Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons
April 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Pistons 123-107 on 2026-04-06 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Pistons started Kevin Huerter, Paul Reed, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, and Daniss Jenkins. Jalen Duren (Pistons) scored 9 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Wendell Carter Jr. as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 18 points (8/15) in his matchups, with Ausar Thompson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
123
DET
Detroit Pistons
107
Did not play: Tobias Harris (DND - Injury/Illness), Caris LeVert (DNP - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 10.6 min
- Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 10.0 min
- Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black · Jase Richardson 3.8 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black 3.0 min
- Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Anthony Black 2.8 min
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Huerter · Paul Reed · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins Starter 8.6 min
- Kevin Huerter · Javonte Green · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 15.9 min
- Paul Reed · Marcus Sasser · Ronald Holland II · Chaz Lanier · Tolu Smith 6.6 min
- Javonte Green · Jalen Duren · Ronald Holland II · Chaz Lanier · Daniss Jenkins 2.9 min
- Kevin Huerter · Javonte Green · Marcus Sasser · Ronald Holland II · Tolu Smith 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Jalen Duren 9 pts (3/6) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (36 %, 5 pts) · Goga Bitadze (27 %, 0 pts) · Paolo Banchero (9 %, 0 pts)
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Daniss Jenkins 9 pts (2/5) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (45 %, 5 pts) · Jevon Carter (15 %, 0 pts) · Tristan da Silva (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Javonte Green: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Paul Reed: 18 poss., 13 pts (5/6) |
| Jalen Suggs | Daniss Jenkins: 30 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Kevin Huerter: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tristan da Silva | Kevin Huerter: 32 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · Daniss Jenkins: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Desmond Bane | Ausar Thompson: 28 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Javonte Green: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/4) |
| Goga Bitadze | Jalen Duren: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tolu Smith: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Jalen Duren: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Paul Reed: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Daniss Jenkins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marcus Sasser: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Black | Ronald Holland II: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kevin Huerter: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Jamal Cain | Ronald Holland II: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Javonte Green: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moritz Wagner | Jalen Duren: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Javonte Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jase Richardson | Ronald Holland II: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Marcus Sasser: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Colin Castleton | Tolu Smith: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chaz Lanier: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Morales | Chaz Lanier: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Penda | Paul Reed: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marcus Sasser: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Pistons defense
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Paolo Banchero 18 pts (8/15) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (28 %, 2 pts) · Paul Reed (25 %, 7 pts) · Javonte Green (19 %, 2 pts)
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Desmond Bane 13 pts (5/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (31 %, 4 pts) · Javonte Green (26 %, 0 pts) · Chaz Lanier (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Daniss Jenkins | Jalen Suggs: 33 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jevon Carter: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Kevin Huerter | Tristan da Silva: 33 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Anthony Black: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ausar Thompson | Paolo Banchero: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Desmond Bane: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jalen Duren | Wendell Carter Jr.: 22 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Goga Bitadze: 19 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Javonte Green | Desmond Bane: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Paolo Banchero: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Paul Reed | Paolo Banchero: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ronald Holland II | Anthony Black: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Paolo Banchero: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Sasser | Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Suggs: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chaz Lanier | Tristan da Silva: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Tolu Smith | Goga Bitadze: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Anthony Black: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |