Pacers ended 12-game losing streak, beating Pistons 124-115
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 points, hitting three 3-pointers in a pivotal third quarter, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 124-115 on Saturday night to snap a 12-game losing streak dating to last season.
The Pacers dropped their first two games of the season at home this week.
''My first NBA win, I'm looking forward to many more,'' Mathurin said. ''It was really fun tonight.''
Mathurin, a 20-year-old Canadian forward selected sixth overall, made the three 3-pointers in a 2:20 span as the Pacers surged to an 88-79 lead after three quarters. Indiana outscored Detroit 36-23 in the quarter to erase a four-point halftime deficit.
''We have to start somewhere to get somewhere,'' Mathurin said.
Mathurin's fifth and final 3-pointer pushed Indiana ahead 108-97 with 3:57 remaining. The sixth man boosted the Pacers' edge in bench scoring to 58-29.
''He plays like a veteran,'' Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said about Mathurin. ''He's got a great feel and disposition for a scorer. He has a level of patience. Things didn't happen for him right away tonight. He was in the game several minutes before he even got a good look. During one of the early timeouts, I reminded him to get himself into the game defensively and by running, then other good things will happen.''
Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton scored 24 points and provided clutch plays on three consecutive possessions in the final minutes. He made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions then fed Aaron Nesmith for another basket from beyond the arc to give Indiana its largest lead at 117-105 with 1:21 remaining.
''They came at us and made some plays,'' Carlisle said. ''But our answers were strong and decisive. It was great to see.''
Jalen Smith added 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Pacers.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 22 points.
''We just have to learn from some of the things we have to learn,'' Pistons coach Dwane Casey said, ''as far as shot selection, how to switch, containing the basketball, transition defense, all those things.''
He specifically pointed to the Pacers' 15 blocked shots.
''Those blocked shots started their break,'' Casey said. ''And your offense is flat.''
The Pistons led by 14 points in the opening quarter before the Pacers rallied in the second quarter to cut it to 56-52 at the break. Indiana benefited from 32 bench points, 14 more than Detroit, in the first half.
TIP-INS
Pistons: Hit 18 of 41 3-pointers (.439), two more than the Pacers. ... F Bojan Bogdanovic, who played for the Pacers from 2017 to 2019, finished with 16 points on 5-of-16 shooting against his former team.
Pacers: Have trailed by double digits after the first quarter in all three games and allowed an average of 35.6 points. ... Took first lead of the season when Mathurin hit a 3-pointer for a 42-41 advantage with 6:30 remaining in the second quarter. ... C Myles Turner (left ankle sprain) has yet to make his season debut after landing on the foot of a ball boy during warmups before Wednesday's season opener.
IVEY HOMECOMING
Pistons rookie shooting guard Jaden Ivey had 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in returning to his Hoosier home state. He was doubled over in pain after taking a shot to the abdomen on an inside drive in the third quarter, but didn't come out of the game. The fifth overall pick was born in South Bend, went to high school in Marian and was a star at Purdue. His mother, Niele, is Notre Dame's women's basketball coach.
UP NEXT
Pistons: At Washington on Tuesday night.
Pacers: At Philadelphia on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Stewart vs. Isaiah Jackson (Bojan Bogdanovic gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:24 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 3-2 |
| 11:11 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:25 | | Jalen Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Isaiah Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:02 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 |
| 9:57 | | Buddy Hield offensive foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | Buddy Hield turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point dunk (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:26 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Jaden Ivey's two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 9-4 |
| 8:50 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Buddy Hield turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:32 | | Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | +1 | Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-4 |
| 8:32 | | +1 | Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-4 |
| 8:24 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point step back jump shot | 11-6 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point layup (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 13-6 |
| 7:54 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point jump shot | 13-8 |
| 7:41 | | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 16-8 |
| 7:39 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:18 | | Jalen Smith misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 19-8 |
| 6:21 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-9 |
| 6:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-10 |
| 6:09 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:04 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot | 22-10 |
| 5:43 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-10 |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-10 |
| 5:21 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-11 |
| 5:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-12 |
| 5:06 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Chris Duarte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Chris Duarte makes two point turnaround jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 24-14 |
| 4:15 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 24-16 |
| 3:47 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point layup (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 26-16 |
| 3:15 | | Killian Hayes shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-17 |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 |
| 3:05 | | Isaiah Livers offensive foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 3:05 | | Isaiah Livers turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | Cory Joseph misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback dunk | 28-18 |
| 2:06 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-18 |
| 1:46 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-18 |
| 1:27 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 1:27 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point putback layup | 30-20 |
| 1:27 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | +1 | Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-21 |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Cory Joseph makes two point floating jump shot | 32-21 |
| 1:01 | | Chris Duarte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point putback layup | 32-23 |
| 0:45 | | +3 | Isaiah Livers makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 35-23 |
| 0:29 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (Chris Duarte draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Chris Duarte makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-24 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Chris Duarte makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-25 |
| 0:27 | | Isaiah Livers turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | Jalen Duren blocks Terry Taylor's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point finger roll layup (Goga Bitadze assists) | 35-27 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Cory Joseph makes three point jump shot (Hamidou Diallo assists) | 38-27 |
| 11:12 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Hamidou Diallo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Hamidou Diallo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:00 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Chris Duarte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Chris Duarte misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Killian Hayes personal foul (Loose ball) (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Terry Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Chris Duarte misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Hamidou Diallo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Isaiah Livers makes two point finger roll layup (Cory Joseph assists) | 40-27 |
| 9:28 | | +3 | Chris Duarte makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 40-30 |
| 9:13 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Goga Bitadze makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 40-33 |
| 8:45 | | Cory Joseph misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Chris Duarte defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 40-36 |
| 8:27 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | Chris Duarte blocks Cory Joseph's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Jump ball. Chris Duarte vs. Cory Joseph (Bennedict Mathurin gains possession) |