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Pacers grab first win over Pistons behind Rodney Stuckey's closing effort

Rodney Stuckey scored Indiana's final 15 points as part of his team high 23 points to help lead Indiana to a 94-82 victory, their first of the season.

The Indiana Pacers collected themselves, piecing together their first win of the 2015-16 season on the road against the Detroit Pistons. Indiana needed the 20-point cushion they amassed late in the third quarter to keep things from getting hairy in the fourth quarter, but despite the final 12 minutes, Indiana still managed to come out on top with a 94-82 victory.

The Pacers looked like they might be in for a real fight against Detroit when the Pistons used a 21-6 run to build a nine-point first quarter lead, slicing through the Pacers defense with ease to build the lead, but effectively shut down Indiana on the glass, holding the Pacers to just four first quarter rebounds.