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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Marriage has changed Jerry
Stackhouse's style of play.
Deciding 2-point baskets are too boring for a married man,
Stackhouse did his damage from 3-point range Tuesday night.
|  | | Jerry Stackhouse and Boston's Eric Williams (55) chase a loose ball. Stackhouse scored 18 of his 33 from the foul line. |
Stackhouse scored 33 points, without a 2-point basket, as the
Detroit Pistons overcome a season-high 29 turnovers and beat the
Boston Celtics 101-96.
"This is the new me, no more 2s," Stackhouse said. "Everyone
always says I'm not a 3-point shooter, but I showed them."
Stackhouse, playing his first game since getting married Sunday,
struggled, shooting 0-for-8 from 2-point range and 5-for-7 from
3-point distance. He committed nine turnovers, but hit 18 of 20
free throws. The nine turnovers and 18 free throws tied career
highs.
"It wasn't a thing of beauty, and I'm not sure I ever expected
to win a game where we turned the ball over 29 times, but I'll take
it," Pistons coach George Irvine said. "We did a great job of
recovering on defense."
Joe Smith added 20 points and nine rebounds and Ben Wallace had
nine points and 16 rebounds for Detroit, which had 10 turnovers in
each of the last two quarters.
Antoine Walker led Boston with 26 points. Paul Pierce added 19
and Tony Battie 18.
"We played as hard as any team I've ever coached," Boston
coach Rick Pitino said. "We just need to play smart. We could be a
.500 team with that kind of effort. We just need to add basketball
IQ into the equation. You've got to win when you force 29
turnovers."
Stackhouse missed six of his eight first-half shots, including
two layups, but hit 10 free throws for 16 points as Detroit forged
a 49-49 halftime tie.
Detroit moved ahead late in the third, helped by a flagrant-foul
call on Vitaly Potapenko. The Pistons got five free throws on the
possession, as Stackhouse was fouled on a 3-point attempt after the
original call. Detroit build a 68-63 lead and had a 72-68 lead at
the end of the quarter.
Boston closed within 77-76 on 3-pointers by Eric Williams and
Walker. The Pistons answered with a hook by John Wallace and
3-pointer by Stackhouse for an 82-76 lead.
John Wallace added two more baskets and a block to stall Boston
rallies.
Two baskets from Battie helped the Celtics close within one,
92-91, with 2:38 left.
Chucky Atkins hit a jumper and, after Kenny Anderson was called
for an offensive foul, Stackhouse put the game away with a
3-pointer.
"We weren't playing smart, but we also weren't getting the
calls on the road," Anderson said. "Who knows what would have
happened if we get that call?"
Detroit held the Celtics to 14 field goals in the second half
despite the turnovers.
"I would have never believed we would turn the ball over 20
times in a half," Michael Curry said. "To do that and still win
the game shows you how much you can accomplish by playing tough
defense."
Game notes
Stackhouse was married on Christmas Eve. In the games
immediately before and after the wedding, he has scored 58 points,
despite 11-for-37 shooting from the field. ... Boston shot nearly
50 percent (18-for-37) on two-pointers in the first half, and 83
percent (10-for-12) from the line, but hit just one of 11 3-pointers.
The Celtics entered the game ranked fifth in the league in 3-point
percentage. ... Tom Izzo and several of the top-ranked Michigan
State Spartans attended the game to watch old teammate Mateen
Cleaves play. Michigan State plays Bowling Green Wednesday at the
Palace.
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RECAPS
Charlotte 115
Cleveland 110
Detroit 101
Boston 96
Atlanta 81
New Jersey 76
Dallas 114
Seattle 93
Milwaukee 89
Orlando 77
Minnesota 100
Toronto 97
San Antonio 103
Houston 95
Denver 109
LA Clippers 108
Philadelphia 97
Utah 91
Phoenix 97
Vancouver 95
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