The Detroit Pistons (30-10) defeat the Indiana Pacers (10-33), 121-78, for their largest margin of victory of the season!

78 - 121

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Little Caesars Arena

Officials: J.T. Orr, Mitchell Ervin, and Ashley Moyer-Gleich

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Indiana Pacers	11	14	28	25	78
Detroit Pistons	31	28	33	29	121

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Indiana Pacers	78	28-79	35.4%	8-35	22.9%	14-27	51.9%	6	55	18	18	13	24	2
Detroit Pistons	121	46-93	49.5%	16-34	47.1%	13-19	68.4%	7	63	32	26	15	19	6

PLAYER STATS


Indiana Pacers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Johnny Furphy^SF	24:26	5	2-6	1-2	0-2	0	5	5	0	2	1	5	0	-34
Jarace Walker^PF	26:27	13	4-12	2-5	3-6	1	4	5	2	1	0	4	1	-31
Jay Huff^C	13:18	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	-18
Ben Sheppard^SG	13:42	8	2-3	1-2	3-5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	-26
Quenton Jackson^PG	20:25	8	3-10	0-3	2-2	0	1	1	2	2	0	5	3	-33
Kam Jones	28:48	2	1-10	0-4	0-2	1	3	4	3	1	0	1	0	-14
Isaiah Jackson	16:39	10	5-7	0-0	0-1	3	2	5	0	0	0	2	4	-13
Micah Potter	33:18	2	0-3	0-2	2-2	0	9	9	5	1	0	2	1	-17
Ethan Thompson	28:30	10	3-13	1-8	3-6	1	4	5	2	1	0	2	2	-14
Tony Bradley	17:42	12	5-6	1-1	1-1	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	1	-11
Taelon Peter	16:42	5	2-6	1-5	0-0	0	4	4	2	3	0	1	2	-4
Aaron Nesmith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pascal Siakam	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Haliburton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bennedict Mathurin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. McConnell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Nembhard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Obi Toppin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Pistons	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ausar Thompson^SF	15:42	7	2-3	0-0	3-5	1	6	7	1	3	1	1	5	29
Tobias Harris^PF	17:50	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	0	5	5	4	1	0	3	2	27
Jalen Duren^C	22:57	15	6-12	0-0	3-5	1	7	8	4	1	0	1	3	30
Duncan Robinson^SG	22:10	16	6-9	4-6	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	40
Cade Cunningham^PG	21:14	16	6-14	2-3	2-2	0	3	3	5	0	0	2	3	31
Ronald Holland II	24:22	7	3-7	0-1	1-1	2	4	6	3	2	1	1	3	18
Jaden Ivey	21:06	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	5
Isaiah Stewart	20:36	7	3-7	1-2	0-0	1	6	7	5	1	1	2	3	20
Caris LeVert	20:03	10	4-10	0-4	2-2	0	1	1	4	1	2	2	2	0
Javonte Green	19:37	16	6-9	4-6	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	6
Daniss Jenkins	12:00	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	4	3	0	2	0	4
Marcus Sasser	12:00	9	3-7	2-6	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	4
Paul Reed	10:23	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	1
Isaac Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobi Klintman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chaz Lanier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Moore Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tolu Smith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

thepeachgod | Celtics

165 | 7 hours ago

Ok so we learned that not playing your 7 best players isn’t a good strategy

HennyASAP | Pistons

87 | 7 hours ago

Worked for the Pistons earlier in the season…

ISurvivedTheJaunt | Pistons

65 | 7 hours ago

yea but they weren’t playing the pistons

A_Legit_Salvage | Pistons

6 | 6 hours ago

Touché

Inori-Yu | Nuggets

14 | 7 hours ago

Worked out for the Nuggets earlier this month…

thru_it_on_da_ground

9 | 7 hours ago

Worked for the Nuggets against the Sixers!

New_Orange4151 | Pacers

8 | 7 hours ago

*Unless that strategy is to tank, in which case it is an amazing strategy.

sbstooge | Grizzlies

5 | 7 hours ago

Someone tell the Grizzlies

dfrank129 | Pacers

6 | 6 hours ago

on the road on the second night of a back to back against the team with the best record in the conference. not ideal LOL

FunetikPrugresiv | Pistons

80 | 7 hours ago

With the Pacers punishing their top 7 players with a benching for going on a winning streak that threatened the tank, this was basically 48 minutes of garbage time.

drjisftw | Pacers

57 | 7 hours ago

TANK ROLLS ON

Neckbraced4fun | Pistons

49 | 7 hours ago

GG EZ

MattPatriciasFUPA | Pistons

18 | 7 hours ago

no re

LunchThreatener | Pistons

7 | 7 hours ago

I’d take a re against that team. Pump up the win total

ksyndrome | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

winflation out of control

Jagacin | Pistons

2 | 6 hours ago

Give me ALL the re’s

Ghostikov | Pacers

44 | 7 hours ago

We now have a definitive answer to the question “is Ethan Thompson a number one option in the NBA?”

BelugaBale1

16 | 6 hours ago

I would bet my entire net worth there will never be a man named Ethan that is anything more than deep bench in the nba

nugentismycenter | Pistons

36 | 7 hours ago

Pistons let their foot off the pedal in the 2nd half. Some of those Indiana G leaguer dudes are ballers.

