The Pistons (21-7) will be taking on the Indiana Pacers (15-14) tonight at 8 pm est from the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Game can be viewed locally on WDIV. The is the first game in a home-and-home series with Indiana.

Game Notes:

• Walter Herrmann might see his first action as a Piston because Jarvis Hayes could not practice due to illness
• Gus Johnson will be broadcasting in place of George Blaha who has a prior MSU commitment


Pacers’ Snapshot
Road record: 8-7
Last game: 12/26 (Weds) L 95-107 @ Hawks
Last 10: 6-4

The Pacers are doing a lot better under new head coach Jim O’Brien than most would have expected. Most expected them to be among the worst teams in the league but their 15-14 is good enough for 2nd place in the Central (behind the Pistons) and 7th overall in the East. Perhaps most surprising is the play of 5th year guard/forward Mike Dunleavy who’s averaging a career best 17.5 ppg (on 48% shooting) to go along with 5.6 boards per game. O’Brien employs a more run-n-gun style offense, with an emphasis on 3 point shooting, which is in total contrast to the grind out style Rick Carlisle was so fond of. The Pacers are averaging 104 ppg playing at a pace usually seen in the Western Conference.

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