Coach JB Bickerstaff stuck up for his guy after the game and said there was some talk that “crossed the line.” You love to see it from JB, but Stewart has to have more composure than that on a night when the Pistons desperately needed his defense.

During a game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, big men Isaiah Stewart and Myles Turner became briefly entangled. The latest beef involving the big man known for the nickname Beef ...

The Pistons closed to within 111-105 in the fourth quarter before the Pacers went on a 9-2 run.

DETROIT -- Myles Turner scored 28 points, matching his career-high with eight 3-pointers to lead the Pacers to a 111-100 win over the Pistons at Little Caesar's Arena on Thursday night. The Pacers improved to 23-19 and have won 13 of their last 17 games.

Isaiah Stewart's night came to an abrupt end during the Detroit Pistons' 133-119 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

After watching his backup big man get ejected from the Piston-Pacers game, JB Bickerstaff explains what happened with Isaiah Stewart.

The friction between the Pacers and Pistons mostly comes from their rise out of rebuilds, but both sides said lines were crossed Wednesday.

Pascal Siakam had a season high 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 30 and the host Indiana Pacers fought off a strong challenge to defeat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Indiana's early hot streak was too much for a physical Pistons team, though they stayed with the Pacers in a 133-119 road loss.

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

The Pacers got another win in the record books against the rival Pistons on Wednesday, with Myles Turner getting a last laugh of his own.