Pistons' Boban Marjanovic: Submits 27 points, 12 boards Friday

Marjanovic tallied a career-high 27 points (12-18 FG, 3-4 FT) to go with 12 rebounds and two assists across 28 minutes in a 114-109 win over the Rockets on Friday.

In light of the Pistons' lackluster play heading into Friday, coach Stan Van Gundy announced he would make major adjustments to his rotation against the Rockets, indicating that Marjanovic and Henry Ellenson -- two big men who haven't been included in the rotation for much of the season -- would see 20-to-24 minutes. The rotation shakeup paid handsome dividends, as both players surpassed their projected minutes count while turning in double-doubles, with Marjanovic's scoring and rebound outputs leading the team. Because of his excellent play, Marjanovic even saw minutes in crunch time at the expense of starting center Andre Drummond, who was limited to eight points and nine rebounds over 20 minutes. After this standout performance, Marjanovic has likely cemented himself as the top backup at center over Aron Baynes, who was held out of the rotation Friday, and it wouldn't be surprising if he continued to outpace the struggling Drummond in playing time over the team's final three games. The 28-year-old looks like he could be a worthwhile waiver-wire target for the final week of the season.