Shaedon Sharpe #17 of the Portland Path Blazers takes a leap shot subsequent to Stanley Umude #17 of the Detroit Pistons in the course of the first half at Little Caesars Area on November 01, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Gregory Shamus/Getty Photographs/AFP
DETROIT — Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 of his 29 factors within the second half and the Portland Path Blazers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101 on Wednesday night time.
Sharpe was pressured to select up his offensive recreation with Scoot Henderson lacking the second half due to sprained proper ankle.
“They beat up on us within the first half, and I challenged my guys at halftime,” Path Blazers coach Chauncey Billups stated. “We turned it round and Shaedon was unimaginable. He needed to carry us and he did it.”
Former Piston Jeremi Grant added 24 factors for the Path Blazers, and Deandre Ayton had 16 factors, 11 rebounds 5 steals and a block in his first recreation towards Pistons coach Monty Williams since they each left the Phoenix Suns.
WHAT A DAY FOR SHAE
29 PTS | 7 REB | 5 AST pic.twitter.com/1GVyEXIBEv
— Portland Path Blazers (@trailblazers) November 2, 2023
Cade Cunningham had 30 factors for Detroit, however missed 16 of 27 photographs and turned the ball over six instances. Detroit had 10 turnovers within the second half, together with 5 from Cunningham.
“The turnovers are beginning to get regarding due to the timeliness,” Williams stated. “I is likely to be taking part in guys too many minutes as a result of they seemed drained.”
The Pistons shot 37.8% in a 42-point second half.
“Cade actually harm us within the first three quarters, however Toumani (Camara) got here in and was capable of match up with bodily,” Billups stated. “He stayed with him step-by-step and made him work for every little thing.”
Portland trailed by 12 at halftime, however outscored the Pistons 36-25 to tug to 84-83 on the finish of the third. Sharpe had 15 factors within the quarter because the Path Blazers shot 68.2%.
“He had a very good second half, and I bought too relaxed on protection a pair instances,” Pistons rookie Ausar Thompson stated. “I’ve bought to be higher than that, as a result of I do know what he’s able to doing.”
Cunningham had 5 factors within the first two minutes of the fourth. however the Path Blazers took a 94-93 lead on Grant’s 3-pointer with 6:51 to play. Portland moved the margin to 4 on Sharpe’s free throws with 2:43 left,
Cunningham missed a layup that will have reduce it to 104-103 with 1:23 to play, and Camara grabbed an offensive rebound, drew a foul and made each free throws. After Joe Harris’ miss, Malcolm Brogdon put it away with a brief jumper.
Detroit led by 18 within the second quarter earlier than settling for a 59-47 halftime lead.
Billups stated after the sport that he didn’t know the severity of Henderson’s ankle harm. Pistons guard Alec Burks missed the sport with left forearm soreness.
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