Detroit — On the second game of a back-to-back, after an emotional win over at Toronto on Thursday night, if the Pistons weren’t hitting on all cylinders, it would be understandable. Their long week included five games in seven nights, including a pair of back-to-backs.
That’s not an easy path, especially with three of those games on the road.
The Pistons finished the string with a strong push, overcoming a six-point deficit in the final three minutes, and holding on against the Indiana Pacers, 111-106, on Friday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Saddiq Bey finished with 25 points and four assists, Cade Cunningham 20 points and nine rebounds and Marvin Bagley III 18 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Pistons (17-47.