Malcolm Brogdon scored 26 points, and the Indiana Pacers went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 115-109.
The Pistons went on a 13-5 run to lead 101-97 with 4:55 left in the fourth quarter. Brogdon’s 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 4:06 left. They took a 109-101 lead with 2:42 left.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Pistons 15-3. Brogdon scored 6 of the Pacers’ 15 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, T.J. McConnell had 4 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Justin Holiday’s 3-pointer that put the Pacers ahead 87-84, and the Pacers scored 5 points off them. In that stretch, McConnell had 6 of his 13 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Edmond Sumner that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Brogdon that put the Pacers ahead.
Caris LeVert scored 25 points (16 in the paint). Sumner added 22 points on 9 for 15 shooting, and McConnell had 6 points, 13 assists and 5 steals. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Jerami Grant scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and Mason Plumlee added 17 points and a season-high 21 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Pistons forced 5 turnovers, about 10 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers outscored the Pistons 10-0 in 4 minutes with McDermott, Sampson, McConnell, LeVert and Brogdon on the floor together. JaKarr Sampson fouled out for the Pacers, and Josh Jackson for the Pistons.