Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
16
21
37
2806
3299
29
10
34
97
48
49
12
10
83
26
16
42
5
31
5
10
19
116
4
57
23
40
2422
1214
50
41
21
51
76
33
109
01
108
02
25
2832
6060
710
32
5
2625
1210
46
52
52
100
76
73
149
22
76
12
30
3224
6060
5
2
40
24
12
50
4
2
50
7
3
10
0
10
0
2
28
60
7
3
43
22
14
64
1
1
100
6
3
9
1
8
2
5
32
60
7
3
43
26
12
46
5
5
100
7
7
14
2
7
1
3
32
60
10
2
20
25
10
40
2
2
100
6
3
9
2
6
2
0
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
38
5
13
38
1
5
20
5
5
100
1
2
3
5
1
0
0
4
16
3
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
35
9
16
56
0
0
0
2
2
100
7
7
14
2
1
2
0
4
20
-5
double
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
True
34
7
11
64
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
2
1
0
2
3
14
-10
none
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie Jackson
True
32
8
18
44
3
4
75
1
1
100
4
3
7
12
2
0
3
2
20
-3
double
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
29
6
14
43
2
7
29
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
1
1
3
14
-5
none
Tobias
Harris
Tobias Harris
False
29
9
14
64
2
5
40
2
2
100
0
5
5
2
0
0
0
1
22
2
none
Ish
Smith
Ish Smith
False
15
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
1
3
-2
none
Stanley
Johnson
Stanley Johnson
False
15
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
-1
none
Boban
Marjanović
Boban Marjanović
False
10
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
2
0
0
4
-4
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Henry
Ellenson
Henry Ellenson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darrun
Hilliard
Darrun Hilliard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Beno
Udrih
Beno Udrih
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
January
2017
Thursday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Hornets
Charlotte
True
Pacers
Indiana
Eastern Conference
Central
18
18
36
3216
3217
16
9
56
74
43
58
30
26
87
28
6
34
7
26
7
11
8
121
4
71
61
86
1820
1112
61
95
85
89
95
02
97
40
69
22
24
3630
6060
44
11
25
1917
1010
53
610
58
10
311
22
333
30
74
30
23
2629
6060
7
6
86
18
11
61
9
8
89
9
0
9
4
6
2
2
36
60
1
1
100
20
12
60
5
5
100
5
2
7
0
9
2
4
30
60
4
1
25
19
10
53
6
5
83
3
2
5
3
7
3
2
26
60
4
1
25
17
10
59
10
8
80
11
2
13
0
4
0
3
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paul
George
Paul George
True
35
10
17
59
2
3
67
10
10
100
1
5
6
2
0
2
2
0
32
-6
none
Myles
Turner
Myles Turner
True
35
7
12
58
2
2
100
1
2
50
2
5
7
1
2
2
1
3
17
-2
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
33
5
8
62
1
1
100
6
7
86
0
3
3
8
1
0
5
1
17
-5
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
32
4
8
50
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
2
0
1
1
8
3
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
True
27
3
5
60
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
8
-10
none
Monta
Ellis
Monta Ellis
False
20
6
6
100
0
0
0
4
5
80
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
16
15
none
Kevin
Séraphin
Kevin Séraphin
False
15
4
5
80
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
3
5
1
1
0
0
0
10
2
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
14
1
2
50
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
4
10
none
Al
Jefferson
Al Jefferson
False
12
2
7
29
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
6
7
none
C.J.
Miles
C.J. Miles
False
12
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
3
11
none
Lavoy
Allen
Lavoy Allen
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Georges
Niang
Georges Niang
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joe
Young
Joe Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
January
2017
Thursday
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Defense has been a strong suit of these teams in the past , but that was not the case in this close - fought battle . The Pistons defense was especially bad , as they allowed the Pacers to shoot 58 percent from the field , 87 percent from the free - throw line and 56 percent from three - point range . Paul George was the player of the game , as he dropped a game - high 32 points . Many of those points came in the final six minutes , as he scored 12 of his points in that period to close things out . Jeff Teague and Myles Turner dropped 17 points a piece , while Turner added seven rebounds and Teague handed out eight assists . Monta Ellis was perfect off the bench , as he scored 17 points on 6 - of - 6 shooting . Tobias Harris led the Pistons in scoring , as he totaled 22 points and six rebounds off their bench . Reggie Jackson recorded a season - high in assists , tallying 20 points , seven rebounds and 12 assists . Andre Drummond recorded a 20 - point , 14 - rebound double - double . The Indiana Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons , 121 - 116 , at Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday . In a battle between two middling Eastern Conference teams , the Pacers were able to prevail , thanks to a big fourth quarter . Indiana outscored Detroit 29 - 24 in the fourth quarter and held them to just 13 points through the first nine minutes of that period . The Pacers offense was on point all evening , as they shot 58 percent from the field , 87 percent from the free - throw line and 56 percent from three - point range . Detroit lost despite winning the rebounding , assisting and turnover battles . Indiana ( 18 - 18 ) had just four road wins headed into this matchup , so a fourth quarter surge to grab their fifth is just what they need to find some momentum . Paul George was the player of the game , as he scored a game - high 32 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting . George actually scored 12 of his 32 points in the final six minutes to secure the win for Indiana . Jeff Teague accrued 17 points , three rebounds and eight assists . Myles Turner totaled 17 points , seven rebounds , two blocks and two steals . Monta Ellis was a huge spark off the bench , dropping 17 points on 6 - of - 6 shooting . The Pacers have another favorable matchup in their next game , when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday . Detroit ( 16 - 21 ) are now just 3 - 8 across their last 11 games and fourth quarter collapses like this are par for the course right now . The good news is that Reggie Jackson had one of his best games of the year , as he accumulated 20 points , seven rebounds and 12 assists . Andre Drummond recorded another double - double , amassing 20 points , 14 rebounds and two blocks . Tobias Harris led the team in scoring off the bench , as he scored 22 points on 9 - of - 14 shooting to go along with five boards . Jon Leuer and Marcus Morris scored 14 points a piece , while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 points and five assists . The Pistons will look to get out of this slide on Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets .
