Granger has 25, leads Pacers over Pistons 105-93 to snap a three-game skid

Granger has 25, leads Pacers over Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Danny Granger scored 25 points, Troy Murphy added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 105-93 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

Detroit was coming off a home win over Boston but was never in the game against one of the Eastern Conference’s worst teams. Indiana won for just the fifth time in 23 road games this season.

Brandon Rush had a season-high 19 points for Indiana, which had five players score at least 14. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 27 and Jonas Jerebko had 14 points.

Indiana led by as many as 17 points in the first half, but Detroit pulled to 53-45 at the intermission. Five Pacers had at least eight points in the half, led by Rush’s 12. Hamilton had 16 for Detroit.

The Pacers scored the first 11 points of the second half, including five from Granger and four from Murphy, to move the margin to 19. Indiana held an 85-67 lead at quarter’s end and led by as many as 23 in the fourth as the few fans left booed loudly.

NOTES: Tayshaun Prince (knee) played for just the 10th time this season, finishing with seven points in 24 minutes. Ben Gordon (groin) and Will Bynum (ankle) continued to sit out for Detroit. … Kwame Brown played after having sat out the last five games due to coach’s decisions.