Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons
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Robinson and Cunningham lead Pistons to rout of shorthanded Pacers, 121-78
The 43-point margin matched the ninth-biggest win in Pistons franchise history.
The Pacers played without their four leading scorers, with Pascal Siakam resting and Benedict Mathurin (thumb), Andrew Nembhard (back) and Obi Toppin (foot) dealing with injuries. T.J. McConnell, who is sixth on the team in scoring and second in assists, also sat out with a knee problem.
Jalen Duren had 15 points and eight rebounds for Detroit, which got points from 13 players. as the Pistons won for the fifth time in six games.
Jarace Walker led Indiana with 13 points and Tony Bradley added 12. The Pacers had won four of five.
Detroit led by as many as 44 points in the third quarter, around the time that Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff pulled his starters for the night. Duren led the starters with 23 minutes and Cunningham and Robinson were the only others to reach 20.
Indiana started the game looking like a team using a G-League roster. They missed 10 of their first 11 shots and turned the ball over five times as Detroit built a 24-2 lead in the first seven minutes.
It was 59-25 at the half, thanks to the Pacers shooting 23.3% (10-43) from the floor, including 6% (1-18) on 3-pointers, and missing seven of 11 free throws. Cunningham (11), Robinson (10) and Duren (9) outscored the Indiana roster 30-25.
The 25 points was Detroit's best defensive half by 11 points and Indiana's worst offensive half by nine points.
Detroit: Host the Boston Celtics on Monday.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 121 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 121 |
| 4th 0.8 |  |
Javonte Green defensive rebound | 78 - 121 |
| 4th 0.8 |  |
Taelon Peter misses 23-foot three point jumper | 78 - 121 |
| 4th 13.6 | |
Daniss Jenkins bad pass turnover (Taelon Peter steals) | 78 - 121 |
Statistics
 IND |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-79 | FG | 46-93 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-35 | 3PT | 16-34 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 14-27 | FT | 13-19 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Assists | 32 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 34 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fouls | 26 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 46 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Huerter, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 25 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
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