Pacers, Pistons tangle at The Palace
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03/23/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bottom feeders in the Central Division get together Tuesday
night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Detroit Pistons hope to snap a
five-game losing streak versus the Indiana Pacers.
Detroit dropped its fifth straight game and 12th in 14 tries following
Sunday's 104-79 setback at Cleveland. Jason Maxiell had team-highs of 16
points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who got 11 points off the bench from
Charlie Villanueva. For the first time since the 1979-80 season, Cleveland
swept the season series with the Pistons (4-0).
"They (Cavs) were the aggressors, let's put it that way. In the second half,
they went at us real hard in the third period. The aggressive team is the team
that is going to win a basketball game, and they were the aggressors at the
end," said Pistons coach John Kuester.
Maxiell is averaging 12.6 points and 10.3 rebounds in his last seven games,
while Tayshaun Prince had only nine points in defeat. Prince is averaging 14.6
points per game this month. Center Ben Wallace is questionable for Tuesday's
game with sore knees.
Indiana has won two straight and three of four games, but will try to put the
brakes on a nine-game road slide Tuesday at the Pistons. The Pacers are coming
off Sunday's 121-101 home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, as Danny
Granger poured in 32 points in a losing effort.
Troy Murphy added 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Roy Hibbert posted 20
points and eight boards for the Pacers, who have won five straight at home.
"We did a lot of very, very good things," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said.
"We're playing solid right now. I think our movement and passing have been
really good of late."
Detroit is 0-3 against the Pacers this season and has never been swept in this
series. Indiana is unbeaten in the last five matchups with the Pistons, who
are 5-1 in the previous six meetings as the host.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats hope to salvage the finale of a
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the Ver
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