Detroit — Well, it’s half over.
The last game of the season’s first half ended much like many of the others, as the shorthanded Pistons fell to even more shorthanded New Orleans on Monday, 117-110, in overtime Monday at Little Caesars Arena.
Jahlil Okafor scored 25 points and had 14 rebounds, and Nicolo Melli added a career-high 20 points to lead the Pelicans. The post pair came in combining to score 12.9 points per game but were forced into action and responded.
Lonzo Ball had 17 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Pelicans, who were without most of their top players, including franchise cornerstone Zion Williamson, who has not played yet this season because of a knee injury.