Amid a tumultuous season of disappointing losses, injuries stack against the Pacers like an unfair game of Jenga. When one player returns, another leaves the lineup. A trade is in order in light of the injuries and sloppy start to the 2024-25 campaign.

Thanks to a strong all-around offensive attack, the Pistons were able to take down the Pacers by a final score 130-106. This moves them to 3-0 in the NBA Cup, along with evening the season series with Indiana.

Indiana beat Detroit back on October 23, 115-109 where Myles Turner scored 20 points, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin had 19 each. The early win this season gives the Pacers five straight wins over the Pistons over the past two seasons, winning by an average of 14 points per game in those matchups.