and the short-handed Lakers 2 up on Rockets
Pistons looking…just barely adequate tonight. Tied, leading sometimes, not looking like the team that won 60 games.
50 minutes later and the Pistons are up 25 points and look awesome like we hoped for.
Yah, Orlando’s offense tends to complete disappear for stretches. Usually we manage, like in game 1 when we kept letting you back in the game. That 30 to 3 run in the third quarter was a bit much to overcome.
It ended up being 36-6 and even though the Magic closed the gap to 15-17, the Pistons took it easy and held on to the win.
I think the Pistons are the better team by a lot. Hoping they win both in Orlando.
I’m not so sure about that, this is about the first time in the season Orlando has been mostly healthy. They are easily a top four team in the East when healthy, not an eight seed. Frankly I don’t see how you can get far with Tobias Harris as your second option and not a lot of 3 point shooting.