


“I think if you put nine men in that same situation, they probably would’ve reacted - right, wrong or indifferent - in the same manner. And once we decided to do that, we did.”Ĭasey said before the game that Stewart was remorseful for what took place and that it was an unfortunate situation for both players. We just weren’t competing at the level you need to compete to be a playoff team like the Clippers. “We don’t have the luxury of being a young team and having trouble scoring to come in and not play desperate to start the game,“ Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. They extended their advantage to 64-40 at halftime before extending it to a 29-point cushion midway through the third quarter.ĭetroit went on a 21-8 run late in the fourth quarter as it cut the deficit by more than half. Trey Lyles added 13 points.Įric Bledsoe scored 11 straight points in the first quarter to help the Clippers take a 13-4 lead. Jerami Grant had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Detroit, which has dropped five straight.

Terance Mann added 16 points and tied a career high with 10 rebounds for the fifth double-double of his career. Jackson missed his first five shots, but was 8 of 14 the rest of the way. We had 16 assists in the first half, so moving the basketball was good to see.” “We made some shots, did a good job of getting to the paint and made the right play. “To have a comfortable lead was good,” coach Tyronn Lue said. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reggie Jackson scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers got back on track with a 107-96 victory over the lowly Detroit Pistons on Friday.Īfter dropping three of four games, the Clippers never trailed.
