Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101.
The Trail Blazers trailed 59-41 with 2:17 left in the second quarter and 59-47 at halftime. They outscored the Pistons 69-42 the rest of the way.
Malcolm Brogdon’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with 33.2 seconds left made it 108-101 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Pistons 12-6. Sharpe scored 5 of the Trail Blazers’ 12 at the line, 5 for 6. Early in the fourth quarter, Deandre Ayton had 2 of his 5 steals in 24 seconds.
Jerami Grant scored 24 points. Ayton added 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals, and Brogdon had 14 points and 6 assists off the bench.
For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham scored 30 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Trail Blazers went 27 for 33 at the line to the Pistons’ 10 for 11. The Pistons outscored the Trail Blazers 17-3 on the fast break. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:40.