Andre Drummond had 26 points (24 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons went on a 9-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 113-109.
It was tied at 75 when Wayne Ellington’s corner 3-pointer put the Pistons ahead for good with 3:01 left in the third quarter. Drummond scored 6 points as they pulled away to an 84-75 lead with 1:05 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
The Pacers got within 87-84 on Bojan Bogdanovic’s 9-foot floater with 9:37 to play, but Luke Kennard answered with a floater.
Blake Griffin had 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 10 rebounds and 10 assists but shot 6 for 18, his second triple-double of the season.
For the Pacers, Bogdanovic scored 25 points, and Domantas Sabonis added 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench. Darren Collison scored 21 points. Bogdanovic scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pistons shot 44.3% from the field and 43.9% from 3 to the Pacers’ 46.0% and 38.5%. The Pacers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Pistons missed. The Pistons did not make a field goal in the last 3:04.