Jalen Duren had a season-high 27 points (18 in the paint) and 22 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons rallied from 23 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-122 in overtime.
The Pistons trailed 71-56 at halftime and 92-69 with 4:59 left in the third quarter. Their chance to win fell to 2.1% with 4:15 left in the third quarter, and they outscored the Trail Blazers 59-30 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Trail Blazers 19-9. Marcus Sasser scored 6 of the Pistons’ 19 on 2 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Sasser had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Pistons scored 3 points off them.
Jaden Ivey scored 26 points with 7 3-pointers, and Cade Cunningham added 23 points (10 in the fourth quarter). The Pistons had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant had a season-high 49 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Anfernee Simons added 29 points. Matisse Thybulle had 2 points, 7 assists and a season-high 5 steals. Grant scored 19 of his 49 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons shot 48.4% from the field and 59.3% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 46.1% and 36.7%. The Trail Blazers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Pistons missed. The Pistons outscored the Trail Blazers 40-16 off the bench. They scored the last 8 points of the game. The Pistons outscored the Trail Blazers 31-11 in 12 minutes with Cunningham, Ivey, Duren, Sasser and Thompson on the floor together.