NBA roundup: Magic stun Pistons in big upset, Wembanyama has major injury scare

[p] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reed-paul/jFhA7tOk/"]Paul Reed[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/banchero-paolo/06ii067b/"]Paolo Banchero[/a] scored 31 points, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bane-desmond/dCwE0YA5/"]Desmond Bane[/a] added 25 as six [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Orlando[/a] players finished in double figures to overpower a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit[/a] side still missing the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jenkins-dannis/xzVAqNCs/"]Daniss Jenkins[/a] led the Detroit scoring with 18 points apiece, but the Pistons, who have already clinched the top seeding from the East, were shut down by the Orlando defense.[/p][p][b]"Everything with our team starts on the defensive end," [/b]Bane said. [b]"When we get stops, we get out in transition.[/b][/p][p][b]"The way we've been sharing the ball -- a lot of different guys contributing up and down the roster."[/b][/p][p]Orlando's victory left them tied with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte Hornets[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]Philadelphia 76ers[/a] - all three teams are on 43-36 with four games of the regular season remaining.[/p][p]The Magic, Sixers, and Hornets are all half a game behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Toronto Raptors[/a], who occupy the sixth and final automatic playoff berth in the Eastern Conference standings.[/p][embed guid="500d3a21-e75e-499d-bc5d-9ef0c56733e2" url="https://x.com/OrlandoMagic/status/2041335195333267821?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Wemby scare[/h2][p]Philadelphia missed the chance to move level with the Raptors on Monday after suffering a 115-102 defeat on the road against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio Spurs[/a] in Texas.[/p][p]Superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a] suffered an injury scare for San Antonio, leaving the game early in the second quarter to undergo treatment for what the team said was a left rib contusion.[/p][p]The Frenchman, who is in the running for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, checked back in to play a few more minutes at the end of the first half but sat out the second half.[/p][embed guid="a10907b3-f4d7-4af2-87a2-cda2352108f8" url="https://x.com/Fullcourtpass/status/2041335674326934011?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I think it would be a positive that he felt like he could come back and he played the last four or five minutes of the half,"[/b] Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Wembanyama.[/p][p]The Sixers' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/embiid-joel/G2hZm0nI/"]Joel Embiid[/a] scored a game-high 34 points, but San Antonio bagged their 60th win of the campaign with another trademark all-round offensive effort that saw six players post double-digit points totals.[/p][h2]Around the league[/h2][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Jalen Brunson[/a] scored 30 points with 13 assists as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]New York Knicks[/a] rallied to secure a wild 108-105 road win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-hawks/xAO4gBas/"]Atlanta Hawks[/a].[/p][p]Brunson's tally included 17 points in the fourth quarter to steer the Knicks to a win, which edges them closer to securing the third seed in the East.[/p][p]The game ended in dramatic fashion with Atlanta's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mccollum-c-j/tl29t9eg/"]CJ McCollum[/a] launching a three-pointer from inside his own half on the buzzer that would have forced overtime at 108-108.[/p][p]But replays showed McCollum had just failed to get the ball out of his hands before time expired, and the score did not stand.[/p][embed guid="509c85a4-3063-4dac-8105-ba1b5a0ff53f" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2041331233792086456?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]In the late game, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver Nuggets[/a] edged ahead of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a] in the race for the Western Conference third seeding with a come-from-behind 137-132 defeat of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland Trail Blazers[/a] in overtime for the ninth-straight win.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jokic-nikola/dUHaiJ5n/"]Nikola Jokic[/a] finished with 35 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists as Denver fought back from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to secure a victory that saw them improve to 51-28, just ahead of the fourth-place Lakers, who have a 50-28 record.[/p][embed guid="e28d8a7f-549e-4be6-b374-55db0f25c8d1" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2041336418601988540?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]