The Detroit Pistons defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118 - 98 Wednesday at the Palace in Auburn Hills. For the Pistons (22 - 27), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope put on a show, as the team got a much - needed victory after dropping their last three. Caldwell-Pope finished with a game - high 38 points on 12 - of - 18 shooting from the field and an incredible 8 - of - 11 from behind the arc. Andre Drummond's 17 points made him the only over Detroit player to score in double figures, with the Pistons' bench coming up huge in the winning effort. Led my Tobias Harris' 19 points and Ish Smith's 15, the bench ended up scoring a total of 48 points Wednesday. The win keeps the Pistons within striking distance of the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference standings, The Pelicans (19 - 31), on the other hand, did not benefit from a cast of contributors like their counterparts managed to. Anthony Davis led the way with 31 points and 12 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday had a double - double of his own with 22 points and 11 assists. Beyond that pairing, however, Terrence Jones was the the only one who was able to reach double - digit scoring with 11 points in 27 minutes. In fact, besides Davis and Holiday, who combined to shoot 56 percent from the field, the team shot a poor 18 - of - 41 (44 percent) from the field overall. Up next, the Pistons will remain home Friday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Pelicans will look to avoid losing their fourth straight game when they play the Wizards on Saturday.
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