Orlando Magic swingman Arron Afflalo did not play in the fourth quarter of his team's 104-102 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, but it wasn't a coach's decision. Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said after the game that Afflalo "experienced a slight left calf strain." Second-year guard E'Twaun Moore replaced Afflalo in Orlando's crunch-time lineup, scoring 12 of his career-high-tying 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Magic nearly rallied to victory.
"We'll see how he feels tomorrow," Vaughn said. "But that [the injury] was the major reason why I decided to go with E down the stretch.
The Magic will travel to Newark, New Jersey late Sunday night in order to play the Brooklyn Nets on Monday evening.
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Arron Afflalo's "Slight left calf strain" sidelines Magic swingman
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