Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationTurner scores 20 points, Pacers rally to beat Pistons 115-109, spoil Bickerstaff's debut
Detroit led by 12 points and was ahead after each of the first three quarters in a closely contested game with 13 lead changes and four ties, but couldn't hang on for the win.
The Pacers overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Pistons 33-19 in the quarter in the season-opening game for both teams.
Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton had 15 points and T.J. McConnell added 14.
The Pacers are coming off a surprising run to the Eastern Conference finals and retained key players such as Siakam, an All-Star forward who signed a max contract.
Cade Cunningham scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half for the Pistons, whose trio of veteran newcomers had solid performances.
Detroit's Tim Hardaway and Malik Beasley had 14 points apiece and Tobias Harris scored 13 points in the first game of his second stint with the franchise.
Jaden Ivey scored 17 points and Jalen Duren had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who had the league's worst record the last two seasons.
Regular Season Series
IND leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 115 - 109 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 109 | |
4th 2.0 | Malik Beasley bad pass (Andrew Nembhard steals) | 115 - 109 | |
4th 7.0 | Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Myles Turner | 115 - 109 | |
4th 7.0 | Ben Sheppard enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton | 115 - 109 |
Statistics
IND | DET | |
---|---|---|
42-83 | FG | 38-88 |
50.6 | Field Goal % | 43.2 |
9-31 | 3PT | 9-33 |
29.0 | Three Point % | 27.3 |
22-25 | FT | 24-28 |
88.0 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
39 | Rebounds | 38 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
32 | Assists | 22 |
10 | Steals | 6 |
8 | Blocks | 2 |
15 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
52 | Points in Paint | 50 |
23 | Fouls | 21 |
6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
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