Fady180

37 | 7 hours ago

It’s a cruel world where we have Pacers v Pistons as one of the all time great rivalries in terms of potential, and we proceeded to be ass for 10+ years, and as soon as we become good, Pacers are ass

Next year tho

BornRevolution7957 | Pacers

16 | 6 hours ago

We had some fun games last season

Fady180

6 | 6 hours ago

I miss it so bad

LordOfLimbos | Pistons

3 | 5 hours ago

Close games are fun but after being ass for so long give me the 40 point wins lol

n00bn00b

4 | 6 hours ago

The Pacers with a top 3 pick plus Hali back would be a spooky team next season.

DeanwinchesterI979 | Pistons

20 | 7 hours ago

A 43 point dub is always good.

Also great to see the end of bench guys get some good play time.

JoJonesy | Celtics

18 | 7 hours ago

yeah, the Pacers got to do it for 48 minutes

nahbien | Pistons

24 | 7 hours ago

Duncan with +40 scoring only 16. Team high 16 at that.

Chandler_Bings | Pistons

18 | 7 hours ago

It was all down hill from here for the Pacers

YKTPWA

Loud-Cow-3603

15 | 7 hours ago

good belt

LunchThreatener | Pistons

10 | 7 hours ago

Always nice to whoop the Pacers. Fuck that team

Loud-Cow-3603

1 | 7 hours ago

Facts

x5736gh

15 | 7 hours ago

8-25 since waiving Mac McClung

Jagacin | Pistons

8 | 6 hours ago

He was the glue that held everything together

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

13 | 7 hours ago

Another excellent tank job

Sarkin | Pistons

10 | 7 hours ago

Congrats to the Pistons on reaching 30-10 and to the Pacers on the successful tanking!

Barnyard_Rich | Pistons

7 | 7 hours ago

It’s a shame the game was an absolute blowout featuring the last place team in the East and it was happening against playoff football because there were incredible individual plays I wish more people could have seen.

DavramLocke | Pistons

7 | 7 hours ago

Sometimes Daniss Jenkins looks like a bonafide all star. But not all the time?

aussierulesisgrouse | Pistons

1 | 5 hours ago

Give me Dannis over Ivey or Levert any second of a game

hamietao | Pistons

5 | 7 hours ago

Paul Reed with the +1

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

4 | 7 hours ago

Truly one of the games in the history of the NBA.

anklis | Pistons

5 | 7 hours ago

we may never lose again

DaedraLurking

2 | 6 hours ago

Most rational take in the whole thread

NotWD | Raptors

5 | 5 hours ago

In a game where no player individually scored more than 16, the Pacers somehow managed to lose by FORTY-THREE. What even.

Wynona_Judd | Pistons

4 | 7 hours ago

Indiana would have assuredly put on better fight if they would have played the Fever instead.

markmyredd | Minneapolis Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

they should have signed Caitlin Clark for the novelty of it since they are tanking anyway

RedCloud795179

2 | 7 hours ago

Pistons looking real vintage. Hard nose efficient play

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

2 | 7 hours ago

pacers scored less pts this game than the celtics did in the first half against the hawks

thesavior08 | Pistons

5 | 5 hours ago

Indiana scored 78 points on 79 shots. Feels like the ‘04 ECF all over again.

MintyFreshBreathYo | Pistons

1 | 4 hours ago

Except we scored over 85 points tonight

heat_fan_ | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

Belt to Ass lol

Detroit is legit

indianafan | Pacers

9 | 7 hours ago

I would hope any playoff team beats the team we threw out there by 40

come_visit_detroit

3 | 7 hours ago

This was basically an exhibition game for the Pistons, there wasn’t a single minute where this game was competitive. Not a surprise when you see who the Pacers were forced to play tonight though. Not many signs of life there.

Chandler_Bings | Pistons

3 | 7 hours ago

Everybody who suited up for us tonight scored. Good times tend to happen when you see that in the regular season.

Jagacin | Pistons

2 | 7 hours ago

I was more excited than i should’ve been when the Pacers’ final shot attempt didn’t go in to keep them at 78 points. 1 point less than the prior lowest point total for a team this season, which were the Clippers at 79 points back in October.

parisinparis1995

2 | 6 hours ago

As a pistons fan that was at the game when we broke the losing streak record, Them turning it around means so much to me 🥹

berrytree198

1 | 7 hours ago

Nail-biter

KittleOmega | Warriors

1 | 7 hours ago

Sad Yes-Cers :(

BeardedNoOne | Pistons

1 | 7 hours ago

we finally hit our free throws…wait a minute

Bard_Wannabe_ | Pistons

1 | 7 hours ago

Pacers had 53 points at the start of the final quarter. There was also one point in the game where they were 7 / 18 on FREE THROWS.

Yeah it was garbage time after the first quarter.

Ezqxll | Slovenia

1 | 6 hours ago

10 different players made steals for Pistons while 9 different players made steals for Pacers.

Is this a record?

MainAd2728 | Washington Bullets

1 | an hour ago

Damn Pacers inventing new strategies to outtank us

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

0 | 7 hours ago

Pistons are back

concretecowboiiiii | Pistons

-2 | 7 hours ago

If Caris Levert looks good against you…

axecalibur | CHI

-12 | 7 hours ago

This is why there is no point watching the NBA until spring. These games are completely meaningless.

ReallyWeirdNormalGuy | Pistons

11 | 7 hours ago

There have been countless amazing games this year. The best team in the East played a bad/tanking team without any of their players. You gonna use that game to say there’s no point to watching any NBA until the Spring? Bad faith.

LordOfLimbos | Pistons

2 | 5 hours ago

I watch basketball because I like basketball