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DETROIT (AP) -- Trey Lyles scored eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons won for the third time in five games, beating the Orlando Magic 97-92 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA's two worst teams.
After ending last year with 18 losses in 19 games, the Pistons have beaten San Antonio, Milwaukee and the Magic (7-33) since New Year's Day. They improved to 8-30.
Hamadou Diallo added 17 points, and Saddiq Bey had 16 points. Lyles also had 13 rebounds.
The Pistons host Utah on Monday night.
Bucks drop 3rd game in last 4
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Terry Rozier scored 28 points, Miles Bridges added 21 points and eight rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Saturday night, handing the defending NBA champions their third loss in four games.
LaMelo Ball chipped in with 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Hornets (21-19), who held Milwaukee (26-16) to 38.9% shooting on the Bucks' second road game in two nights.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 12 rebounds, while Khris Middleton added 27 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Milwaukee, which won in Brooklyn on Friday but fell to 13-9 on the road.
The teams meet again Monday in Charlotte.
Host Kings blank Wings 4-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cal Petersen stopped all 21 shots he faced in his first start in more than a month, Phillip Danault and Drew Doughty scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Adrian Kempe scored short-handed, Trevor Moore added an empty-net goal and the Kings won for the third time in four games.
Alex Nedeljkovic allowed three goals on 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have lost four in a row on the road.