Indianapolis — As shorthanded as the Pistons have been this season because of injuries, they need all the main players in the rotation they can get.
Losing even one thins out their margin of error.
When that one is Andre Drummond, it can be the difference between winning and losing.
It was on Friday.
Drummond picked up his third foul in the second quarter when the Pistons had the lead — and after he left the game, they never recovered. They gave up a big run and fell to the Indiana Pacers, 112-106, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.