Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley, fueled by personal rivalry and playoff ambitions, led his team to a 24-point victory over the Indiana Pacers, scoring 25 points and maintaining Detroit's unbeaten record in NBA group play.
While Beasley has been a fire-starter for Detroit all year long, he had a little extra edge on Friday for two reasons. One, he wanted to put his team in a position to potentially move on in the NBA Cup tournament. And two, he simply views Indiana as a rivalry at this stage in his career.
Malik Beasley on tonight’s win: “Playing against the Pacers is always kind of personal for me. … Those guys don’t like me and I don’t like them but it’s all love.”During Beasley’s lone season with the Milwaukee Bucks, he saw plenty of action against the Pacers last year. Playing Indiana five times during the regular season, Beasley’s Bucks went just 1-4 against them during the year.
At the start of the 2024-2025 NBA season, Beasley faced the Pacers for the first time as a member of the Pistons. Detroit came away with a six-point loss. When Detroit paid a visit to Indiana for the second time this year on Friday, Beasley did all he could to help the Pistons rack up as many points as possible in the victory.
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