Pacers defeat Pistons 116-111, snap 6-game home winless skid

<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Caris LeVert scored 28 points and the Indiana Pacers snapped a six-game home losing streak with a 116-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>LeVert’s fourth 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining clinched the victory. It’s the first time LeVert has surpassed 20 points in seven starts with the Pacers since being acquired in a three-team trade.</p>
<p>The Pacers (20-23) ended their worst winless stretch at home since losing six in a row in 1985. The Pistons (12-31) have the Eastern Conference’s worst record.</p>
<p>Edmond Sumner scored 18 points off the bench and Malcolm Brogden scored 16 for the Pacers.</p>
<p>Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 29 points. Saddiq Bey and Wayne Ellington each scored 16.</p>
<p>Levert accounted for the Pacers’ last eight points of the first half for a 57-51 lead. The guard scored 15 of 17 first-half points in the second quarter.</p>
<p>The Pistons rallied to cut the deficit to 78-76 with 2:15 remaining in the third, but the Pacers bench responded as reserves George Bitadze and Jeremy Lamb sank 3-pointers. The Pacers finished the quarter with an 86-79 lead.</p>
<p>The Pistons tied the game at 92 on a jumper by Ellington with 8:23 remaining.</p>
<p>Detroit had a chance to tie or go ahead in the final minute, but Delon Wright committed a turnover.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Pistons: After making a season-low 4 of 25 3-pointers in Sunday’s home loss to Chicago, Detroit had four 3-pointers by the early minutes of the second quarter and were 6 of 15 from beyond the arc in the first half.</p>
<p>Pacers: Have had a winning record at home for 31 consecutive seasons, but must finish 11-5 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to extend that streak.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Pistons: Host Brooklyn on Friday.</p>
<p>Pacers: Visit Dallas on Friday.</p>
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