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Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jodie Meeks scored 20 of his 34 points in the second quarter and made a career-high nine 3-pointers to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 109-86 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Andre Drummond contributed 17 points and 22 rebounds, and D.J. Augustin added 11 points and 10 assists off the bench. Detroit has won three straight games, all of which coming without forward Josh Smith, who was released and has since signed with the Houston Rockets. The Pistons set a franchise record with 17 triples in a win over Cleveland on Sunday, then registered 14 shots from beyond in this one, led by the 9-of-11 effort from Meeks. Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy returned to Orlando after spending five seasons leading the Magic, highlighted by a trip to the NBA Finals in 2008-09. He took the past two years off before accepting the position in Detroit. Our bench turned it around in the second quarter and then I thought our starters did a better job in the third, Van Gundy said. Victor Oladipo led the Magic with 16 points and Tobias Harris deposited 15, while Nikola Vucevic had 10 points and five rebounds. We need production from our guys every single night to get the win, Magic coach Jacque Vaughn. They made shots. Orlando led for a majority of the first quarter and brought a 21-20 lead into the second. Meeks then got hot in the second, scoring 11 straight Detroit points at one juncture, including three consecutive 3-pointers. His 3-point barrage spearheaded a 13-6 run that Drummond capped with a dunk to give the Pistons a 46-37 edge. The Magic closed to within three minutes later after an Elfrid Payton layup. However, Meeks and Anthony Tolliver both knocked down a 3 around a Vucevic jumper to help Detroit to a 54-47 lead at the break. After Oladipo hit a pair of free throws to open the third quarter, the Pistons embarked on a 20-7 run that Brandon Jennings capped with a trey at 3:47. The Pistons led by as many as 18 in the quarter, but a 14-4 run from Orlando closed its gap to eight prior to Kentavious Caldwell-Popes jumper that made it an 80-70 game entering the fourth. Detroit kept it moving in the fourth, opening the frame on a 10-3 run during which Meeks supplied eight straight points. Game Notes Joe Dumars set the Pistons record with 10 3-pointers in a game (1994) ... Detroit scored 21 points off 16 turnovers ... The Pistons had a 20-7 edge on the fastbreak and outrebounded the Magic 54-42. Thomas Steen Jersey . Whenever United loses, its crisis. When other top teams slip up, its the quirky nature of the Premier League. The predictable reaction speaks to the sky-high expectations for a team proven perennial contender and 13 times Premier League champion. Marko Dano Jersey . -- The Detroit Lions made it crystal clear to Golden Tate that he was their top target in free agency. http://www.cheapwinnipegjetsjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-ben-chiarot-jersey . Off-season additions Jermain Defoe and Michael Bradley did not train with the club today, prompting Nelsen to declare its too early to tell if either will be ready for Saturday. Tobias Enstrom Jersey . -- Victor Bernardez tied the game with his second goal in the 95th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes drew 3-3 with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Dustin Byfuglien Jersey . At 11:06 of the first period, Neal struck Marchand with his knee when Marchand was down on the ice. Marchand remained in the game. Neal was assessed a kneeing penalty for his hit on Marchand.Switzerland will almost certainly claim a place in the knockout phase of the tournament if they can beat Romania at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Getting another win would give them two victories at the same European Championship finals for the first time following their 1-0 defeat of Albania on Saturday.The Swiss will come up against a Romania team which came close to holding host nation France in the opening match of the tournament. Only Dimitri Payets stunning goal a minute from the end stopped them from taking a point and losing 2-1 instead but the home win was merited. Fabian Schar celebrates the goal which gave Switzerland victory over Albania in their first Euro 2016 match From that perspective, the Romanians will be seeking improvement having had less than 36 per cent of possession at the Stade de France.New Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka is likely to be a key player for Switzerland having made more passes and had the most passes of anyone in his team against Albania.Team newsThe Switzerland line-up is likely to remain relatively the same against Romania after beating Albania 1-0 in their first Group A match last Saturday.Meanwhile, attacking midfielder Gabriel Torje will be pushing for a place in the Romania side after his substitute appearance against France at the Stade de France.Opta statsThe record between Romania and Switzerland is perfectly balanced with five wins each and two draws.Romania have failed to score more than one goal in each of their last eight matches against Switzerland. The last time they netted more than one was in November 1968 (2-0).Switzerlands 4-1 win over Romania in the 1994 World Cup is the only previous instance of these teams facing off at the finals stage of a major competition.Gheorghe Grozavs goal for Romania proved to be the difference between thhese sides when they last met in a friendly three years ago.dddddddddddd Bogdan Stancu celebrates scoring his sides penalty against France in a game they went on to lose 2-1 Romania have only won one of their 14 games at the European Championships, the victory coming in June 2000 against England (3-2).Romania have kept only one clean sheet in their 14 games at the European Championships (0-0 v France in June 2008).In the opening game against France, Romania conceded as many goals as they did over the whole qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 (2).Xherdan Shaqiri has had a hand in nine goals in his last eight competitive appearances for Switzerland (4 goals, 5 assists).Mersons predictionSwitzerland may have got an opening win against Albania but I wasnt particularly impressed with them. On the other hand I thought Romania did quite well against France on the opening night of the tournament. They could have been a goal up after just four minutes and its a different game if Hugo Lloris doesnt make that save. Im going for another draw here as I think Switzerland will make sure they dont lose this game. Romania also need at least a draw and if they can get that, they can go into the final group game needing a win to qualify. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1BettingSwitzerland are Sky Bets 11/8 favourites for the victory on Wednesday evening, with Romania up against odds of 23/10 while the draw is a 2/1 chance. Switzerland are currently 7/2 to win Group A and just 1/12 to qualify, with Romania are given a 5/6 chance of making the knockout stages.Haris Seferovic heads the first goalscorer betting at 5/1 while Xherdan Shaqiri is enhanced from 9/2 to 11/2 to score in a Swiss win in Sky Bets Price Boosts. Follow Romania v Switzerland - and every game at Euro 2016 - with our live blog on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps. ' ' '
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