Caldwell-Pope scores 25 as balanced Pistons beat Celtics

The contact caused the crafty point guard to lose control of the ball initially, but he managed to recover and hoist up a high arching floater before landing out of bounds.

The Pistons have won four of their past five games after victories at Charlotte and Boston. I can’t say if we were going to be further along or not. Monday’s care featured three road teams in a favorite’s role, but the rest of the week will see some teams that have struggled away from home attempt to reverse that trend.

“I think that I probably could’ve got more shots, ” he said, “but at the end of the day, we needed to be better on the defensive end and we just didn’t get the job done on defense”. On the other hand, the Pistons sit tenth in the Eastern Conference and only a half game back of a playoff spot.

“They made shots”, Olynyk said. “That’s what our mindset is, and we have to get that mindset going forward”.

“That’s the first thing I saw when I looked at the stat sheet”, Stevens said of Horford’s shot total after the game. “I just play the game”. Reggie Jackson (knee) is out. The Celtics definitely do better when the refs let them play.

PG – Ish Smith / SG – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope / SF – Marcus Morris / PF – Tobias Harris / C – Andre Drummond.

Drummond’s ejection came when he and Hibbert battled for rebound position on what turned out to be a game-tying three-pointer by Kemba Walker. In the early stages of the game, it looked as if rebounding issues would potentially be circumvented, with Amir Johnson grabbing four boards in the first two minutes. He averaged 24.5 points in wins over NY (107-102) and Memphis (104-85). Jeremy Lamb led the Hornets bench with 21 points, nine rebounds and one steal.

Hornets coach Steve Clifford refused to use that as an excuse.

“Most guys in this league can have a good game”, he said in his postgame press conference.

The Mavericks have lost nine of their last 10 and will be looking to bounce back after falling to the Spurs in a 94-87 home defeat.

In fact, he said he’s never been ejected from a game in his life.

“But for the most part we’ve been trying to impose our will first. It’s a good win, especially on the road”. Dwyane Wade finished with 17 points and six assists in the loss.