ORLANDO – The final three minutes of Tuesday’s summer league game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers became a showdown between two of the more marquee players of the competition.
Detroit’s Stanley Johnson and Indiana’s Glenn Robinson III traded bucket after bucket down the stretch. But, it was Johnson’s textbook pass to Kaleb Tarczewski that led to a go-ahead layup with 23 seconds remaining as the Pistons won, 80-76.
Johnson struggled with his shot for most of the night before catching fire. He knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers prior to his game-winning assist. Johnson finished with 16 points, five rebounds and three assists.