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Time: 07:30 P.M. EST Venue: The Palace of Auburn Hills Stan Van Gundy anticipated his offense would have some issues in the early going. The Detroit Pistons head coach has even more concerns about his defense and rebounding after an ugly performance on opening night. The Pistons need to improve in every area when they play their home opener against the Orlando Magic on Friday. The Pistons trailed by double digits throughout the second half of a 109-91 loss to Toronto on Wednesday. Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas and shooting guard DeMar DeRozan combined for 72 points as Toronto shot 47.7 percent from the field. Detroit shot 41.7 percent and got outrebounded 51-40." We just hit these times where we're just a one-option team and the ball doesn't move," said Van Gundy, whose team also dropped its preseason finale 103-92 to the Raptors. "That's going to have to change. But that to me is almost secondary right now. Until we change defensively and on the boards from what we've done these last two games, it really doesn't matter what we do offensively. We don't have a chance to win and be good if we're not going to defend and rebound." All-Star center Andre Drummond played just 24 minutes after taking an elbow to the face from Valanciunas in the opening minutes and getting into early foul trouble. He finished with 16 points, six rebounds and four turnovers. The Pistons also clearly missed floor leader Reggie Jackson, who is expected to sit out approximately 20 games with knee tendinitis. Fill-in starter Ish Smith had seven assists and no turnovers in 33 minutes but shot 3-of-10 from the field. Backup point guard Beno Udrih, claimed off waivers from Miami earlier in the week, had five points on 1-of-5 shooting and two assists in 15 minutes." We've got some offensive problems but we knew that was going to be a little bit of a struggle," Van Gundy said. Miami spoiled Frank Vogel's debut as Orlando head coach on Wednesday, knocking off the Magic 108-96. Like the Pistons, Orlando had a multitude of issues in its opener. The Magic shot 38.6 percent from the field, got outscored 74-36 in the paint and lost the rebounding battle 52-44." We have to figure it out fast, because we have a tough schedule in front of us, and if we dig ourselves a hole, it's going to be really hard," center Nikola Vucevic told the Orlando Sentinel. Power forward Serge Ibaka, acquired from the Thunder in a blockbuster deal in June, had 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting and seven rebounds in his Orlando debut. Center Bismack Biyombo, who was signed to a four-year, $72 million contract as an unrestricted free agent, will make his Magic debut. He served a one-game league suspension opening night for exceeding the flagrant foul limit during the Raptors' postseason run." Biz is a monster," shooting guard Evan Fournier told the Orlando Sentinel. "He's our best screener, probably our best offensive rebounder. He's just a guy with tons of energy. He plays super hard. He's big for us, man." The Pistons have won the last six meetings with the Magic, including a three-game sweep last season.

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