Pacers win sixth straight against the disappointing Pistons
The Detroit Pistons go cold in the second half and continue to struggle on the road as they get blown out 105-84 to the Indiana Pacers.
Despite taking a 58-56 lead into half time, the Detroit Pistons turned the ball over an unbelievable 11 times in the third quarter alone which enabled the Pacers a 22-5 run and take an easy victory. The Pistons had 21 turnovers in the game.
The loss moves the Pistons, who have now lost six of their last seven road games, momentarily out of the 8th spot in the East.
The lone bright spot for the Pistons was the continued offensive form of both Jon Leuer and Marcus Morris who combined to shoot 12-22 from the floor after both setting career highs the night before.
For the Pacers, it was a solid all around performance that included six players in double digits and only six turnovers over the contest.
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Paul George led the game in scoring with 21 but it was the play of Lavoy Allen, starting in replace of the injured Thaddeus Young, who finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
PG. Detroit Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON. D. 7 points and 5 assists is simply not good enough in 27 minutes for <a rel=
D. <a rel=. SG. Detroit Pistons. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE
C. Marcus Morris continued his fine form on offense finishing with a team high 19 points that included hitting all three of his attempts from range. He was easily the Pistons best player but that shouldn’t be read as a compliment as most of his teammates were quite poor. I thought he should have received more touches on offense in the second half but finished with just 11 field goal attempts, hitting 5. I also thought he forced Paul George into some tough shots but unfortunately for Morris and the Pistons, George was able to make most of them.. SF. Detroit Pistons. MARCUS MORRIS
TOBIAS HARRIS. D. Tobias -Harris was particularly bad in this one. All three of his turnovers were during the pivotal third quarter stretch that blew the game right away from the Pistons. It is normally Harris that is the lone bright spot in disappointing displays like this but he really struggled to make a mark on the game.. PF. Detroit Pistons
ANDRE DRUMMOND. D. <a rel=. C. Detroit Pistons
C+. <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON
Detroit Pistons. ARON BAYNES. D. <a rel=. C
C+. This was another example where the Pistons were better on offense with <a rel=. PG. Detroit Pistons. ISH SMITH
Detroit Pistons. JON LEUER. C. Jon Leuer scored an efficient 14 points primarily from the mid range. He missed both three point attempts but was able to secure 7 rebounds. For what it is worth, He had the best plus/minus out of any Piston starter at -14.. PF
Detroit Pistons. REGGIE BULLOCK. Inc. <a rel=. SG/SF
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D-. I often find when things are not going well for the Pistons, Stan Van Gundy refuses to make substitutions that fall outside of his regular pattern. That third quarter was one of the worst I have seen in a very long time yet despite a couple timeouts, Van Gundy was unable or unwilling to change anything. I also struggle to understand why <a rel=. Head coach. Detroit Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY