Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said postgame that his team was “exhausted” because of travel delays and that they played an NBA Cup game the night before. Since its inception a year ago, the NBA Cup has bred a different sense of urgency from players, especially considering each of them on the winning team earned $500,000 last season.

However, the game came against the Milwaukee Bucks, who have owned the Pistons over the previous three seasons. The Bucks maintained their dominance, sending the Pistons to a 128-107 defeat. Detroit suffered its 11th consecutive loss to the Bucks (11-9) and was eliminated from the in-season tournament as the Bucks won East Group B.

Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA in-season tournament with a 128-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

With Philly once again incredibly short-handed, our Magic vs. 76ers predictions expect Orlando to handle business on the road.

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday's NBA schedule as the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Orlando Magic. Philadelphia is 5-14 overall and 2-7 at home, while Orlando is 15-8 overall and 6-8 on the road.

The Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers both played NBA Cup games on Tuesday, and they’ll play the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday in Philly. The M