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Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Brandon Jennings scored 24 points and handed out a career-high 21 assists in the Detroit Pistons 128-118 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Detroits frontcourt benefited from Jennings effective passing as it won for the third time in four games. Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 26 points, and Greg Monroe was not far behind with 24 of his own. Drummond and Monroe had 17 and 10 rebounds, respectively. The Magic saw their losing streak reach three games despite shooting 49.5 percent. Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando with 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Victor Oladipo added 23. Tobias Harris returned from a five- game absence due to an ankle injury with 19 points. It took a little bit to get going out there in the first half, said Harris. I love this game so Im going to play it to the best of my ability. By shooting 54.9 percent through three quarters, the Pistons led by 12 entering the fourth quarter. Monroes layup 30 seconds into the final period extended their advantage to 98-84, but Detroit went cold after that. Orlando took advantage of the Pistons drought and went on a 12-0 run to pull within two for the first time since the opening minutes of the game. The run started with three-point plays from Harris, and Kyle OQuinn added four before Kentavious Caldwell-Popes four-point play stopped the Orlando momentum. We did a great job after they got the game back to two, said Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy. We gathered ourselves really well and played very well down the stretch. Its another learning experience. The Pistons recovered later in the quarter and opened up another significant lead. Jennings jumper with 6:22 to go started a 14-2 Detroit run that restored its edge to 14 points. Jodie Meeks scored five points in the spurt, including a triple to cap it off. Orlando did not get within single digits again. Detroits attack overwhelmed the Magic in the first quarter. Shooting 58.3 percent, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, the Pistons owned a 35-24 edge going into the second quarter. Oladipo keyed a late run in the second quarter to pull the Magic within six, but they failed to close the half. Over the final 2 1/2 minutes, the Pistons outscored Orlando 13-2 with Jennings assisting on their last four baskets, including Kyle Singlers 3-pointer as time expired that gave Detroit a 65-48 lead at the break. Drummonds alley-oop courtesy of Jennings 1 1/2 minutes into the second half gave the Pistons a game-high 21-point lead, but the Magic quickly answered with five straight points. Detroit led 96-84 through three quarters after OQuinn and Harris hit shots in the final minute of the period. Game Notes Jennings 20-point, 20-assist game is the first in the NBA since Steve Nash accomplished the feat on Nov. 9, 2009 ... Detroits 128 points was the most it scored since March 18, 2008, a 136-120 win over Denver ... With his three blocks, Drummond reached 300 in his career ... Orlando fell to 12-1 when scoring 100-plus points ... Detroit now holds a 2-1 edge in the season series which will wrap up on March 27 in Orlando. Cheap Air Max 720 . "First, I would like to offer my deepest and sincerest apologies for any harm I have inflicted on University of Missouri defensive lineman, Michael Sam," the statement read. Fake Air Max 2019 . LeBron James believes hes a major reason for their early failures. http://www.airmaxsneakersonsale.com/cheap-air-max-95.html. PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Air Max Tn .DeMarco Murray got his 20th carry late in the fourth quarter with a 10-point lead, not long after Dez Bryant made his final catch of the day.Sure enough, a 44-17 win over Washington didnt change Dallas post-season position. Discount Air Max . Inter Milan ended its five-match winless streak in all competitions by beating 10-man Bologna 3-1 on new manager Claudio Ranieris debut, while injury-plagued AC Milan edged Cesena 1-0 with an early goal from Clarence Seedorf. CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox had a power surge on Saturday night. But the offensive production in the 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals has been a rarity this season, and that was evident after the game when the team announced that hitting coach Jeff Manto had been fired. The White Sox avoided 100 losses for the season with the win, but it wasnt enough to save Mantos job. "Obviously, this has been a very disappointing season and one of the main areas of disappointment has been our offensive performance," general manager Rick Hahn said. "Were at the bottom of several important categories, most importantly runs scored, walks and on-base percentage. Its our belief that the best way to continue to address some of those issues is to get a new voice in here to work with our hitters. "We had a conversation with Jeff and we allowed him to choose whether he finished the season and had this announced on Monday. Jeff decided it was best for him to leave at the start of tonights game." Manager Robin Ventura said he fought for Manto to stay, but the decision to make the change wasnt his. "As bad as this season has been, I dont want anyone to point the finger at him," Ventura said of Manto. "Having played and having the same thing as a player, theres responsibility all over the place." The White Sox were a more potent offence on Saturday. Adam Dunn and Conor Gillapie each hit two-run shots and Marcus Semien and Jordan Danks each added solo homers. "Looking at last year, we hit a lot of home runs," Ventura said. "I think at periods we won more games because we got runs faster. Tonight was one of those nights. It was instant, for both teams. There was no manufacturing of runs. Last year, we had it. This year, we didnt have it as much." It was an unseasonably warm night and the ball was flying out as if it was the middle of summer. All 11 runs came via the home run. The White Sox opened the scoring with back-to-back homers from Semien and Danks in the bottom of the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Its the fourth time this season the White Sox have hit back-to-back homers. Semien has only been with the White Sox a short time, but has a long history with Manto. "I learned a lot from him," Semien said. "Even when I was in the minoor leagues, he was our co-ordinator my first year.dddddddddddd He taught me a lot about what to look for, what to do in certain situations. Hes helped me become a smarter player." The advantage grew to 4-0 when Dunn smashed a two-run shot in the third. It was Dunns 34th homer on the season. Those homers were surrendered by Royals starter Yordano Ventura (0-1), who allowed four runs and six hits in four innings. White Sox starter Erik Johnson (3-2) didnt allow a hit through the first 4 1-3 innings. Mike Moustakas then homered to right field with one out in the fifth inning. Then in the top of the sixth, Billy Butler hit a two-run shot to make it 4-3. "This park is usually a good park to hit in if you get the ball in the air," Butler said. "Definitely in the (A.L.) Central its the best park to hit in. You hit the ball in the air and you hit it good, its going out." The home runs continued in the bottom of the seventh when Gillaspie smacked the first pitch from left-handed reliever Tim Collins just over the right-field fence for a two-run homer and a 6-3 cushion. Salvador Perez got the runs right back with a two-run shot in the eighth. White Sox closer Addison Reed worked a scoreless ninth for his 40th save. NOTES: Assistant hitting coach Harold Baines will handle Mantos job in Sundays season finale. Manto worked two years as Chicagos hitting coach. ... A day later, there was still a buzz about the unusual catch Royals left-fielder Alex Gordon made Friday on a fly ball by Alexei Ramirez. Gordon ran back and climbed the fence. But then he realized the ball wasnt going that far, so he jumped down and made a casual backhand catch. Many in the ballpark thought the ball was gone, including the person who sets off the fireworks celebrating every White Sox homer. "I wasnt fooled by that," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "I wasnt in charge of the fireworks. Believe it or not, we dont have a button controlling that in (the dugout)." ... Barring a last-second collapse of epic proportions, the Royals, who led the AL with a 2.55 bullpen ERA entering Saturday, will set a franchise mark. The previous low in a full season was 2.92 in 1976. . The series, and the season, wraps up Sunday with White Sox LHP Jose Quintana (9-6) facing LHP Bruce Chen (8-4). ' ' '

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