After a big loss, the Indiana Pacers revived, returning to home back-to-back and facing the Pistons, who had lost 12 straight.
On the Pacers side, Brogdon is absent, Wanamek + Justin Holliday entered the starting lineup, and whether the team can defend the home field in this campaign, Sassa + LeVert + Turner clearly need to play.
On the other hand, on the Pistons side, Grant hung up the exemption card, and whether the Pistons could withstand the pressure on the road, and what kind of performance Canningan could play, has also become a major highlight of this game!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with LeVert's excellent performance, the Pacers, who played at home, quickly suppressed the Pistons with a wave of 13-4 offensive in the first half, occupying the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the Pacers blossomed more in the third quarter, the Pistons could not open the situation for a long time, and the score gap between the two sides also came to double digits.
In the face of a huge score gap, the pacers, who were steady and steady, finally defeated the Pistons 122-113 at home, giving the opponent a 13-game losing streak!
Playing at home in this game, the Pacers swept away the downturn of the previous game, and the whole team blossomed more points, playing a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures and all the staff.
In the case of the main forces such as Sa + Justin Holliday + Duarte + Lamb, continuing their stable performance, the play of the two cores LeVert + Turner is particularly critical!
LeVert ushered in a big explosion in this game, starting 36 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 12-of-18 shooting, scoring a game-high 31 points, plus 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
And in the second quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 16 points in a single quarter not only helped the Pacers smoothly open the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for the Pistons at both ends of the attack and defense!
In addition, the Pacers were able to win this game, and turner's performance as the team's defensive gate can not be ignored.
Turner played his own advantage, contributing 16 points+ 7 rebounds + 1 assist + 4 blocks, almost single-handedly, completely disrupting the Pistons' offensive rhythm and deployment.
More importantly, Turner personally has not made a mistake in this game, and it has to be said that although he has been mired in various trading rumors and rumors, Turner's conscientious attitude towards the game is indeed commendable!
On the other hand, the Pistons side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the second half of this game, and finally lost 13 consecutive games, which obviously needs to be examined.
But for the Pistons at this stage, this game, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, in Grant's absence, the game leader Lang Cunningham, and the tiger general Sadiq Bay's play, is indeed remarkable!
Cunningham played solidly, playing 32 minutes, scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds , 4 assists + 1 steal + 2 blocks on 8-of-16 shooting, and only 2 personal turnovers.
And good partner Sadiq Bay is hot, bombed the team's high 28 points, plus 10 rebounds and 5 assists of the double-double performance, although it failed to lead the Pistons to stop the decline, but there is a saying, Cunningham + Sadiq Bay's performance, indeed caused a lot of trouble and trouble to the Pacers!
It is only the reality that after the lack of the "main heart" Grant, in the face of the Pacers with home advantage, and the huge gap in the strength of the lineup, Cunningham + Bay, who has worked hard for a whole game, seems to have no choice but to accept reality.
As for the Pistons, who have lost 13 consecutive games before Grant's official return, whether they can end the losing streak in the next schedule, we obviously have to wait and see!