Michigan Alum Franz Wagner’s Career Day Helps Magic Beat Pistons 111-99

DETROIT – Fans booed Pistons Head Coach Monty Williams during the pregame introductions. Other fans wearing Detroit Pistons jerseys chanted “Let’s Go Magic.” And other fans yelled for Pistons owner Tom Gores to “Sell the Team.” The discontent started because of the Pistons’ NBA-worst 6-43 record, but it continued because of the same woes that have plagued the team all season long: untimely turnovers and letting close games slip away in the waning moments. Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, the Pistons allowed Orlando Magic forward and University of Michigan alum Franz Wagner to tie his career-high with 38 points as they lost at home, 111-99. Despite having only two points in the first quarter, Wagner put up 22 points over the next two quarters and 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the decisive fourth quarter. The Pistons were down just three, 78-75, entering the last quarter, but Wagner began to heat up, and the Magic outscored the Pistons 33-24 over the last 12 minutes to take home the win. Despite the Pistons having just five second-half turnovers, they gave the ball to Orlando 10 times in the first 24 minutes, matching their season average of 15 turnovers – the second worst...