The Detroit Pistons tightened their grasp on the seventh-seed in the 2019 NBA Playoffs with their 113-109 win against the Indiana Pacers at home in LCA. A late-game shove in the back from Indiana’s Thaddeus Young against Andre Drummond – that resulted in a flagrant foul – signaled the Pacers’ frustrations with the double-digit lead the Detroit Pistons touted for a big fraction of the night.
The game had a different feel to it than other Pistons’ contests. The shots were falling, yet by design not accident. Although the second quarter ended in a narrow four-point lead for Detroit, the Pistons stayed physical and played with an edge of confidence fans hadn’t seen since the start of the season.