Damian Lillard scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-112.
The Pistons led 109-103 with 4:28 left in the fourth quarter. Lillard’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 1:37 left. They took a 115-109 lead with 1:13 left.
The Pistons got within 115-112 on Langston Galloway’s pull-up 3-pointer with 28 seconds to play, but Al-Farouq Aminu answered with an 8-foot jumper, and the Pistons got no closer.
Aminu’s 8-foot jumper with 4.1 seconds left made it 117-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Pistons 12-3. Lillard (No. 9 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 4 of the Trail Blazers’ 12 on 1 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Ish Smith had 2 steals, and the Pistons scored 2 points off them.
Aminu scored a season-high 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
For the Pistons, Blake Griffin had 27 points (14 in the paint) and 6 assists, and Reggie Jackson added 24 points. Andre Drummond had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pistons gave up 11 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Trail Blazers missed. The Pistons outscored the Trail Blazers 24-13 in 6 minutes with Griffin, Smith, Drummond, Galloway and Kennard on the floor together.