Vince Ellis

Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy had a suggestion for the media after Monday night’s victory over the Philadelphia 76ers:

Ask point guard Reggie Jackson about a new halftime routine to better prepare for the second half.

Jackson was coy, but whatever it was, it helped in the Pistons’ 113-96 victory at the Palace, their sixth victory out of 10 games.

“That’s a secret, but it’s just a personal discussion between me and coach,” Jackson said. “Just something to try to get off to a better third quarter start. He felt that something needed to be changed within the team so he talked to me personally.”

Van Gundy made the suggestion because of a disturbing trend of sluggishness by the starters at the start of the third quarter.

“Ask Reggie Jackson about sort of changing his halftime routine,” Van Gundy said. “I didn’t tell him what to do, but I suggested he change it and you can ask him about it.”

It worked for one night.

The Pistons took a 55-46 lead into halftime.

Jackson’s three-pointer at the 4:49 mark of the third quarter gave the Pistons their largest lead of the game at 82-56.

Jackson was asked did the routine change help.

“It’s only one game,” Jackson said. “We’ll see.”

Jackson finished with 14 points and six assists.

Notes: The Pistons’ 60 rebounds tied a season high. … Stanley Johnson’s eight rebounds were a season high.

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