After leading by 15 points midway through the second quarter on Friday, the Detroit Pistons did almost everything possible to lose to the Indiana Pacers at Little Caesars Arena.
Almost.
The Pistons were outscored, 66-56, after the 8:12 mark of the second period. They shot 6-for-22 overall and turned the ball over five times in the fourth quarter.
Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey (41) shoots against the Indiana Pacers in the first half in Detroit, Friday, March 4, 2022.
Saddiq Bey, Cade Cunningham and Marvin Bagley felt like the entire offense. It was the Pistons’ fifth game in seven nights, and the team seemed to hit a wall following a hot start to the game.
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Yet, they still won, 111-106, for their fifth win in seven tries. Back-to-back 3’s by Cunningham and Bey tied the game at 105 with 1:40 remaining in the game, and Cunningham hit a clutch layup with 1:09 on the clock that gave Detroit…