DETROIT _ Already this season, Derrick Rose has had some critical decisions to make in the final seconds of games, including a couple in losses to the Charlotte Hornets.
This time was different.
Rose had the ball in his hands every possession in the final minute-plus and he made all the right plays, with a couple of baskets and a nice pass to Blake Griffin for a 3-pointer, leading the Pistons to a 108-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at Little Caesars Arena.
It's the third win in the last four games for the Pistons (9-14), who won the season series against the Pacers, 3-1.
Andre Drummond had 25 points, 22 rebounds, three steals and two blocks, Griffin 25 points and five assists and Rose finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Down the stretch, Rose was the catalyst, with some key decision making and getting his teammates the ball in the right spot at the right time.
In the fourth quarter, the Pacers (14-8) had a 99-98 lead after Malcolm Brogdon (21 points, five rebounds and five assists) split a pair of free throws with 1:38 remaining and tied it after Domantas Sabonis made one of two free throws.
Rose scored on a hook for the lead and after T.J. Warren (26 points) answered to tie it at 101 with 57.9 seconds left, Rose got into the paint and passed the ball out to Griffin, who was open at the top of the key for a 3-pointer that put the Pistons ahead to stay with 41.4 seconds remaining.
After a Pacers turnover Rose added a floater on the next trip and Galloway scored the final points on a breakaway lay-in in the final seconds.
The Pistons trailed by four entering the fourth quarter and Drummond scored their first three baskets but the Pacers had an answer for each, including two by Sabonis (18 points, 13 rebounds and five assists).
Christian Wood and Rose provided a spark, scoring all the points in a 9-2 run, including a highlight-reel play by Wood, who saved a ball from going into the backcourt, then dribbled up and hit a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired.
That pushed the Pistons ahead, 86-84, but it didn't last.
The Pacers responded with seven straight points, with a three-point play by Myles Turner and consecutive baskets by Warren and Brogdon.
Drummond helped the Pistons stay close, with a pair of free throws and a putback off a Griffin miss. Bruce Brown had a 3-pointer, for a 7-0 run, restoring the lead, 93-91.
