Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #38 Michael Smith, # Scott Bolnick
Attendance: 18433
Vince Carter led the way with 25 points and nine assists and Brandon Bass poured in 27 points off the bench to lead the short-handed Orlando Magic to a 104-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
Marcin Gortat started in place of Dwight Howard and collected 14 points and 11 rebounds while Quentin Richardson added 15 points and seven boards for the Magic, who were missing Howard, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick and Michael Pietrus due to a virus that is spreading through the locker room.
Being down four key players did not matter much against the hapless Pistons as Orlando grabbed the lead in the third quarter and pulled away in the fourth behind Carter, Bass and Rashard Lewis to post its sixth consecutive win.
The Magic shot nearly 60 percent (43 of 72) from the floor and won the battle of the boards, 35-22.
Tayshaun Prince scored 30 points and Charlie Villanueva chipped in 15 off the bench for Detroit, which has dropped four in a row and eight of 10.
| Orlando | Detroit | |
| Brandon Bass 27 | Scoring | Tayshaun Prince 30 |
| Vince Carter 9 | Assists | Rodney Stuckey 7 |
| Marcin Gortat 11 | Rebounds | Ben Gordon 9 |
| Brandon Bass 5 | Free Throws Made | Tayshaun Prince 6 |
| Vince Carter 3 | Steals | Rodney Stuckey 3 |
| Marcin Gortat 3 | Blocks | Charlie Villanueva 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Orlando | 104 | 59.7 | 7-22 | 11-15 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Detroit | 91 | 48.6 | 9-18 | 14-19 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
- Detroit will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Orlando will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.