DETROIT (AP) \u2014 The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction.<\/p>\n
During a timeout with the Pistons leading 65-64, the horn sounded to warn both teams that they needed to return to the floor. However, the horn kept blasting despite frantic work from workers at Little Caesars Arena.<\/p>\n
The teams returned to the benches for a few minutes, but were eventually told to go back onto the floor and warm up.<\/p>\n
After 13 minutes, the horn stopped to loud cheers from the crowd, but only because the arena staff shut down the entire overhead scoreboard.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
However, moments after the game got back underway, the scoreboard came back on. The scoring crew used a manual airhorn the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
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