SB Nation Detroit - Pistons Rally To Beat Suns At Home, 75-74https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2011-01-22T23:43:41-05:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17146102011-01-22T23:43:41-05:002011-01-22T23:43:41-05:00Pistons Rally To Beat Suns At Home, 75-74
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<p>Auburn Hills, MI (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/events/64643/recap?article_id=137601">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/35128/will-bynum">Will Bynum</a> scored all of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/detroit-pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> rallied for a 75-74 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/phoenix-suns">Phoenix Suns</a> to snap a two-game losing streak.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Pistons</a> stormed back from a 15-point deficit in the final nine minutes, taking the lead for good at 71-70 on <span>Austin Daye</span>'s jumper with 53.7 seconds left.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21691/tayshaun-prince">Tayshaun Prince</a> led Detroit with 17 points and 13 rebounds -- his biggest board coming with nine seconds remaining after Bynum missed the second of two free throws.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21803/ben-wallace">Ben Wallace</a> tipped the ball to Prince, who was fouled and converted the free throw for a 73-70 Detroit lead. The Pistons committed two stupid fouls and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21914/steve-nash">Steve Nash</a> made a free throw to cut Phoenix's deficit to two points.</p>
<p>But <span>Channing Frye</span> missed a three-pointer for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> and Bynum grabbed the rebound, hitting two foul shots at the other end to seal the victory.</p>
<p>Frye hit a meaningless three-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin -- but he and the rest of the starters did little as the Suns saw their season-best winning streak stopped at five games.</p>
<p>Nash had 14 points with eight assists, but was the only Phoenix starter to score in double digits. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21546/vince-carter">Vince Carter</a> added nine points, while Frye and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21607/grant-hill">Grant Hill</a> contributed eight apiece. Frye was a dreadful 2-for-12 from three-point range.</p>
<p>Some production came from the bench, with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/24201/jared-dudley">Jared Dudley</a> adding 13 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/24258/marcin-gortat">Marcin Gortat</a> scoring 11 with 13 rebounds.</p>
<p>Despite the struggles of its starters, Phoenix hadn't trailed since the 9:19 mark of the second quarter before Daye, clearing Dudley out of the way with a pump fake, hit his shot from near the left elbow for the go-ahead basket.</p>
<p>Daye and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/24210/rodney-stuckey">Rodney Stuckey</a> both scored 11 points for the Pistons, who outshot the Suns 47-26 percent in the fourth quarter while outscoring them 28-13.</p>
<p>Detroit controlled the first quarter, taking a 21-17 lead after 12 minutes, but the Suns started the second on an 8-2 run on the way to a 38-36 edge at halftime.</p>
<p>Phoenix carried a 61-47 lead into the fourth quarter and was ahead by 15 after <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21516/mickael-pietrus">Mickael Pietrus</a> hit a three-pointer to make it 66-51 with 9:05 left.</p>
<p>The Suns fell to 3-1 on a five-game road trip that ends Monday in Philadelphia...Carter is six points shy of passing former Suns forward Tom Chambers for 36th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-pistons/2011/1/22/1951050/pistons-rally-to-beat-suns-at-home-75-74Sean Yuille2011-01-22T17:09:00-05:002011-01-22T17:09:00-05:00Pistons Return Home To Face Suns After Dropping Two Straight On Road
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<p>(<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/events/64643/preview?article_id=137438">Sports Network</a>) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/phoenix-suns">Phoenix Suns</a> will try to even their record tonight, as they put a five-game winning streak on the line in the continuation of a lengthy road trip against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/detroit-pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> at The Palace of Auburn Hills.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> improved to 3-0 on a five-game trek and extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with Friday's 109-91 victory in Washington. <span>Channing Frye</span> had a big night on the floor, sinking 7-of-11 three-pointers en route to 25 points, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21914/steve-nash">Steve Nash</a> posted 17 points and 14 assists for the Suns, who have won nine straight against Washington.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/24258/marcin-gortat">Marcin Gortat</a> added 13 points and 14 rebounds, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21546/vince-carter">Vince Carter</a> tallied 12 points and 10 boards. Carter is 15 points shy of passing former Suns forward Tom Chambers for 36th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.</p>
<p>"We haven't played well this year, we have to win everything we can," said Nash, who leads all NBA guards with 24 double-doubles this season. "We've given a lot of games away already and had a lot of bad performances. We have to try and gain this momentum and ride it and build on it."</p>
<p>Phoenix will also visit Philadelphia on Monday and is 9-12 as the guest.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Pistons</a> have dropped back-to-back games since a three-game winning streak and are coming off Friday's 89-74 loss in New Jersey.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21691/tayshaun-prince">Tayshaun Prince</a> had 16 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/24210/rodney-stuckey">Rodney Stuckey</a> added 14 for the Pistons, who got 10 points from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21783/tracy-mcgrady">Tracy McGrady</a> in the loss. McGrady entered the game averaging 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists in his last 17 games.</p>
<p>"We've been playing awfully good basketball lately and tonight we just struggled with energy," said Pistons head coach <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/98712/john-kuester">John Kuester</a>. "We couldn't get things going."</p>
<p>Pistons veteran guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21693/richard-hamilton">Richard Hamilton</a> did not play in his sixth straight game and is averaging 13.2 ppg this season. Center <span>Ben Wallace</span> (ankle) is questionable for tonight, while forward <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21678/charlie-villanueva">Charlie Villanueva</a> left last night's game with a similar injury. He is also questionable for tonight's tilt with the Suns for a Detroit squad that owns an 11-9 mark at home.</p>
<p>Phoenix has won five straight over the Pistons and will be attempting to sweep the home-and-home series for a third straight season tonight. The Suns recorded a 92-75 win late last month in the desert.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2011/1/22/2328501/pistons-return-home-to-face-suns-after-dropping-two-straight-on-roadSean Yuille