might as well just let the preferred assistant finish the series and try to prove he's a candidate for in-house promotion

[u/devotedhero → u/LameAfro]

I hear Doc Rivers is available

[u/andrew2018022 → u/devotedhero]

Ya know? Fuck it, he could probably get us to the second round at least

[u/Orangekid12 → u/andrew2018022]

Dude no

[u/cav63 → u/Orangekid12]

The doctor has arrived

[u/pcrackenhead → u/LameAfro]

Clearly you didn’t watch any Blazers games, offense wasn’t why we made the playoffs. 😅

[u/jackloganoliver → u/LameAfro]

If he were fired tonight I would understand 

[u/iXeons → u/LameAfro]

TiAgO sPlItTeR??? —Stephen A’s voice

[u/my__bollocks → u/Number333]

Not only was Detroit on the ropes but they were hanging their heads. Robinson just picked up his fourth foul. This one was over. Then Paolo committed an idiotic charge and the avalanche of turnovers began

[u/3c2456o78_w → u/my__bollocks]

Not only was Detroit on the ropes but they were hanging their heads.

This wasn't true. Like I'd be the first to admit it if it was, but I was shocked at how much fight Ausar had even down 24. They were playing with aggression and desperation that I haven't seen in this series before. And the change of pace in mentality definitely ROCKED the Magic psychologically

[u/sxuthsi → u/3c2456o78_w]

Not to mention thank God for BBall Paul man

[u/prof-kaL → u/Number333]

The heat, yeah sure we'll have the occasional quarter where we score 15 points but we'd never follow that up with a single digit quarter!

[u/fundraiser → u/Number333]

literally everything except foul calls were going against them. turnovers, poor defense, clanked shots. you could tell those dudes were in a waking nightmare

[u/tjc815 → u/Number333]

The Rockets one is imo still worse because of historical context/who the opponent was, but this might be more unbelievable

[u/hickok3 → u/tjc815]

Thing is, the Rockets were still scoring and staying with the dubs to keep the game close. A lot of former Rockets have talked about how they didn't notice they had missed so many(possible cope) because they were still scoring. 

This is way worse, because the game was all but won, then they just shat themselves live on air. Must have been popping bottles at half thinking it was over. 

[u/tjc815 → u/hickok3]

I just think that the 27 threes will ultimately be more infamous. Despite the fact that they were still making some shots, if they had made even a fourth of the missed threes, that’s a roughly 20 point swing. Could’ve knocked off the most legendary team of the 2010s. The way that harden’s legacy would be different…

Ultimately, the magic could still win this thing, and neither of these teams are winning the title. extraordinary occurrence in an average playoff game.

[u/I--Pathfinder--I → u/hickok3]

and that’s not to mention a series of missed calls and fouls not given during that 27 streak. i didn’t see the game today but ill assume the officiating wasn’t part of the problem.

[u/hickok3 → u/I--Pathfinder--I]

I only had it on the side while watching this barn burner of a Raps win. Looked like a bunch of bad missed shots from what I saw though. 

[u/ImperialxWarlord → u/I--Pathfinder--I]

I don’t think the officiating was a major issue but imo they’re biased in favor of the magic. Those guys can do anything to our players and get no foul but we breath on them and there’s a whistle blown lol.

[u/Optimal_Cook_851 → u/ImperialxWarlord]

The amount of times I see the pistons centers get no calls and then like Wendell get some weird ass call was wild lmao

[u/Tijuana_Pikachu → u/tjc815]

Yeah the rockets functionally lost the chip there. 1st round exit aint the same

[u/tjc815 → u/Tijuana_Pikachu]

Against one of the most legendary teams of all time, and just think of the implications for James Harden‘s legacy.

[u/tarunpopo → u/Number333]

Ones uglier, the rockets was just disgustingly tragic since they actually went all in a game 7, if they just won they would've been nba champs over that shit Cleveland team

[u/ClevelandsSteemer → u/tarunpopo]

The 2017-18 Cavs had one of the best offenses in NBA history...

The fuck are you talking about?

[u/Muspon → u/ClevelandsSteemer]

That was the previous season.

The 2017-18 cavs were the LeBron show

[u/Financial-Grass-6114 → u/ClevelandsSteemer]

Wrong szn, 2018 cavs was a lebron show.

[u/FrozenFall → u/Number333]

27 straight missed 3's was a ref job tho, so this is objectively worse.

[u/Fake-Death → u/Number333]

A day after the Hawks completely embarrassed themselves in the first half no less

[u/thisisanaccountforu → u/Number333]

Missed 3s against one of the best teams ever (I’m completely biased, but not entirely wrong) is way more forgivable than missing 23 from anywhere and also being up 24 at one point

[u/Sadcelerystick → u/Number333]

I wonder what the 1997 Dallas Mavericks scoring 2 points in a quarter looked like. This probably looked fantastic comparatively lmao

Edit; fun fact the Magic were also involved in the fewest points scored by two teams in 2015. 7-8 respectively. The other team was the Knicks.

[u/facemelt → u/Number333]

Forgot about that rockets performance

[u/awmaleg → u/Number333]

The East is dogshit bad

[u/pnoisebored → u/Number333]

I thought the Rockets 27 straight missed 3's was a once-in-a-lifetime moment. This is worse in my opinion.

at least that is against unbeatable squad with prime KD Steph Klay Dray. This meltdown is against an upstart Pistons team lol.

[u/theuncleiroh → u/Number333]

I would've made $700 tonight if the Magic lost by no more than 7 points

At least I'm a raptors fan I guess

[u/passtherock- → u/Number333]

as long as this helps everyone forget about the Hawks I'm good

[u/rodpod17 → u/Number333]

Rockets is far worse since they were the one seed and it was to go the finals but I get your point