Given the injury reports for both teams, there wasn’t exactly a ton of intrigue leading into tonight’s matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, but the Pacers still managed to make things exciting, pulling out the win against Detroit. The Pacers led most of the way, but struggled to deliver a knockout punch, letting the Pistons back into it again and again.
Each time, however, the Pacers composed themselves, pushing their lead back out to double figures. Indiana led by as many as 16 in the first half, but allowed Detroit to slice into the lead after they blanked in the final 2:30 of the second quarter.