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DraftKings. Ausar Thompson is only over this line once in this series. He’s someone who benefits in transition, and the Magic have really buckled down in terms of limiting the Pistons from getting out on the break. In the half-court, Thompson’s drives have been almost cut in half, and the Magic’s drop coverage and paint protection don’t allow for many easy buckets. Other than offensive rebounds, I don’t envision Thompson getting many looks at the rim.

The Magic won Game 4 by six points, and Anthony Black still finished minus-19 in the box score. He's been terrible in this series, shooting 6 of 23. Black only got 18 minutes in Game 4 despite Franz Wagner exiting. Even with Wagner's minutes available, I'm expecting Jamal Cain and Tristan da Silva to soak up most of those, leaving Black at around 20 minutes. Black hasn't been the same since returning April 6 from an abdominal strain. In that span he has scored in double figures three times in 10 games.
The Pistons' offense has been just bad in this series, averaging 98.0 PPG (last), 15th in EFG pct (47.0), and last in offensive rating at 100.3. They have not cleared 105 in this series. The lowest team average for the entire regular season was 105.9 by the Brooklyn Nets, over 82 games. That’s how bad the Pistons have been. It’s a staggering difference for a Pistons offense that entered the postseason averaging 117.8 points per game (eighth in the NBA) and shot 48.5% from the field (third in the NBA). While Detroit should stay alive tonight, I do not think they will score 14 points above the series average.
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