Pistons continue road success, top Pacers
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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Andre Drummond turned defense into offense for the Detroit Pistons, who tied a franchise record with their seventh consecutive road victory.
Drummond took a charge from Roy Hibbert with 23.9 seconds left and then tipped in the winning shot with 0.3 seconds remaining in a 98-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
It's been a dramatic turnaround for the Pistons since they waived Josh Smith on Dec. 22. They've won 10 of their last 12 games. The seven-game road win streak equals the mark set Jan. 18 - Feb. 22, 2002.
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Brandon Jennings led the way with a season-high 37 points for Detroit. He went 8-of-13 from 3-point range and made all nine of his foul shots.
Drummond had 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Greg Monroe scored 11 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 10.
Hibbert had 14 points, while David West and Damjan Rudez each scored 13 for the Pacers, who have lost three in a row.
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West converted 1-of-2 free throws with 54.2 seconds left to tie the game, and then Jennings missed a pull-up jumper.
Hibbert lowered his shoulder into Drummond, who drew the charge. Then, Jennings drove to the left of the lane and missed as his shot was altered by a leaping Hibbert. Drummond, though, converted the tip-in.
"My main thing was to take it to the rim, 23 seconds left, definitely get the last shot," Jennings said. "If anything, get a high floater and if I missed it I know Dre or somebody could be there to tip it in. That's just a play that me and Dre have in our heads."
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Indiana's last gasp for a tie was thwarted when the ball was knocked away near the basket.
Monroe scored nine points in the first quarter to help the visitors to a 23-19 lead. Detroit closed a 10-point deficit in the second to 51-49 at the half. The Pistons held a 79-76 edge going to the fourth.
"It was definitely a difficult game. It was in our favor. We just have to learn to put games away," Indiana forward Solomon Hill said.
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Game Notes
It was just the second victory in the last 12 regular season visits by Detroit to Indiana dating back to the 2008-09 season ... The Pacers scored 23 points off 18 Detroit turnovers ... The Pistons were 13-of-31 from 3-point range ... Detroit's last road loss was Dec. 21 at Brooklyn.