National Basketball Association
Indiana 90, Detroit 72
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2013
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #22 Bill Spooner, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
17509
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Pacers 90, Pistons 72: George Hill scored 17 points and David West added 16 as visiting Indiana routed Detroit for the second consecutive night.
Paul George had 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Pacers, who notched a 32-point home win over the Pistons on Friday. Indiana has won its last four games by an average of 27 points.
Will Bynum scored 15 points, Jose Calderon added 13 and Greg Monroe had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Detroit, which shot 33.8 percent from the field one night after making just 35.4 percent of its shots.
Indiana scored the game’s first 10 points and held the Pistons to nine in the opening quarter to set the tone. Detroit recovered with a 12-0 run to take a 21-20 lead with 7:30 left in the first half but the Pacers pulled away with 12 straight of their own late in the second quarter.
The Pacers led 39-28 at halftime and expanded the lead to 50-33 on Lance Stephenson’s 3-pointer with 6:39 left in the third quarter. The advantage was 15 entering the fourth quarter and reached 20 for the first time on Danny Granger’s 15-footer with 9:25 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Granger (knee) made his season debut and scored two points on 1-of-10 shooting in 19 minutes. … Pistons G Brandon Knight (knee) missed his second straight game. … Indiana has won 14 of the last 17 meetings with Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Detroit |
George Hill 17 |
Scoring |
Will Bynum 15 |
Paul George 8 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 5 |
Paul George 12 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 12 |
Roy Hibbert 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Stuckey 5 |
Paul George 3 |
Steals |
Greg Monroe 3 |
Roy Hibbert 2 |
Blocks |
Jason Maxiell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
90 |
45.3 |
8-22 |
14-19 |
21 |
48 |
6 |
8 |
20 |
Detroit
|
72 |
33.8 |
2-14 |
18-24 |
14 |
39 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.