Ugly game. Starters were hot early, but our bench got beat up by theirs. The Magic got in a good rhythm, and the Pistons couldn't match that or their energy. All those 3 balls were killer. Too many wide open looks. Jack Nies didn't really help, but the Pistons let the calls that weren't in their favor get in their heads. Never a good thing. This was a team loss if there ever was one. They just got cold for too long a stretch, and Orlando was hot.

But there were some positives. Sheed looked good before the foul trouble, Rip and Tay as well, at least initially. Chauncey apparently has a tweaked ankle from the ASG (), but he too was good at first. Dice looked VERY good on the rebounding end.

Stuckey - Not the best game for him. But he did have some good drives and dishes.

Amir - Blocked some shots in his first 2 minutes, got a couple dunks at the end. His most non-descript game in a while.

Max - Very good for a while, looking much more like himself. But Orlando's jumpshooting bigs are difficult, even for him.

Afflalo - Not there for him offensively. The D was fine, but he didn't play all that well on the other end.

The offense got stagnant in the second, and it stayed that way. The 10 game win streak comes to an end in embarrassing fashion, but the Stones can't wallow in it, since they'll be facing a Bucks team looking for some payback tomorrow.