The Detroit Pistons Friday night came out firing on all cylinders, leading the Indiana Pacers 32-23 after one quarter and taking a 58-47 lead into halftime.
Luke Kennard led the first half bench brigade with four buckets (two from downtown) in six tries, en route to 10 first half points for the recently silky shooting rookie. Luke also had two steals and led the Pistons in minutes played in the half with 17. All told, the Pistons bench went 6-for-9 from downtown while outscoring the Pacers bench 28-to-6 in the opening 24 minutes.