Post Game Grades: Pacers Hang on Against the Pistons
By William Furr
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The Good: The Pacers hold serve in their desperate attempt to make the playoffs. They did not get any help tonight, as both Brooklyn and Boston won, but they managed to fight back at the end and not doom their hopes.
The Bad: The Pistons 3-point shooting. The Pacers repeatedly lost track of shooters and let the Pistons shoot 47.8% from deep on 23 attempts. 4 Pistons hit 2 or more deep balls, and it seemed like every one of their triples came at a pivotal moment.
MVP: Rodney Stuckey. Stuck scored 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting, and finished a team high +11 on the night. He repeatedly abused smaller guards, make 75% of his 3’s, and had only 1 turnover in over 32 minutes.
David West, PF 29 MIN | 3-9 FG | 4-5 FT | 7 REB | 9 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 10 PTS | 0 +/-West didn’t do particularly well from the field (3-of-9), but made his free throws, rebounded against taller players, and dished out a sweet season-high 9 assists. The 17 foot assassin is finding other ways to impact the game, even when his shooting touch is absent. |
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