Paul George scored the final 21 points (32 total) for Indiana to ignite Pacers to a late game victory over Detroit, snapping their two game skid. George Hill had 18.
Through 42 minutes, the Indiana Pacers led the Detroit Pistons 73-71, but a frustrating factor to the game was the it felt as if the Pacers were allowing Detroit to stay alive. In the second and third quarters, the Pistons had outscored Indiana 11-2 in the final two minutes of the middle two quarters with Detroit also scoring at the end of all three quarters to keep them well within striking distance.