FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Friday night’s 116-111 overtime win over the Houston Rocket at Little Caesars Arena
OT, AGAIN – When the Pistons opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run to take a 14-point lead, there was fleeting hope they’d win without having to sweat the finish for a change. Fat chance. Houston responded with an 11-1 run to pull within four points and – again, like always when these teams play – it came down to the final few minutes. The game was all offense early but became mud wrestling over the last quarter-plus and – like the past six Detroit-Houston games, all decided by less than 10 points – it went to the wire, overtime in fact, the fourth for the Pistons this season.