The Detroit Pistons (5 - 1) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (4 - 3) 120 - 103 on Sunday. The Pistons continued their fantastic start to the season on Sunday in a matchup of the two surprise teams in the NBA. The game seemed to be in Portland's hands going into the fourth quarter, but the Pistons really turned it on over the final 12 minutes, outscoring Portland 41 - 11. Amazingly, Detroit somehow prevailed while allowing 54 percent shooting from the Blazers, while shooting 49 percent on their own end. The key to the loss for Portland was their propensity to turn the ball over, as they committed 22 turnovers in the loss. Detroit was once again led by Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson, who are arguably becoming the best point guard - center tandem in the NBA right now. Drummond put together another ridiculous line, as he tallied 29 points, 27 rebounds, two steals and three blocks in the victory. That now puts his rebounding average at 20 per game and that leads the league by nearly seven boards a game. Point guard Reggie Jackson also had another spectacular performance, accumulating a career - high 40 points, five rebounds and five assists in the win. These two are simply on a different level right now and it's easy to see why Detroit has started off so well. Detroit will look to build off this fantastic comeback om Monday in their toughest test of the season when they take on the Warriors in the second half of a back - to - back. The Blazers completely fell apart in the fourth quarter, as they shot 4 - for - 18 from the field in an 11 - point quarter, while allowing 41 points on the defensive end. This is a very tough loss for this young Portland team, but they have to be satisfied with the 4 - 3 start. Damian Lillard put in yet another fine effort on Sunday, totaling 26 points and 11 assists in the loss. He is now averaging over 27 points and seven assists a game and appears to be an early favorite to make his first All-Star team. The Blazers got 15 points off the bench from Allen Crabbe, but the rest of the bench combined for only 11 points. Portland will look to rebound in their next game on Monday when they take on the Nuggets in the second half of a back - to - back.
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