No trick to Magic win, just Ibaka

Serge Ibaka scored 21 points and blocked four shots, helping the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons, 9892, last night in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Magic.

The Pistons’ Reggie Jackson made his season debut after missing the first 21 games with knee tendinitis. The Boston College product had 18 points in 23 minutes. Marcus Morris led Detroit with 21 points. Orlando won for the third time in four games while Detroit had its three-game winning streak snapped.

On Jackson’s first possession, the Pistons went to their bread-and-butter play — he and Andre Drummond running a high pick-and-roll. Jackson came off the screen and hit a 3-pointer, bringing a cheer from the small crowd.

Ibaka ended a Pistons run with a 3-pointer to make it 90-80 with 5:32 to play, then blocked Drummond’s dunk attempt at the other end.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to pull the Pistons within 95-90, but Jeff Green clinched the game with a turnaround jumper.

Pacers 111, Clippers 102 — Thaddeus Young scored 17 points and Indiana rallied from 15 points down to beat host Los Angeles, sweeping the season series for the first time since 2013-14.

Paul George scored 16 points in his return after missing four of the previous five games with a sore left ankle and back. Rodney Stuckey also had 16 points and Jeff Teague added 15 points.

Blake Griffin had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, whose two-game winning streak was snapped in their return to Staples Center. They went 3-3 on their recent six-game road trip, including a 91-70 loss at Indiana last week.

Thunder 101, Pelicans 92 — Russell Westbrook became the first player with five consecutive triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven straight for Chicago in 1989 and host Oklahoma City topped New Orleans.

Westbrook finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. The Thunder have won all five games during Westbrook’s triple-double stretch. It was Westbrook’s 10th triple-double of the season and the 47th of his career.

Enes Kanter had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Victor Oladipo added 15 points for the Thunder.

Anthony Davis, the NBA’s leading scorer, had 37 points and 15 rebounds for the Pelicans. Buddy Hield, who led nearby Oklahoma to the Final Four last season, scored 16 points in his first game back in the state.

Knicks 106, Kings 98 — Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony each scored 20 points and host New York held off Sacramento for its eighth win in 11 games.

The Knicks took a 21-point lead in the first half, gave up 18 consecutive points in the third quarter but outplayed the Kings down the stretch to win their third straight overall and improve to 9-3 at home.

Brandon Jennings added 19 points for New York and Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

DeMarcus Cousins had 36 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, but shot just 9-for-30 and looked fatigued while struggling late while playing the entire second half.