Moritz Wagner shoved Killian Hayes out of bounds when the two were fighting for a loose ball. Hayes retaliated by punching the German forward in the back of the head.

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With 33 seconds left in the second quarter, Detroit Pistons fans got reminded about Malice at the Palace when Moritz Wagner and Killian Hayes got into an altercation.

Player of the Game
Alec  Burks
EFF
38
Alec Burks
Points 32
Accuracy 10-11
Rebounds 2
Assists 4

After Caleb Houstan's ill-advised pass, both Wagner and Hayes were chasing the ball when the German forward pushed his opponent out of bounds. Several members of the Pistons roster immediately retaliated.

Hamidou Diallo pushed Wagner into Isaiah Stewart, then Hayes himself punched the Magic player in the back of the head, briefly knocking him out unconscious. Players from both teams got involved, causing the arena announcer to discourage local fans from acting up.

All three players who were directly involved in the conflict -- Wagner, Hayes, and Diallo --got ejected from the game.

"He's fine," Moritz's younger brother Franz said. "I haven't seen the video, but I know that's the last thing he wanted to do."

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Comments:
Detroit Pistons
Orlando Magic
45%
36/80
Field goals
41%
35/85
58
Rebounds
53
25
Assists
24
7
Steals
5
25
Fouls
26
78%
31/40
Free throws
76%
26/34

Best players

Alec  Burks
32 PTS
10/11 FG
6/6 FT
Franz  Wagner
19 PTS
7/15 FG
4/5 FT
Jalen  Duren
18 REB
10 DREB
8 OREB
Wendell  Carter Jr.
8 REB
2 DREB
6 OREB
Bojan  Bogdanovic
5 As
1 TO
36 MIN
Markelle  Fultz
9 As
1 TO
28 MIN
Alec  Burks
38 EFF
100% 2P%
86% 3P%
Franz  Wagner
18 EFF
55% 2P%
25% 3P%