Inside the Game: Pacers 98, Pistons 83 100323

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They aren't going to make the playoffs, but the Pacers at least made a little history.

Danny Granger scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and teamed with Brandon Rush for three consecutive 3-pointers that locked it up in the final minutes as the Pacers beat the Pistons 98-83 before 17,109 in The Palace of Auburn Hills Tuesday night.

The Pacers thus swept the season series from Detroit for the first time in 34 NBA seasons.

IMPACT

Continuing their unlikely, unexpected late-season surge, the Pacers won their third in a row and fourth in five games. They beat the Pistons for the sixth straight time and snapped a nine-game road losing streak in the process. Indiana improved to 25-46 overall, 8-30 on the road. The Pistons dropped their sixth in a row to fall to 23-48 overall, 16-20 at home.

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