National Basketball Association
Orlando 105, Detroit 96
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2021
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #74 Curtis Blair, #77 Karl Lane, #44 Brett Nansel
Attendance: 4002

Nikola Vucevic poured in 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Orlando Magic topped the visiting Detroit Pistons 105-96 on Sunday.

Vucevic, who was coming off a 30-point triple-double Friday against the Golden State Warriors, was 14 of 27 from the field and made all seven of his free-throw attempts.

Evan Fournier supplied 29 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Magic, who have won three consecutive games and four of five. Terrence Ross added 17 points off the bench, while no other Magic player had more than seven points.

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 24 points and five rebounds. Josh Jackson had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, while Saben Lee contributed 12 points, five assists and three steals. Saddiq Bey chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Magic outscored the Pistons 26-17 at the free-throw line. Orlando shot 43.2 percent from the field and limited Detroit to 37.4 percent shooting.

The teams will meet again in Orlando on Tuesday.

Fournier scored seven of the Magic's first nine points of the second half as Orlando opened a 65-53 lead. The Pistons answered with four 3-pointers in a short stretch to pull within 68-65.

Vucevic then drained his own 3-pointer to begin an 8-0 Orlando spurt. When Chasson Randle hit a jumper, the Magic's lead was 81-67 with 3:26 remaining in the third quarter.

Detroit finished the quarter on a 9-2 run to cut Orlando's advantage in half at 83-76. Jackson had five points and an assist during that span.

When Vucevic found Ross for a dunk with 9:04 remaining, the Magic had a 92-81 lead. Mason Plumlee made two free throws to bring Detroit within seven at 99-92. Vucevic then scored the next six points to secure the victory.

Fournier and Vucevic combined for 31 first-half points as Orlando led 56-48 at the break. Grant was the lone Pistons player in double figures at halftime with 13 points.

The Magic led by as much as 11 in the first half as Detroit shot 36 percent from the field.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Orlando
Jerami Grant 24 Scoring Nikola Vucevic 37
Saben Lee 5 Assists Evan Fournier 7
Josh Jackson 10 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 12
Jerami Grant 6 Free Throws Made Evan Fournier 12
Saben Lee 3 Steals Al-Farouq Aminu 4
Isaiah Stewart 3 Blocks Khem Birch 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 96 37.4 11-40 17-21 23 49 4 10 11
Orlando 105 43.2 9-30 26-29 24 51 8 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Magic have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Pistons have a W/L % of .125 after a win and .318 after a loss.