ORLANDO, Fla. — First, Kawhi Leonard.



And now, Blake Griffin.



Aaron Gordon shut them both down.



The Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 109-107 on Sunday, and one of the biggest reasons was the energetic, hard-nosed defense Gordon played against Griffin.



Gordon held Griffin to 15 points on 4-of-10 shooting.



“I thought he had to work for everything he got,” Magic coach Steve Clifford said of Griffin.



With the Magic leading 97-90 with 5:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, Gordon swatted a Griffin hook shot off the glass to ignite a fast break.



It was a play for the highlight reel, but Gordon did less glamorous, but more difficult, work all game against Griffin. Gordon prevented the 250-pound Griffin from backing him down on post-ups, and Gordon also stayed down on Griffin’s shot fakes.



Griffin entered the night averaging 25.0 points per game on 46.8 percent shooting.



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