The Detroit Pistons were the last team in the NBA to win their first win of the season. Cade Cunningham made his debut in the 110: 103 win against Magic, but the top pick struggled with teething problems. But in the end, Orlando was also not satisfied with the Wagner brothers’ strong shoot.
Detroit Pistons (1-4) – Orlando Magic (1-6) 110:103 (BOXSCORE)
Rookie Franz Wagner even advanced to the top scorer of the guests from Florida with 19 points, at the same time setting a new career record. The 20-year-old sank 3 of his 6 triple attempts (a total of 8/15 FG) and filled the box score with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal with only one turnover.
His older brother Moritz was also hot after the break, he was responsible for 4 successful threes (with 6 attempts) on the way to 13 points and 5 rebounds from the bench. However, he made 5 fouls in 17 minutes. In addition to the German brother team, Cole Anthony put on 15 points and 10 rebounds, No. 5 pick Jalen Suggs got 10 points and 6 assists at 3/13.
“We gave too many offensive rebounds in the first half and made too many turnover in the second half,” said Franz Wagner. “We did hit our litters, but gave up too many possessions.” Orlando had 18 ball losses (10: 3 in the second half), Detroit had 17 rebounds on the offensive board (ORL: 12).
On the other hand, Jerami Grant led the pistons with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The strong bank around Kelly Olynyk (18) and Josh Jackson (13) provided support, the reservists contributed a total of 59 points. The focus in Detroit was on the debut of # 1 pick Cade Cunningham.
The great franchise hope had missed the preseason and the first four regular season games due to ankle problems. During his first appearance in the Pistons Jersey, he played on a minute limit (19 minutes), a rhythm was not yet visible. Only one of his 8 field throw attempts found the way through the trap (2 points, 0/5 threesome), loud ESPN Stats & Info it was the second worst throwing rate of a # 1 pick when it made its debut in the modern NBA era – behind Anthony Bennett (0/5 FG).
Wagner brothers run hot in the third quarter – Detroit counters
“There’s no chance you’ll sit out for a month and then go straight to 100 percent,” said Pistons coach Dwane Casey in defense of his rookie, who only played 5 minutes in the second half. “I love the way he plays and how much commitment he shows. But of course he was still a bit rusty.”
But the Cunningham debut was by no means all bad. The 20-year-old guard convinced with 7 rebounds and 2 assists as well as a hustle play in the first quarter, with which he catapulted himself directly into the hearts of Pistons fans. In any case, the top pick was received with frenetic cheers in his new home.
It took until the second quarter for Cunningham to score his first successful field goal in the association. A good drive in the middle of the half brought the home team away to 37:30, before Detroit was up to 10 points in the front. But Orlando shortened to 47:48 by the half-time break thanks to some good actions by the Wagner brothers.
After the change of sides, the hour of the brother couple struck first. Moritz and Franz ran hot from downtown and marked 10 points each in the third quarter, Orlando briefly took command. The pistons were at 5/24 at this point, but then Detroit flipped the switch too.
Five of the next seven Pistons attempts from Downtown ended up in the basket, Mo-Town turned the game with a 22: 6 run towards the end of the third quarter. Then they stopped taking their foot off the gas. Detroit put the first 6 points of the final section on the scoreboard and never looked back.
The lead grew to 18 points in the fourth quarter, before Orlando was still making cosmetic results in garbage time. As the last team in the Association, the Pistons have finally won their first win of the season on their fifth attempt.
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