The Pacers lost to the Josh Smith-less Pistons 119-109. Hopefully you didn’t watch this one.
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PREGAME
Pacers will win by 16 tonight. I will get too excited. Drummond will throw down two monster dunks on Hibbert. #predictions
— Jon Washburn (@DeanOfMortgages) December 27, 2014
Let’s see.
1ST QUARTER
Two good entry passes for Roy Hibbert. He's catching deep in lane or a foot in the paint & it turns into 4 early points
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 27, 2014
Stuckey didn't get a strong reaction from the fans one way or the other upon introduction
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) December 27, 2014
Drummond allowing Hibbert to look like Tim Duncan on offense.
— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) December 27, 2014
Roy Hibbert going to work on Drummond already. He has 8 points and 2 boards.
— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) December 27, 2014
Jennings curls a nice alley-oop pass to Drummond for a two-handed flush. #Pistons up 7.
— VinceEllis (@AlabamaScribe56) December 27, 2014
End of the 1st quarter: Pistons 32, Pacers 26
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 27, 2014
Roy Hibbert leads Indiana with 8pts, and David West has 4pts/6rebs.
2ND QUARTER
I will drive as far as Temecula to fight the next "Pacers fan" that starts saying stupid things about George Hill.
— Jon Washburn (@DeanOfMortgages) December 27, 2014
Rodney Stuckey drives through the paint, and gets his first bucket of the game: DET 38, IND 37
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 27, 2014
Kinda weird how there's no reaction whatsoever to Rodney Stuckey. He just scored and not a smattering of boos or applause for the guy
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 27, 2014
Meeks doing his best Stuckey impression tonight. Really attacking lane.
— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) December 27, 2014
Halftime at @ThePalace : Pistons 57, #Pacers 53
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 27, 2014
Hibbert: 10pts/3rebs
Stuckey: 9pts/4rebs
S. Hill: 7pts pic.twitter.com/vbmOpl1bRE
3RD QUARTER
Stuckey down and grabbing at his face (nose?) after taking the ball to the basket. In some pain. Play stopped.
— Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) December 27, 2014
Stuckey being helped off the court and heading back to the locker room.
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 27, 2014
Ouch.
Who are you and what have you done with Roy Hibbert. Maybe get your parents to attend more games?
— Jon Washburn (@DeanOfMortgages) December 27, 2014
15 points so far.
Hibbert goes to the bench with 4 fouls. Game immediately gets out of hand, since you know, no backup center
— Pacer Nation! (@INPacerNation) December 27, 2014
Brandon Jennings with 14 points and 9 assists
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 27, 2014
Per #Pacers PR, Rodney Stuckey has a facial contusion and is out for the game.
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) December 27, 2014
4TH QUARTER
Pistons up 15/with 101 and still 9/min left in game.
— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) December 27, 2014
Kind of weird that simply cutting Josh Smith turned the Pistons into the 2007 Phoenix Suns.
— Jon Washburn (@DeanOfMortgages) December 27, 2014
@grady Didn't show up early, DET got confidence, can't keep them out of the lane. Roy playing well, but foul trouble.
— Nilla Nillanovic (@JayNilla) December 27, 2014
crowd-heckling Roy Hibbert as he fouled out. 110-99 with 5:53 left
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) December 27, 2014
Hack-a-Drummond working at the Palace, "I like the strategy, make them make foul shots" says @QuinnBuckner Drummond now replaced
— Jeremiah Johnson (@PacersJJ) December 27, 2014
Greg Monroe: 19 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) December 27, 2014
Andre Drummond: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
WELP.
The Josh Smith stimulus package.
Final: Pistons 119, Pacers 109
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) December 27, 2014
That’s a final.