Pistons 98-93 Pacers (25 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

13-12, 6-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	18	28	23	29	98
IND	21	24	16	32	93

Indiana Pacers

12-13, 7-6 home

Reggie Miller made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Jermaine O'Neal missed jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 4 ft two point shot.
Jeff Foster made layup.
Jeff Foster made dunk. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 17 ft jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley's layup blocked by Tayshaun Prince.
Jeff Foster made layup.
Reggie Miller made two point shot. Assisted by James Jones.
Jermaine O'Neal made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 16 ft jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley missed 11 ft jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley missed layup.
Jamaal Tinsley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Reggie Miller made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Jamaal Tinsley missed 4 ft jumper.
Austin Croshere missed 26 ft three point jumper.
David Harrison made layup.
Fred Jones made 2 ft two point shot.
Fred Jones missed 31 ft three point jumper.
David Harrison missed jumper.
Austin Croshere missed 21 ft jumper.
Michael Curry missed layup.
Jermaine O'Neal missed jumper.
Anthony Johnson's layup blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
Michael Curry made layup. Assisted by Anthony Johnson.
Fred Jones missed 9 ft jumper.
Jeff Foster's layup blocked by Antonio McDyess.
Reggie Miller made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Fred Jones.
Jermaine O'Neal missed layup.
Jermaine O'Neal made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
James Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Reggie Miller made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
James Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal's 4 ft jumper blocked by Ben Wallace.
Jamaal Tinsley made 3 ft two point shot. Assisted by Reggie Miller.
Reggie Miller made 16 ft running jumper. Assisted by Jermaine O'Neal.
Fred Jones made slam dunk. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Reggie Miller missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Anthony Johnson made jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal made jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 9 ft jumper.
James Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 11 ft jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal made 12 ft two point shot.
Reggie Miller made 13 ft two point shot.
Jeff Foster made driving layup.
Reggie Miller made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Reggie Miller missed 19 ft jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal made 10 ft two point shot.
Reggie Miller missed 14 ft jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 8 ft jumper.
Jeff Foster missed jumper.
Austin Croshere missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 12 ft jumper.
Anthony Johnson missed 19 ft jumper.
Anthony Johnson missed jumper.
Austin Croshere made 3 ft two point shot. Assisted by Reggie Miller.
Fred Jones missed 31 ft three point jumper.
Reggie Miller made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Anthony Johnson.
Jermaine O'Neal made jumper. Assisted by Reggie Miller.
Reggie Miller missed 11 ft jumper.
Reggie Miller missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Fred Jones made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Austin Croshere.
Jamaal Tinsley made 15 ft jumper.
Jermaine O'Neal missed 12 ft jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley made driving layup.
Jermaine O'Neal made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Fred Jones made three point jumper. Assisted by Austin Croshere.
Reggie Miller made three point jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Reggie Miller missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jamaal Tinsley's 3 ft jumper blocked by Ben Wallace.
Austin Croshere made dunk. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.
Fred Jones made 25 ft three point jumper.
Fred Jones missed 22 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 9 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace's 7 ft jumper blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.
Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed jumper.
Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Chauncey Billups missed 18 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace's layup blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.
Rasheed Wallace missed 14 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 7 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made running jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chauncey Billups's layup blocked by Anthony Johnson.
Rasheed Wallace made layup. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Richard Hamilton missed 18 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 11 ft two point shot.
Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Richard Hamilton missed 18 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed layup.
Lindsey Hunter missed 18 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter's 6 ft jumper blocked by Austin Croshere.
Antonio McDyess made 12 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess missed 11 ft jumper.
Ronald Dupree missed 19 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess made layup.
Antonio McDyess missed 8 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 10 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 4 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 12 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Chauncey Billups made 1 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince missed jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Tayshaun Prince made layup. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Richard Hamilton made jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed three point jumper.
Ben Wallace made two point shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Tayshaun Prince missed jumper.
Elden Campbell's 4 ft jumper blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.
Tayshaun Prince made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Richard Hamilton made two point shot.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Chauncey Billups missed layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 12 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 4 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Ben Wallace missed 6 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 22 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed 15 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed tip shot.
Antonio McDyess missed two point shot.
Richard Hamilton made 10 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Antonio McDyess made 9 ft two point shot.
Antonio McDyess missed jumper.
Antonio McDyess made slam dunk. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace missed slam dunk.
Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Ben Wallace's 4 ft jumper blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.
Ben Wallace missed layup.
Chauncey Billups missed 21 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 3 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups made layup.
Tayshaun Prince made 4 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed 14 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 16 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 13 ft two point shot.
Antonio McDyess missed 17 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made two point shot.
Lindsey Hunter missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed 10 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace's layup blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.
Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Rasheed Wallace missed layup.

