The Detroit Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime, 120 - 113, at Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday. There was n't a whole lot to separate these two in this matchup, as it took free basketball to decide a winner. Portland actually led for the majority of the game, as Detroit outscored them by 11 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Turnovers were the glaring difference in the game, as the Pistons committed just seven turnovers, while forcing 24 from the Trail Blazers. Portland dominated the shooting strangely enough, as they shot 52 percent to Detroit's 43 percent. The Blazers (23 - 35) are battling for the eight - seed in the west and overtime losses like this are devastating for that pursuit. Damian Lillard did all he could for Portland, as he led the team with 34 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. C.J. McCollum tallied 25 points, four rebounds and two assists. Jusuf Nurkic continued his good form with Portland, as he accrued 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Those three did combine for 14 turnovers though, which was double the total of the Pistons. Portland will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday for their next game. The Pistons (29 - 31) are slowly climbing back to .500, as they've now won three of their last four games. Marcus Morris was the player of the game, as he accumulated 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Andre Drummond finished second on the team, totaling 19 points and 15 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope collected 16 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Ish Smith was a huge spark off the bench, providing 12 points, seven assists and seven steals. Detroit's in action again on Wednesday in a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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