With under nine minutes left in the second quarter, Stewart got excessive on a box-out attempt and shoulder-charged Bryant into the ground.

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.

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.

After things got chippy in the Detroit Pistons' last matchup with the Indiana Pacers, big man Isaiah Stewart made it clear he was eager to face them again. He d

On Wednesday, the Pistons were flattened by their division rivals as they were beaten 133-119 in a game that saw Pistons center Isaiah Stewart throw a hard forearm into Pacers big man Thomas Bryant's chest.

Although the Pacers soundly beat the Pistons, they showed some physicality in the second quarter. Pistons center Isaiah Stewart committed a flagrant two-foul on Pacers backup center Thomas Bryant, earning the envelope-pushing role player a rejection.

Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected from Wednesday's game in Indianapolis following a hard foul, and gestured toward the Pacers' bench.

Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was kicked out after throwing Indiana Pacers center Thomas Bryant on the ground in the second quarter. Stewart turned his back to the basket and violently struck Bryant after Aaron Nesmith missed a short jumper in the second quarter.

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

With under nine minutes left in the second quarter, Stewart got excessive on a box-out attempt and shoulder-charged Bryant into the ground.

The NBA has come a long way from the Malice in the Palace, as 20 years have passed since the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons took to the stands in 2005. However, Wednesday saw a violent display of a non-basketball physicality. The Pacers vs. Pistons game became dirty with a brutal foul.