Pistons late comeback falls short 102-101 to the Pacers

Brandon Rush providing late-game dramatics, and second-year forward Tyler Hansbrough scoring 21 points, the Pacers remained one of the NBA’s hottest February teams with a 102-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

With 11.1 seconds remaining, Austin Daye’s 17-foot jump shot gave the Pistons their first lead since the first quarter, but on the ensuing possession, Danny Granger drew a double-team and found Rush—who scored nine points starting for injured Mike Dunleavy—for a dunk in traffic with 5.4 seconds remaining.

Greg Monroe scored seven of his career-high 27 points in the third quarter for the Pistons and Granger scored 10 of his points during the fourth quarter.

McGrady had 16 points and and Ben Wallace had 10 rebounds for Detroit, which shot 48.8 percent and 50.0 percent from 3-point range, but lost for a 10th time in 14 games.