Pistons 91-78 SuperSonics (15 Dec, 2002) Play-by-Play

Seattle SuperSonics

13-11, 8-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	20	24	18	16	78
DET	26	28	19	18	91

Detroit Pistons

15-7, 9-2 home

Clifford Robinson missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Richard Hamilton made 18 ft Jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michael Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Chauncey Billups made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Curry.
Richard Hamilton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ben Wallace missed Layup.
Clifford Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 9 ft Jumper.
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Michael Curry missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot.
Clifford Robinson made Hook Shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Corliss Williamson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Corliss Williamson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ben Wallace missed Dunk.
Chauncey Billups made Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Corliss Williamson missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Corliss Williamson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Chucky Atkins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace missed 20 ft Jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Clifford Robinson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Zeljko Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Jon Barry made Layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Clifford Robinson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Zeljko Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Jon Barry made 28 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Corliss Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Corliss Williamson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Corliss Williamson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Corliss Williamson made Two Point Shot.
Corliss Williamson missed Layup.
Chucky Atkins missed 21 ft Jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed Layup.
Clifford Robinson missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Predrag Drobnjak.
Chauncey Billups missed 19 ft Jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 16 ft Jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michael Curry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 20 ft Jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot.
Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Clifford Robinson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot.
Richard Hamilton made 19 ft Jumper.
Ben Wallace made Layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ben Wallace missed Layup.
Chauncey Billups missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jon Barry made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Jon Barry missed 18 ft Jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jon Barry missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jon Barry missed Layup.
Richard Hamilton made Dunk.
Jon Barry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Corliss Williamson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Jon Barry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jon Barry made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Corliss Williamson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Corliss Williamson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ben Wallace made Tip Shot.
Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Corliss Williamson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Chucky Atkins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jon Barry missed Two Point Shot.
Corliss Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Mehmet Okur missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Rashard Lewis missed 7 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Ben Wallace.
Gary Payton made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brent Barry.
Gary Payton missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Chauncey Billups.
Predrag Drobnjak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Predrag Drobnjak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brent Barry made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Vladimir Radmanovic made Two Point Shot.
Desmond Mason missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kenny Anderson missed Layup.
Desmond Mason missed 10 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed Layup.
Calvin Booth made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed Layup. Blocked by Zeljko Rebraca.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Mason.
Desmond Mason missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Jon Barry.
Rashard Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.
Calvin Booth missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made Layup.
Gary Payton missed Layup. Blocked by Corliss Williamson.
Brent Barry missed Layup.
Rashard Lewis made Tip Shot.
Brent Barry missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made Layup.
Brent Barry missed Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Rashard Lewis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Brent Barry made Layup. Assisted by Rashard Lewis.
Brent Barry missed Layup. Blocked by Ben Wallace.
Desmond Mason made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Predrag Drobnjak made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashard Lewis.
Reggie Evans missed Layup. Blocked by Ben Wallace.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 16 ft Jumper.
Brent Barry made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Predrag Drobnjak.
Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Brent Barry.
Predrag Drobnjak missed Layup.
Gary Payton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brent Barry.
Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Desmond Mason missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Layup. Blocked by Clifford Robinson.
Rashard Lewis missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 37 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ben Wallace.
Rashard Lewis made 5 ft Hook Shot.
Desmond Mason made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brent Barry.
Brent Barry missed Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Desmond Mason missed 20 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
Rashard Lewis made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Rashard Lewis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Tip Shot.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rashard Lewis.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Mason missed Layup.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed Layup. Blocked by Ben Wallace.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Mason missed 20 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed Two Point Shot.
Desmond Mason made 19 ft Jumper.

