After the Pistons knotted up Friday’s NBA Cup contest at 100 with four minutes left in the game, Jamahl Mosley called timeout.

The Magic coach wanted to make sure his players were on the same page and ready to execute the finer details on both ends of the court down the final stretch of a win-and-in Cup matchup inside Little Caesars Arena at Detroit.

“Stay poised,” Mosley said he told his team during the stoppage. “Just understanding to win those four minutes. Win that mini battle within the game and understand what’s working for us. [The Pistons] do an unbelievable job defensively, so trying to find matchups is not easy against them.

“But our guys found ways to make plays,” he added.

Those plays included crucial layups from Franz Wagner (21 points), four key offensive rebounds grabbed between Desmond Bane (37) and Wendell Carter Jr., clutch free throws from Jalen Suggs (14) and a game-sealing block from Anthony Black (16) that denied Detroit’s Duncan Robinson a chance to tie the game in the final second to secure a 112-109 victory in favor of Orlando.

“Those are just hustle plays,” Mosley said about the offensive boards that took nearly a full minute off the game clock before Suggs stepped to the line. “Those aren’t a call. That’s just making a hustle, hard-nosed, ‘I want it more than you,’ play.”

Added Black: “Down the stretch, we just had more will to win the game.”

The win not only clinched the Magic’s spot in the Cup quarterfinals — they’ll host the Heat on Dec. 9 at Kia Center — but it also snapped Detroit’s 7-game home winning streak that started when the Pistons beat the Magic by 19 points on Oct. 29.

And it was that double-digit loss earlier in the season to the Pistons that motivated Bane to score the most points by a Magic guard since former Magic guard Cole Anthony scored 37 in May 2021. Bane, who missed all 5 of his 3-point tries, scored 24 of his 37 points in the paint and shot 11 for 12 from the charity stripe.

He added 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal as he scored 30-plus points for the 30th time in his career, three of which  came against Detroit (15-4).

“Last time we played them, we were still trying to figure ourselves out as a team,” Bane said. “They were chirping and doing what they do. So we wanted to come in and make sure that we were the ones setting the tone.”

And set the tone they did.

Orlando scored 29 points off 24 Detroit turnovers while finishing with a 62-46 advantage in paint points. Each of those points were needed to win because the Pistons actually outshot the Magic from both the field (44% vs. 41.2%) and from 3-point range — 39.3% (11 for 28) vs. 16.7% (5 for 30).

Whether the Magic want to admit it or not, they notched another statement win in the East on the road following their Nov. 12 victory at New York — the last time All-Star forward Paolo Banchero (left groin strain) played — and they did so by leaning into their physical style of basketball.

“Just that we’re tough,” Black said when he was asked what Friday’s win says about the Magic. “We withstood their runs. [The Pistons] are a physical, tough team.

“I feel like we brought that to them, did a good job of staying the course and making big plays down the stretch,” he added.

By hosting Miami on Dec. 9, Orlando has positioned itself one win away from heading to Las Vegas for the Cup semifinals.

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Before then, the Magic (12-8) return to Kia Center for a three-game homestand that opens Monday against the Bulls and ends Friday vs. the Heat. Orlando travels again to the Knicks on Dec. 7 prior to facing Miami a second time in five days in Cup action.

“It’s fantastic,” Bane said about hosting the quarterfinal. “We’ve got some great fans and we’re going to need all of them. We’re going to need everybody to come cheer us on and help us advance to Vegas.”

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com

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