Pistons' Ish Smith: Leads team in scoring with 16 in loss

Smith posted 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-6 FT), three assists and three rebounds over 28 minutes in Wednesday's 97-83 loss to the Pistons.

Analysis:

Smith has been outplaying Reggie Jackson off the bench and Coach Stan Van Gundy has noticed, as he considered starting Smith over Jackson as recently as Saturday. In the month of March, Smith is outplaying Jackson in assists, rebounds and field-goal percentage per game, with the shooting percentage being the most disparate, as Smith is outshooting Jackson 47.1 to 43.6 percent. With the Pistons in a free-fall, Gundy may consider giving Smith more playing time, which makes him an intriguing DFS tournament option in the last few weeks of the regular season.