Pistons beat Suns 100-92
The Detroit Pistons beat the Phoenix Suns 100-92.
The Pistons took control with a 16-2 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 11.
The Suns got within 88-85 on Eric Bledsoe’s 3-pointer with 2:10 to play, but Reggie Jackson answered with a three-point play, and the Suns got no closer than 91-86.
Jackson had 23 points and 7 assists. Marcus Morris Sr. added 20 points (8 in the second quarter), and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points (11 in the first quarter) on 8 for 10 shooting. Jackson scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Brandon Knight scored 22 points, and Bledsoe added 22 points and 3 steals.
The Pistons shot 50.0% from the field and 36.4% from 3 to the Suns’ 40.2% and 33.3%. The Suns’ starters outscored the Pistons 52-42 in 22 minutes together. Bledsoe fouled out.