FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Wednesday night’s 108-89 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Little Caesars Arena
NOT THIS TIME – The Pistons survived one gruesome first half within the past week, beating Portland despite their lowest-scoring first half of the season, 31 points. As in that game, they survived the first half against Indiana by playing gritty defense. Unlike the Portland game, the Pistons couldn’t carry over their defense to the second half, when their offense awakened but couldn’t keep pace with Indiana’s. The Pistons scored 26 points in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter after a 36-point first half, but went scoreless over the last two minutes while Indiana closed the quarter on a 9-0 run to carry a 16-point lead to the fourth quarter.