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Magic Start Hot, Finish Cold in Season-Opening Loss vs. Pistons

The Orlando Magic started its season off against the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the Magic couldn't grab the win against the Pistons.

Jeremy Brener

Magic Start Hot, Finish Cold in Season-Opening Loss vs. Pistons
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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is starting the season off with a bit of a stumble after a 113-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at Little Caesar's Arena.

The Magic started off hot, blitzing out to a 15-point lead in the opening minutes and led by double digits after the first quarter.

However, the Magic regressed back to the mean while the Pistons revved up in the second quarter. Detroit outscored Orlando 40-26 in the second quarter to take a three-point lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, the Pistons stretched their lead to nine going into the fourth quarter. The Magic had the chance to come back, bringing the deficit to as few as one point, but Orlando could never get the lead back and fell to the Pistons.

For the Magic, No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero led the way with 27 points in his NBA debut ... and he looked stylish while doing it. 

Banchero proved exactly why Orlando took him with the top pick and he's on pace to only get better from here. All five starters scored in double figures, including 21 from Jalen Suggs, who joined the starting five just before tipoff after Cole Anthony was ruled out with an illness. Bol Bol also scored 10 off the bench.

The Pistons were led by Bojan Boganovic, who hit six threes and scored a team-high 21 points.

The Magic head back to the east coast to play the Atlanta Hawks Friday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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