Paolo Banchero laments Magic’s lack of customization…

“Clearly we lost too many balls. I lost too many, which gave them too many chances.”

The Magic missed the boat last night, getting eaten up in the second half by a Detroit team that was able to raise its level of play to stifle the Floridians in the final two quarters and take it away.

In the absence Franz Wagner but alsoAnthony Black for the first time this season (quadriceps), Paolo Banchero he was a bit more in demand than usual to create alongside Jalen Suggs etc Desmond Bane (ie 4/17 and 5/14 shooting). He also struggled with just 10 tackles and above all 9 turnovers, his new career high…

Lack of organization and communication

If he did not avoid his obligations, 23-year-old strong winger indirectly tackled his trainer Jamahl Mosleyrelationship between two men is already being watched closelybelieving the Magic failed to adjust to the Pistons’ reaction, they hung with him in the first half before dominating after coming out of the locker room.

“We just have to be more organized. We can communicate with each other, which is what we try to do. A lot of times teams adjust at halftime and I think that’s why we struggled a lot in the second half, just because we didn’t really adjust to their adjustments.” he said. “That’s where we have to see how they play and communicate clearly with each other about what we need to do, especially offensively, to counter their runs and continue to play well.”

For his part, Jamahl Mosley first congratulated the Pistons for the job they did, specifically citing Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren, who each managed to stifle the Magic in their own style.

Despite everything, Orlando managed to hold on for ten minutes from the end (83-83) before going on a 14-2 run, punished by another series of turnovers. In the end, the numbers hurt because with 19 “misses” that led to 26 points for Detroit and a losing battle on the rebound (56 shots to 41), the Magic scored 16 shots less!

Lost balloons that cost a lot of money

“We have to be better at how we value possession in a game like this. We’ve been able to hold this team to 106 points, but we’re giving them 26 points on our turnovers.”he admitted.

Florida’s strategist already has his theme in mind for the next match against Washington tomorrow night, against whom he will expect more regularity, but also more precision with the ball in hand from his troops.

“It’s a tale of two halves. Something worked well in the first half and at the end of the day you have to continue with what works, you’re not going to start changing.”he added. “Ausar was very good, Jaylen as well, and all together, there are interceptions, steals… There’s Ausar, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham and Caris LeVert with two interceptions and Deniss Jenkins who has three. It’s a combination, it’s our 19 turnovers that gave them 26 points, and we have a plan to get better, that’s the fact where we have a plan to get better. We have to take care of the ball. That’s what that summed up this matchup: take care of the ball, and now we’ll have a chance to make things right against Washington in the next matchup.

How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.