Saddiq Bey scored 31 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Detroit Pistons went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117.
The Pacers went on an 11-3 run to lead 86-82 with 5:26 left in the third quarter. Frank Jackson’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Pistons ahead for good with 2:54 left in the quarter. They took a 96-88 lead with 34 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Braxton Key had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Pistons scored 5 points off them.
Carsen Edwards had 13 points and a career-high 9 assists but shot 5 for 15 off the bench in his first game with the Pistons. The Pistons had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, Oshae Brissett had 20 points (13 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds, and Tyrese Haliburton added 19 points, 9 rebounds and 17 assists. Isaiah Jackson had 19 points and 3 blocks on 8 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Pistons made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Bey. The Pacers turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Pistons 62-38 in the paint. The Pacers were outscored 18-7 in 5 minutes with Hield, Brissett, Haliburton, Smith and Taylor on the floor together.