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Lee didn't have a made 3-pointer prior to
Tuesday but knocked down all three of his attempts against the
Magic.
Josh Jackson had 18 points and seven rebounds and Jerami Grant
supplied 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Dennis Smith
Jr. added 14 points and Saddiq Bey chipped in 10 points, eight
rebounds, three assists and three steals as the Pistons snapped
a three-game losing streak.
Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 20 points but that was 17
points fewer than he had on Sunday in Orlando's 105-96 victory.
Evan Fournier had 14 points and Terrence Ross tossed in 13 with
eight rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Michael Carter-Williams added 11 points, six rebounds and five
assists but the Magic saw their three-game winning streak come
to an end.
The Pistons opened the second half with a 16-6 spurt to grab a
69-57 lead. Grant had six of those points and Smith completed it
with a 3-pointer.
Vucevic scored eight points in the last six minutes of the
quarter but Detroit extended its lead to 79-65. Bey finished off
Detroit's strong quarter by stealing the ball from Ross and
scoring in transition.
Isaiah Stewart's short jumper in the opening minute of the
fourth nudged Detroit's lead to 18. Ross made a 3-pointer with
nine minutes left to pull Orlando within 84-71.
The Magic couldn't make up any more ground. When Jackson drove
for a layup with five minutes to go, the Pistons' advantage was
97-77.
Lee's corner 3 in the final two minutes put the finishing
touches on his big night.
Detroit led by as much as 15 points in the first quarter but had
to settle for a 53-51 halftime lead.
Lee led the Pistons with 13 points but poor perimeter shooting
-- 5-for-21 on 3-pointers -- prevented Detroit from maintaining
its big early advantage.
--Field Level Media
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