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02/27 21:34 CST Blaring horn after a power surge delays Pistons and Cavaliers
in 3rd quarter
Blaring horn after a power surge delays Pistons and Cavaliers in 3rd quarter
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for
18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn Friday night after a power
surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.
During a timeout with the Pistons leading 65-64 in a 122-119 overtime victory,
the horn sounded to signal the teams to return to the floor. However, it kept
blasting despite frantic work from workers at Little Caesars Arena.
The teams returned to the benches for a few minutes and were eventually told to
go back on the floor to warm up. After 13 minutes, the arena staff shut down
the entire overhead scoreboard and the horn stopped to loud cheers. The scoring
crew used a manual airhorn when play resumed.
The officials brought Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Cavaliers coach Kenny
Atkinson to midcourt for a brief discussion, before announcing the game would
resume without the main scoreboard. However, moments after the game got back
underway, the scoreboard came back on.
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