SUPERSONICS

PISTONS

TIME		SEA	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Predrag Drobnjak vs. Ben Wallace. Richard Hamilton gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Clifford Robinson missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
11:41	Reggie Evans Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:21	Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
11:18	Richard Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:14	Richard Hamilton made 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
10:53	Rashard Lewis made Two Point Shot.	2	2
10:30	Richard Hamilton missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	2
10:30	Ben Wallace Offensive Rebound.	2	2
10:15	Reggie Evans Personal Foul	2	2
10:07	Chauncey Billups missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
10:06	Reggie Evans Defensive Rebound.	2	2
9:53	Clifford Robinson Illegal Defense Foul	2	2
9:53	Rashard Lewis made Technical Free Throw.	3	2
9:41	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.	5	2
9:25	Michael Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	5	4
9:11	Rashard Lewis missed 7 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Ben Wallace.	5	4
9:07	Michael Curry Defensive Rebound.	5	4
8:44	Chauncey Billups made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Curry.	5	7
8:27	Gary Payton made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brent Barry.	7	7
8:12	Richard Hamilton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	7
8:11	Ben Wallace Offensive Rebound.	7	7
8:10	Ben Wallace missed Layup.	7	7
8:08	Rashard Lewis Defensive Rebound.	7	7
8:07	Rashard Lewis Bad Pass	7	7
7:58	Clifford Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.	7	7
7:56	Rashard Lewis Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:41	Gary Payton missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	7	7
7:39	Richard Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:24	Chauncey Billups made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
6:58	Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Chauncey Billups.	7	10
6:56	Richard Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	7	10
6:52	Richard Hamilton made 9 ft Jumper.	7	12
6:28	Predrag Drobnjak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	9	12
6:09	Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.	9	14
5:47	Rashard Lewis Lost Ball	9	14
5:47	Detroit Full Timeout.	9	14
5:28	Michael Curry missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	14
5:26	Brent Barry Defensive Rebound.	9	14
5:22	Richard Hamilton Shooting Foul	9	14
5:22	Brent Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	14
5:22	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	9	14
5:22	Brent Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	14
5:09	Richard Hamilton Bad Pass	10	14
4:54	Kicked Ball	10	14
4:46	Clifford Robinson Shooting Foul	10	14
4:46	Reggie Evans missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	14
4:46	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	10	14
4:46	Reggie Evans missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	14
4:46	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	10	14
4:37	Predrag Drobnjak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.	12	14
4:11	Chauncey Billups made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.	12	17
4:00	Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.	12	17
3:55	Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot.	12	19
3:39	Michael Curry Personal Foul	12	19
3:39	Vladimir Radmanovic enters the game for Reggie Evans.	12	19
3:39	Desmond Mason enters the game for Rashard Lewis.	12	19
3:34	Gary Payton Offensive Foul	12	19
3:34	Gary Payton Foul	12	19
3:34	Corliss Williamson enters the game for Michael Curry.	12	19
3:20	Clifford Robinson made Hook Shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	12	21
3:03	Gary Payton made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	14	21
2:51	Corliss Williamson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	14	21
2:49	Predrag Drobnjak Defensive Rebound.	14	21
2:36	Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	21
2:33	Corliss Williamson Defensive Rebound.	14	21
2:23	Corliss Williamson missed 8 ft Jumper.	14	21
2:20	Ben Wallace Offensive Rebound.	14	21
2:19	Ben Wallace missed Dunk.	14	21
2:17	Gary Payton Defensive Rebound.	14	21
2:15	Brent Barry made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.	16	21
2:06	Detroit 20 Sec. Timeout.	16	21
2:06	Seattle Full Timeout.	16	21
2:06	Kenny Anderson enters the game for Brent Barry.	16	21
1:50	Chauncey Billups made Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	16	23
1:34	Gary Payton made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.	18	23
1:17	Kenny Anderson Shooting Foul	18	23
1:17	Zeljko Rebraca enters the game for Clifford Robinson.	18	23
1:17	Calvin Booth enters the game for Predrag Drobnjak.	18	23
1:17	Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	24
1:17	Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	24
1:16	Desmond Mason Defensive Rebound.	18	24
1:02	Vladimir Radmanovic made Two Point Shot.	20	24
55.1	Gary Payton Personal Foul	20	24
55.1	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	25
55.1	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	26
36.9	Desmond Mason missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	26
34.7	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	20	26
16.0	Corliss Williamson missed 9 ft Hook Shot.	20	26
13.6	Desmond Mason Defensive Rebound.	20	26
2.0	Kenny Anderson missed Layup.	20	26
0.2	Corliss Williamson Defensive Rebound.	20	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	26

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

SuperSonics
78
Pistons
91

Game 1

15/12

Pistons
79
SuperSonics
86

Game 2

25/2

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 15 December 2002

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Ron Olesiak
Kevin Fehr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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