January 1, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, United States; Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) drives past Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) in the third quarter of an NBA game at Little Caesars Enviornment. Mandatory Credit: Images by Lon Horwedel-Imagn
Jaden Ivey scored 22 points before suffering a potentially serious left leg injury as the host Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 105-96 in the NBA on Wednesday night.
Ivey was injured when Orlando’s Cole Anthony dove for a loose ball early in the fourth quarter and crashed into Ivey’s leg. He left the field on a stretcher.
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Cade Cunningham contributed 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Jalen Duren had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 12 points for Detroit, which has won four of its last five games.
Jalen Suggs led the Magic with 24 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 points and eight rebounds.
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January 1, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, United States; Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) holds his leg as he falls to the court after being injured against the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter of an NBA game at Little Caesars Environment. Mandatory Credit: Images by Lon Horwedel-Imagn
The Pistons shot 64.1 percent from the field in the first half and took a 65-49 lead into halftime. Ivey scored 16 points and Cunningham scored 12 as they combined to make all seven of his 3-point attempts. Orlando was already down by eight points with 3:30 left in the half, and the Pistons added to the cushion and finished with a 14-6 run.
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Orlando scored on its first three possessions of the second half, prompting a timeout for the Pistons. Detroit quickly increased the lead to 18, 73-55, with another 3-pointer by Ivey off a pass from Cunningham.
After a Suggs basket pulled the Magic within 13 points, Duren had two dunks during a 6-1 Pistons run.
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Suggs then sparked an Orlando comeback, contributing six points, a block and an assist during a 14-1 run. Detroit scored the final two baskets of the quarter, including a layup by Ivey, to take an 84-75 lead into the quarter.
The Magic scored the first four points of the fourth quarter before Ivey’s injury with 10:07 left.
Orlando continued to press. Carter’s basket with 7:40 remaining cut Detroit’s lead to three.
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With the score 93-90, the Pistons distanced themselves again. Duren scored on a jumper and Harris made a jumper. Hardaway hit a mid-range jumper and Harris converted a bank shot to make the score 101-90. The Magic never got closer than seven points again. –Media at field level
