Caris LeVert scored two points and the Detroit Pistons fell 94-88 to the Orlando Magic on Monday in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. LeVert went 1-for-4 from the field and missed his only 3-point attempt while playing 25 minutes.
He also finished with five rebounds, three assists and two blocks, and he logged the largest workload among Detroit's reserves. But the numbers that defined the night were the same ones that have defined the series: LeVert has struggled overall, shooting 25.0 percent from beyond the arc and averaging just 2.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 11.8 minutes per contest.
That limited production has left Detroit without much lift from one of its bench pieces in a series the Pistons now trail after Monday's defeat. With the matchup still in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the gap between LeVert's minutes and his output has become hard to ignore.
The question for Detroit is not whether LeVert can give more; it is whether the Pistons can get enough from their reserves if his role stays this quiet.
