Detroit Pistons 106, Orlando Magic 92 — Recap

March 1, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 106, Orlando Magic 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 23-26 ORL; Q2 DET 27-31 ORL; Q3 DET 31-18 ORL; Q4 DET 25-17 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Cade Cunningham (DET) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Paolo Banchero (ORL) 24 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Tristan Da Silva (ORL) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Desmond Bane (ORL) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET

Cade Cunningham

29 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 2 3PM · 11-25 FG

Scoring · ORL

Paolo Banchero

24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 5-10 FG

Scoring · DET

Tobias Harris

23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 10-18 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DET 14 largest lead Q4 0:36 (DET 106, ORL 92) · 11-0 run, Q3 4:54–Q3 1:52

ORL 9 largest lead Q2 6:48 (DET 31, ORL 40) · 9-0 run, Q3 1:10–Q4 11:05

Swings 3 lead changes Tied 5 times

Ahead for good: Jalen Duren makes 2-foot driving dunk (Caris LeVert assists) (Q4 9:58, DET 85, ORL 83).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DET	23	27	31	25		106
ORL	26	31	18	17		92

🧮 How They Scored

DETORL

66Points in the paint32

19Fast-break points12

12Second-chance points13

26Points off turnovers14

29Bench points14

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.3%Effective FG%44.2%

11.2%Turnover %17.4%

30.4%Offensive rebound %17.6%

0.258Free-throw rate0.390

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	37	29	6	11	2	0	5	11-25	2-9	5-6	+14
Jalen Duren C	34	16	10	1	2	1	1	6-12	0-0	4-6	+16
Tobias Harris F	33	23	7	1	2	1	0	10-18	1-4	2-2	+6
Ronald Holland II F	26	11	3	2	1	0	1	4-9	0-4	3-4	+8
Duncan Robinson F	25	0	3	2	0	0	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	+9
Ausar Thompson G-F	21	9	11	3	2	3	0	4-5	0-0	1-2	+10
Caris LeVert G	20	8	2	3	2	0	3	4-10	0-4	0-0	+4
Javonte Green G-F	18	3	8	1	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-0	+3
Paul Reed F	14	5	6	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	3-4	-2
Daniss Jenkins G	11	2	0	0	3	0	1	1-6	0-2	0-0	+2

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	38	24	11	2	1	0	9	5-10	1-4	13-16	-25
Desmond Bane G	38	17	4	7	1	0	2	5-14	1-3	6-7	-14
Tristan Da Silva F	37	19	6	2	2	1	2	8-13	3-6	0-0	-8
Wendell Carter Jr. F	33	4	9	2	2	1	2	2-6	0-2	0-0	-18
Jevon Carter G	30	2	3	3	2	1	0	1-6	0-3	0-0	-13
Jalen Suggs G	26	14	3	4	0	1	2	4-17	4-13	2-2	+2
Moritz Wagner C	13	9	3	0	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	2-3	+5
Jett Howard G	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-4
Jonathan Isaac F	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	+5
Jase Richardson G	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Starter	37	29	52.5	35.5	+17.7	19.4
Tobias Harris	Starter	33	23	60.9	20.7	+1.6	19.5
Jalen Duren	Starter	34	16	54.6	18.2	+18.6	11.7
Ausar Thompson	Starter	21	9	76.5	11.3	+20.9	30.3
Duncan Robinson	Starter	25	0	0.0	7.0	+19.7	-2.2
Ronald Holland II	Bench	26	11	51.1	18.2	+12.2	6.6
Caris LeVert	Bench	20	8	40.0	23.6	+6.7	1.4
Paul Reed	Bench	14	5	90.6	11.4	-12.4	21.8
Javonte Green	Bench	18	3	50.0	9.1	+10.2	8.2
Daniss Jenkins	Bench	11	2	16.7	23.3	-5.5	-3.4
Kevin Huerter	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Marcus Sasser	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tolu Smith	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paolo Banchero	Starter	38	24	70.4	30.7	-28.5	13.7
Tristan Da Silva	Starter	37	19	73.1	18.1	-9.1	14.4
Desmond Bane	Starter	38	17	49.8	21.1	-12.0	9.8
Jalen Suggs	Starter	26	14	39.1	33.9	+3.6	4.7
Wendell Carter Jr.	Starter	33	4	33.3	10.8	-26.1	5.4
Moritz Wagner	Bench	13	9	61.5	25.8	+19.9	11.6
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	09	3	79.8	9.5	+31.9	7.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	30	2	16.7	8.7	-17.0	3.9
Goga Bitadze	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jett Howard	Bench	13	0	0.0	10.0	-14.8	-5.9
Jase Richardson	Bench	03	0	0.0	18.2	-6.9	-26.7
Noah Penda	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0