Mathurin and Haliburton star as Pacers hand Pistons their 20th straight loss with 131-123 victory
DETROIT (AP) Bennedict Mathurin scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers handed the Detroit Pistons their 20th straight loss, winning 131-123 on Monday night.
Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and 16 assists for Indiana in its first game since Saturday’s 123-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament final.
“This is one of the most difficult games you can have, coming off the emotions of last week, the game on Saturday, the travel and everything else,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "I just thought our guys did a great job of staying together, keeping their composure and their aggression.
“Detroit is in an all-out attack mode because of their situation.”
Detroit's losing streak is the longest single-season slide in franchise history and matches the NBA's longest since the Houston Rockets lost 20 straight in 2020-21. Detroit lost 21 straight between the end of the 1979-80 season and the start of 1980-81.
“As much as this losing hurts us, and it hurts like you can't believe, I see a lot of growth,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “I'm encouraged by some of the things we saw tonight. We just need to build on them.”
The Philadelphia 76ers hold both NBA records, setting the single-season mark at 26 in a row in 2013-14 and the overall mark at 28 at the end of 2015-16 and start of 2016-17.
Miles Turner added 23 points for Indiana.
“This was fun, especially coming off a loss in the tournament,” said Mathurin, who added a career-high eight assists. “I don’t think it is about points for me. It’s about how I impact the game.”
Cade Cunningham scored 23 points and Ausar Thompson had 20 for the Pistons, who have dropped 44 of their last 48 games dating to last season's trade deadline.
Indiana led 98-93 at the start of the fourth quarter, and both teams were able to successfully get to the basket early in the period. Aaron Nesmith hit the only 3-pointer of the first six minutes, helping the Pacers move the margin to 115-108 with six minutes left.
Turner's three-point play made it a 10-point game and six straight points from Haliburton made it 129-114 with 3:31 to go.
The Pistons missed their four 3-point attempts in the quarter and didn't get an offensive rebound.
“Like most professional sports, NBA basketball comes down to possession of the ball,” Carlisle said. “We were able to secure it when we needed to down the stretch.”
Mathurin scored 18 points in the first half, including five in a 9-0 run to close the half. The Pacers shot 58.3% to Detroit's 53.7%.
“I thought the way we closed to halftime was something that kind of took the wind out of our sails a little bit,” Williams said. “We're still learning that everything we do in the meat of the game has an effect on the end.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: At the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday
Pistons: Host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Isaiah Stewart (Tyrese Haliburton gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:26 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:23 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 0-4 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:57 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:54 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving reverse layup | 2-6 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:05 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:44 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Killian Hayes's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 9-6 |
| 9:08 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:59 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:40 | | Myles Turner blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:36 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Killian Hayes steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 11-8 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:35 | | +3 | Ausar Thompson makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 13-11 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 15-11 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-13 |
| 6:51 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-13 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving hook shot | 18-15 |
| 6:26 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Loose ball) (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Livers steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point running pullup jump shot (Isaiah Livers assists) | 18-18 |
| 5:47 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 20-18 |
| 5:12 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point hook shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 22-20 |
| 4:35 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 24-20 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 24-22 |
| 3:54 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 27-22 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point layup | 27-24 |
| 3:39 | | Pistons delay of game violation | ||
| 3:27 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Livers steals) | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup (Isaiah Livers assists) | 27-26 |
| 3:23 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 29-26 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 29-29 |
| 2:26 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Isaiah Livers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 2:15 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-30 |
| 2:15 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-31 |
| 1:59 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback layup | 31-31 |
| 1:42 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 31-34 |
| 1:28 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Aaron Nesmith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point running pullup jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 33-34 |
| 0:58 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Obi Toppin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:45 | | Killian Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 0:41 | | James Wiseman blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point running layup | ||
| 0:39 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running layup | 33-36 |
| 0:22 | | T.J. McConnell offensive foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:22 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point running jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 36-36 |
| 11:21 | | James Wiseman offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | James Wiseman turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 38-36 |
| 10:50 | | Alec Burks turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running jump shot | 40-36 |
| 10:32 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Killian Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 10:32 | | +1 | Killian Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-38 |
| 10:18 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Killian Hayes turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup bank jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 42-38 |
| 9:41 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-39 |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-40 |
| 9:28 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 45-40 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point reverse layup (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 45-42 |
| 8:55 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:43 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running reverse layup | 47-42 |
| 8:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:30 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-43 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 50-43 |
| 8:19 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:58 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 7:53 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Isaiah Livers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Bojan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Isaiah Livers makes three point running jump shot (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 50-46 |
| 6:51 | | Bruce Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:25 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Buddy Hield misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | Isaiah Livers makes three point running pullup jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 50-49 |
| 5:59 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:38 | | Myles Turner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:21 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-50 |
| 5:11 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 53-50 |
| 4:43 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point dunk | 53-52 |
| 4:22 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Myles Turner misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving reverse layup | 53-54 |
| 4:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-54 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-54 |
| 3:41 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point tip layup | 55-56 |
| 3:24 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup (Myles Turner assists) | 57-56 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 57-59 |
| 2:51 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point dunk | 57-61 |
| 2:17 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Bruce Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup | 59-61 |
| 1:29 | | Myles Turner blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running layup | 61-61 |
| 0:59 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound |