DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons took a second straight loss Friday night against the Orlando Magi c, playing an unsurprisingly contentious matchup between two of the most physical teams in the NBA.

It led to plenty of apparent irritation with how the game was officiated as Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff, star guard Cade Cunningham and Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr. were all assessed technicals for arguing calls.

There were 51 combined fouls called and it was hard to track just how physical the officials were going to allow the teams to get both in and out of play.

“It is frustrating. The lack of consistency is what was on both ends of the floor,” Bickerstaff said after the game. “I’m not saying we were reffed any different than they were, but I mean there was no balance and no flow to the

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