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The Detroit Pistons have found an offensive groove without Reggie Jackson. The addition of their primary floor leader should make them even more dangerous.Jackson, who has been sidelined all season because of a left knee tendinitis, could make his season debut on Sunday when the Pistons face the Orlando Magic at The Palace of Auburn Hills.The Pistons starting point guard has been practicing this week.The medical people have cleared him, hes gone 5-on-5, though not a ton, Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy told the teams beat reporters. Its really a matter of his comfort level and if he wants to give it a shot. Whenever he says Im ready to go, then hes ready to go.His fill-in, Ish Smith, has guided the team with precision during the Pistons current three-game winning streak.Smith has averaged 14.3 points and 8.0 assists with only one turnover during that span. He had an 11-point, 13-assist outing -- his first double-double of the season -- in Detroits 121-85 blowout of Atlanta on Friday, which completed a 3-1 trip.You couldnt play much better than he did (Friday), Van Gundy said. Hes played like that for quite a while.The Pistons have averaged 118 points in those three victories, pushing their season record to 11-10. They are 10-3 when reaching the 100-point mark.Their victory over the Hawks, who were missing top offensive threat Paul Millsap, was easily their largest winning margin this season.Defensively, we were able to get stops, Smith said. And offensively, we were flying up and down the floor. On the offensive end, we were able to move the ball, get the ball from side to side.Knowing where everybody likes the ball, and where everybody wants their shots, helps out a lot.Orlando (8-12) recovered from a one-point loss to Memphis by clobbering Philadelphia 105-88 on Friday.Its really important to bounce back, center Nikola Vucevic told the Orlando Sentinel. In this league, you have to be able to do that after tough losses.The Magic drained 13 of 23 3-point shots and also got a boost from ex-Piston guard Jodie Meeks. Making his Magic debut after undergoing right foot surgery in July, Meeks scored 10 points in 17 minutes.Forward Aaron Gordon led six players in double figures with 20 points.Its tough to lose a game the way we did (Thursday), coach Frank Vogel told the Sentinel. Theres no other way to look at it. Ive seen it go a lot of different ways.You come in the next night and youre still feeling disjointed a little bit because of it. 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LUCIE, Fla. -- Evan Wartgow shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship.The 26-year-old Evan Wartgow is an assistant professional at Koshkonong Mounds Country Club in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He made an 8-foot eagle putt the par-16th and had four birdies and two bogeys in windy conditions on The Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club.I controlled the ball good and putted very well, Wartgow said. I figured out the speed pretty quickly and Im really happy with how I played. I never thought Id be in the lead after 18 holes. ...Were not used to the sustained 18-19 mph wind tthe whole way around as youre playing.dddddddddddd Driving the ball is pretty tough. Im a guy who fades it so the whole back nine I was fighting a cut wind. But I hit it good and kept it out of the wind as best as possible.Dakun Chang of Ashville, North Carolina; Paul Apolenis of Frederick, Maryland; Patrick Grady of Denver; Jack Lempke of Frisco, Texas; and Chris Zumpano of Tampa, Florida, shot 70. Defending Champion Andy Mickelson of Lockport, Illinois, had a 74.The winner will earn a spot in the PGA Professional Championship in Oregon in June. ' ' '