With their latest loss, an undisciplined one against a short-staffed Detroit Pistons squad, the Indiana Pacers have matched their season long losing streak of seven. The Pacers had numerous chances to come away with a win this evening, but 19 turnovers as a team, including two out of bounds turnovers in the last two minutes.
A lack of sharp play aside, the Pacers put themselves in a tough spot from the jump when Saddiq Bey put in six first quarter threes as part of a 10-11 start from deep for Detroit. The Pacers minimized the damage by keeping the game within four after one, but they still wound up allowing 38 points, their seventh straight game allowing at least 37 in the first.