The Baby Pistons fought off a 16-point first half deficit to rally for a 90-87 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League.
A 57-38 edge in the second half turned the tide for Detroit, which shot 65% after halftime while holding the Suns to nine field goals and 36% shooting. The Pistons scored seven unanswered points in the final 1:07, including a Cheikh Samb fallaway jumper for the lead with 15 seconds remaining.
Alex Acker led all scorers with 29 points (9-24 FG, 11-14 F). Mateen Cleeves tallied 14 and Nik Caner-Medley had 10.
Phoenix was led by Maciej Lampe with 19 points (8-8 FG) and eight rebounds, while Amare Stoudemire chipped in 17 points (3-9 FG, 11-13 FT) and nine boards.
We’ll be posting an on-the-scene recap from The Low, so be sure to check in with us later today.
July 11th, 2006






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