The Indiana Pacers (19 - 14) defeated the Detroit Pistons (18 - 16) 94 - 82 on Saturday. Indiana came into Saturday's contest as one of the top defensive units in the Eastern Conference, tied for fourth - best in points allowed (99 per game). However, this same Pistons squad had gotten the best of them when they'd last faced off, Dec. 12 at the Palace in Detroit. The Pacers had been touched up for 118 points that night, and Indiana was apparently ready to exact some revenge Saturday. Their suffocating defense negated any possibility of an encore performance by limiting Detroit to 36 percent shooting from the field and an astoundingly minuscule 15 percent (3 - for - 20) from beyond the arc. They allowed a high scorer of only 16 points (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) and also wore the visitors down in the second half, taking the final two quarters by a margin of 53 - 40 to close out the victory. Caldwell-Pope supplemented his team - high point total with a season - high 10 rebounds and one assist. Reggie Jackson and Ersan Ilyasova followed with a pair of 12 - point efforts, with the former adding five assists and three rebounds and the latter pitching in seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Andre Drummond did contribute yet another double - double, posting 11 points, 18 rebounds, a pair of blocks and a steal. Marcus Morris helped make it a perfect 5 - for - 5 in terms of double - digit scoring for the starters, collecting 11 points of his own and adding four assists and a pair of rebounds. Aron Baynes paced the Detroit bench with 10 points and three boards. The Pistons dropped to 18 - 16 and remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They head home to face the Orlando Magic on Monday. For Indiana, Paul George encouragingly continued his resurgent play, tallying a huge 32 - point, 14 - rebound double - double that he supplemented with a trio of assists and a steal. After a slump in late December, George now has back - to - back 30 - point - plus performances. George Hill extended his own streak of strong offensive play by posting 18 points and adding four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Monta Ellis was the third starter in double digits with 13 points, while C.J. Miles and Jordan Hill managed matching eight - point outings to lead the reserves. The starting frontcourt duo of Ian Mahinmi and Lavoy Allen notably underwhelmed with a combined three points, but did haul in 11 boards between them. The Pacers improved to 19 - 14 and continue in third place in the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They now head to Miami for a Monday showdown versus the Heat.
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