Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationSiakam, Haliburton combine for 45 points as Pacers rout short-handed Pistons 122-103
“This was a great team performance,” Haliburton said. “We did a great job of getting out and running in the second half, and we knew that would get our shots to fall.”
Aaron Nesmith added 14 points as the Pacers swept the four-game season series from the Pistons. Isaiah Jackson, playing 25 miles south of his hometown, had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
“Isaiah Jackson should be the poster person for every young player that is developing and supposed to be staying ready,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “Myles (Turner) was dealing with a little bit of a bug, so we knew Isaiah was going to get some extra minutes at home, and he changed the game when he got in there.”
The game was the first on Indiana's five-game road trip.
“This is a great start to the trip, but this is only the beginning,” Carlisle said.
Cade Cunningham had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight.
The Pistons played without starting forwards Ausur Thompson (blood clots) and Isaiah Stewart (hamstring), who were each ruled out for the season on Wednesday. Tosan Evbuomwan made his first NBA start and Stanley Umude made his second before leaving with an ankle injury.
“There's no excuse — I don't care about the talent level," Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “I've spent my entire NBA career overcoming. That's just what it is. No player in this league has accomplished anything without overcoming.”
Indiana led 54-52 with 1:27 left in the first half, but went on a 33-9 run to take a 26-point lead late in the third quarter.
“I think we especially struggled in the third quarter, and it has been the third quarter for a few games for us,” Cunningham said. “We have to come out, our first group, and be better in the second half.”
The makeshift Pistons lineup struggled to defend the highest-scoring offense in the league, and couldn't make up for it on the other end. Detroit went 5 for 23 on 3-pointers, including 1 for 9 from the starters.
The Pacers led 98-78 going into the fourth and quickly emptied the bench. Haliburton didn't play in the fourth, Myles Turner played 48 seconds and Siakam played 1:09.
Chimeze Metu made his Pistons debut in the second quarter, extending the franchise record to 29 players used in a season. The 2020-21 Houston Rockets hold the NBA record of 30.
“You don't know what it is like to go through a season like that unless you've been through it,” Carlisle said of Williams. “Monty is a great friend and universally respected in our profession. That team has gotten light years better, even if it isn't showing up yet in the win column.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: At the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
Pistons: Host the Boston Celtics on Friday.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 4-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 122 - 103 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 103 | |
4th 8.1 | shot clock turnover | 122 - 103 | |
4th 30.0 | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | 122 - 103 | |
4th 32.1 | Malachi Flynn misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 122 - 103 |
Statistics
IND | DET | |
---|---|---|
50-88 | FG | 37-90 |
56.8 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
11-29 | 3PT | 5-23 |
37.9 | Three Point % | 21.7 |
11-18 | FT | 24-30 |
61.1 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
40 | Rebounds | 46 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
38 | Assists | 23 |
13 | Steals | 8 |
6 | Blocks | 1 |
12 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
25 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
70 | Points in Paint | 54 |
16 | Fouls | 14 |
28 | Largest Lead | 8 |
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