Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons Match Player Stats On Nov 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 8, 2017

DETROIT -- Tobias Harris scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won for the sixth time in seven games, downing the Indiana Pacers 114-97 on Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena.

Reggie Jackson supplied 18 points, Avery Bradley had 14, and Andre Drummond contributed 14 points and 21 rebounds for the Pistons (8-3). Off the Detroit bench, Langston Galloway had 12 points and Ish Smith added 10.

Victor Oladipo pumped in 21 points and Al Jefferson scored a season-high 19 points for the Pacers, who have lost four straight. Thaddeus Young added 16 points and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 12 points with seven rebounds for Indiana (5-7).

Oladipo's steal and dunk tied the game at 65-all midway through the third quarter. Detroit responded with 13 unanswered points. Jackson scored the first five. Bradley and Harris drilled 3-pointers, and Drummond finished the surge with a put-back.

Indiana crept back within 82-75 heading into the fourth. Once again, the Pistons stretched it out with a spurt, scoring the first eight points of the final quarter. Reggie Bullock and Anthony Tolliver made 3-pointers during that span.

Another Drummond put-back dunk made it 99-84 halfway through the quarter. The Pacers scored the next eight points, capped by a Cory Joseph jumper. That was as close as Indiana would come, as Jackson and Harris carried the Pistons the rest of the way.

The Pistons outscored the Pacers 37-22 in the second quarter to gain a 59-52 halftime lead. Detroit got a boost from little-used Boban Marjanovic, who scored nine first-half points off the bench. Young kept the Pacers within striking distance with 14 first-half points.

Marjanovic didn't score after halftime.

NOTES: Pistons SF Stanley Johnson (right hip flexor strain) missed a game for the first time this season, while PF Jon Leuer (left ankle sprain) sat out for the second consecutive game. ... Pacers PF Domantas Sabonis (right calf contusion) was sidelined for the second straight game. ... Indiana has won the teams' past six meetings, including a four-game sweep last season. ... Detroit C Andre Drummond has recorded all seven of the team's double-doubles this season. ... The Pistons continue their five-game homestand against Atlanta on Friday, while Indiana plays at Chicago the same night.