Defense has been a strong suit of these teams in the past, but that was not the case in this close - fought battle. The Pistons defense was especially bad, as they allowed the Pacers to shoot 58 percent from the field, 87 percent from the free - throw line and 56 percent from three - point range. Paul George was the player of the game, as he dropped a game - high 32 points. Many of those points came in the final six minutes, as he scored 12 of his points in that period to close things out. Jeff Teague and Myles Turner dropped 17 points a piece, while Turner added seven rebounds and Teague handed out eight assists. Monta Ellis was perfect off the bench, as he scored 17 points on 6 - of - 6 shooting. Tobias Harris led the Pistons in scoring, as he totaled 22 points and six rebounds off their bench. Reggie Jackson recorded a season - high in assists, tallying 20 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists. Andre Drummond recorded a 20 - point, 14 - rebound double - double.
Defense has been a strong suit of these teams in the past, but that was not the case in this close - fought battle. The Pistons defense was especially bad, as they allowed the Pacers to shoot 58 percent from the field, 87 percent from the free - throw line and 56 percent from three - point range. Paul George was the player of the game, as he dropped a game - high 32 points. Many of those points came in the final six minutes, as he scored 12 of his points in that period to close things out. Jeff Teague and Myles Turner dropped 17 points a piece, while Turner added seven rebounds and Teague handed out eight assists. Monta Ellis was perfect off the bench, as he scored 17 points on 6 - of - 6 shooting. Tobias Harris led the Pistons in scoring, as he totaled 22 points and six rebounds off their bench. Reggie Jackson recorded a season - high in assists, tallying 20 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists. Andre Drummond recorded a 20 - point, 14 - rebound double - double. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons, 121 - 116, at Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday. In a battle between two middling Eastern Conference teams, the Pacers were able to prevail, thanks to a big fourth quarter. Indiana outscored Detroit 29 - 24 in the fourth quarter and held them to just 13 points through the first nine minutes of that period. The Pacers offense was on point all evening, as they shot 58 percent from the field, 87 percent from the free - throw line and 56 percent from three - point range. Detroit lost despite winning the rebounding, assisting and turnover battles. Indiana (18 - 18) had just four road wins headed into this matchup, so a fourth quarter surge to grab their fifth is just what they need to find some momentum. Paul George was the player of the game, as he scored a game - high 32 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting. George actually scored 12 of his 32 points in the final six minutes to secure the win for Indiana. Jeff Teague accrued 17 points, three rebounds and eight assists. Myles Turner totaled 17 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Monta Ellis was a huge spark off the bench, dropping 17 points on 6 - of - 6 shooting. The Pacers have another favorable matchup in their next game, when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Detroit (16 - 21) are now just 3 - 8 across their last 11 games and fourth quarter collapses like this are par for the course right now. The good news is that Reggie Jackson had one of his best games of the year, as he accumulated 20 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists. Andre Drummond recorded another double - double, amassing 20 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks. Tobias Harris led the team in scoring off the bench, as he scored 22 points on 9 - of - 14 shooting to go along with five boards. Jon Leuer and Marcus Morris scored 14 points a piece, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 points and five assists. The Pistons will look to get out of this slide on Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets.
<GAME> <DATE> 3 January 2017 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <CITY> Detroit <HOME> <TEAM> Pistons <CITY> Detroit <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 116 <WINS-LOSSES> 16 21 <QTRS> 28 32 32 24 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 5 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pacers <CITY> Indiana <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 121 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 18 <QTRS> 36 30 26 29 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 5 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Bankers Life Fieldhouse <NEXT-CITY> Indianapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Tobias Harris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 14 64 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Jackson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 12 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andre Drummond <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 7 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boban Marjanović <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stanley Johnson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ish Smith <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Beno Udrih <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrun Hilliard <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Ellenson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul George <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 32 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 10 10 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 3 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Myles Turner <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Monta Ellis <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 6 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Séraphin <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Jefferson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Miles <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Georges Niang <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lavoy Allen <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none