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The Indiana Pacers are back home when the Detroit Pistons visit. Tempers flared just a little when these teams met two weeks ago.

Ahead of their game against the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers are closely monitoring Pascal Siakam's workload given his recent contributions. As a key player averaging 20.7 points and 8.4 rebounds,

Quietly the Indiana Pacers sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. After a split in Paris in two games with the Spurs over the weekend, Indiana takes the court against a competitive Pistons’ team. That said, Detroit takes the court having lost their last two games. Monday they lost to the Cavaliers, 110-91.

The Pistons are 1-2 against Indiana this season, so the Pacers currently own any tiebreaker, as they are decided by head-to-head matchups. Even if the Pistons win this one, the tiebreaker will most likely go to the Pacers, as it will next be decided by division record if neither team wins the division outright.

Detroit blew out Indiana in their last meeting at Gainbridge Fieldhouse but failed to cover twice against the Pacers at home. The Stones have also failed to defend Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin effectively.

It took some time before the Indiana Pacers could get their revenge against the Detroit Pistons, but Thursday’s game certainly went the way the Pacers had hoped

The Detroit Pistons are spending $5,457,562 per win while the Indiana Pacers are spending $6,963,968 per win Kellen Moore has emerged as a favorite for the Saints job, according to a report. Parsons and the Cowboys are preparing to learn their third defensive system in three seasons,