The Orlando Magic had no need to foul Ben Wallace in this one. Tracy McGrady scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half and added 11 rebounds and five assists to lead the Magic to a 112-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons. They also have good shooters, which makes it difficult to double team him, because you have to rotate. We try to play him straight up as possible, but he puts it on the floor and gets to the basket easy. With Reid leading the way, Orlando outrebounded Detroit, 56-41.
Guys come off the bench, really contribute to the win.
Tonight, it was Don Reid. When a guy rebounds like that, it just helps us get out on transition and run. The Magic have won 14 of 18 games, including nine of 10 at home. We cannot afford to fall behind like that. Sunday's game between the teams ended with some bad blood when Orlando coach Doc Rivers ordered his players to intentionally foul Wallace, a former Magic player who is a 30 percent foul shooter, in the fourth quarter.