In a “take care of business” game, the Indiana Pacers did just that, topping the Detroit Pistons to snap their four game losing streak and get back to .500. The Pacers weren’t perfect, but overall played a much sharper game, responding well to the times they did struggle to put the Pistons in the rearview on a big third quarter.
After a sluggish start, the Pacers flipped a 9-2 deficit to take the lead late in the first, getting there on an 11-0 run. Doug McDermott replaced Jeremy Lamb in the starting lineup as Nate Bjorkgren shifted, and tightened, his rotation.