PISTONS

PACERS

TIME		DET	IND
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Jermaine O'Neal. Chauncey Billups gains possession.	0	0
11:44	Rasheed Wallace missed 9 ft jumper.	0	0
11:41	Jeff Foster defensive rebound.	0	0
11:26	Reggie Miller made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.	0	2
11:07	Jermaine O'Neal Shooting Foul. O'Neal's 1st Personal Foul, Indiana's 1st Team Foul.	0	2
11:07	Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	2
11:07	Detroit offensive rebound.	0	2
11:07	Rasheed Wallace made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	2
10:56	Rasheed Wallace Personal Foul. Wallace's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 1st Team Foul.	1	2
10:47	Jermaine O'Neal missed jumper.	1	2
10:45	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound.	1	2
10:25	Ben Wallace's 7 ft jumper blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.	1	2
10:22	James Jones defensive rebound.	1	2
10:11	Jermaine O'Neal missed 4 ft two point shot.	1	2
10:10	Jeff Foster offensive rebound.	1	2
10:08	Jeff Foster made layup.	1	4
9:53	Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper.	3	4
9:38	Jeff Foster made dunk. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.	3	6
9:15	Chauncey Billups missed jumper.	3	6
9:14	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound.	3	6
9:03	Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	5	6
8:40	Jermaine O'Neal missed 17 ft jumper.	5	6
8:38	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound.	5	6
8:30	James Jones Personal Foul. Jones's 1st Personal Foul, Indiana's 2nd Team Foul.	5	6
8:18	Chauncey Billups missed 18 ft jumper.	5	6
8:15	Jeff Foster defensive rebound.	5	6
8:12	Jamaal Tinsley's layup blocked by Tayshaun Prince.	5	6
8:11	Jeff Foster offensive rebound.	5	8
8:11	Jeff Foster made layup.	5	8
7:50	Ben Wallace's layup blocked by Jermaine O'Neal.	5	8
7:48	Jeff Foster defensive rebound.	5	8
7:41	Reggie Miller made two point shot. Assisted by James Jones.	5	10
7:16	Rasheed Wallace missed 14 ft jumper.	5	10
7:16	James Jones defensive rebound.	5	10
7:05	Jermaine O'Neal made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.	5	12
6:58	Detroit Full Timeout.	5	12
6:48	Tayshaun Prince missed 7 ft jumper.	5	12
6:48	Jeff Foster defensive rebound.	5	12
6:31	Jermaine O'Neal missed 16 ft jumper.	5	12
6:30	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound.	5	12
6:15	Jermaine O'Neal Shooting Foul. O'Neal's 2nd Personal Foul, Indiana's 3rd Team Foul.	5	12
6:15	Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
6:15	Austin Croshere enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal.	6	12
6:15	Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	12
6:00	Jamaal Tinsley missed 11 ft jumper.	7	12
5:58	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound.	7	12
5:45	Ben Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Reggie Miller.	7	12
5:39	Jamaal Tinsley missed layup.	7	12
5:37	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	7	12
5:30	Tayshaun Prince made running jumper.	9	12
5:03	Jamaal Tinsley missed 25 ft three point jumper.	9	12
5:03	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound.	9	12
4:56	Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.	12	12
4:48	Indiana Full Timeout.	12	12
4:48	Fred Jones enters the game for James Jones.	12	12
4:33	Reggie Miller made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Tinsley.	12	14
4:18	Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.	12	14
4:16	Austin Croshere defensive rebound.	12	14
4:09	Jamaal Tinsley missed 4 ft jumper.	12	14
4:07	Jeff Foster offensive rebound.	12	14
4:07	Jeff Foster Turnover	12	14
4:01	Anthony Johnson enters the game for Jamaal Tinsley.	12	14
3:49	Chauncey Billups's layup blocked by Anthony Johnson.	12	14
3:48	Anthony Johnson defensive rebound.	12	14
3:32	Reggie Miller Bad Pass	12	14
3:17	Rasheed Wallace made layup. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	14	14
2:56	Tayshaun Prince Shooting Foul. Prince's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 2nd Team Foul.	14	14
2:56	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Tayshaun Prince.	14	14
2:56	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace.	14	14
2:56	Michael Curry enters the game for Jeff Foster.	14	14
2:56	David Harrison enters the game for Reggie Miller.	14	14
2:56	Fred Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	15
2:56	Fred Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	16
2:41	Richard Hamilton missed 18 ft jumper.	14	16
2:40	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound.	14	16
2:40	Austin Croshere Personal Foul. Croshere's 1st Personal Foul, Indiana's 4th Team Foul.	14	16
2:24	Richard Hamilton made 11 ft two point shot.	16	16
2:10	David Harrison Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.	16	16
1:53	Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	18	16
1:53	David Harrison Illegal Defense. David Harrison gains possession.	18	16
1:37	Austin Croshere missed 26 ft three point jumper.	18	16
1:35	David Harrison offensive rebound.	18	16
1:34	David Harrison made layup.	18	18
1:19	Richard Hamilton missed 18 ft jumper.	18	18
1:16	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	18	18
1:07	Richard Hamilton missed layup.	18	18
1:06	David Harrison defensive rebound.	18	18
58.4	Richard Hamilton Personal Foul. Hamilton's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 3rd Team Foul.	18	18
58.4	Ronald Dupree enters the game for Chauncey Billups.	18	18
58.4	Darvin Ham enters the game for Ben Wallace.	18	18
55.0	Antonio McDyess Personal Foul. McDyess's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 4th Team Foul.	18	18
55.0	David Harrison made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	19
55.0	David Harrison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	19
54.9	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound.	18	19
35.9	Lindsey Hunter missed 18 ft jumper.	18	19
33.7	Ronald Dupree offensive rebound.	18	19
24.9	Lindsey Hunter's 6 ft jumper blocked by Austin Croshere.	18	19
22.9	Fred Jones defensive rebound.	18	19
19.6	Fred Jones made 2 ft two point shot.	18	21
3.9	Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Johnson.	18	21
0.0	Fred Jones missed 31 ft three point jumper.	18	21
0.0	Indiana offensive rebound.	18	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	18	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pacers
97
Pistons
82

Game 1

20/11

Pistons
98
Pacers
93

Game 2

25/12

Pistons
88
Pacers
76

Game 3

28/1

Pacers
94
Pistons
81

Game 4

26/3

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

5:30 PM, 25 December 2004

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 18,345

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Jess Kersey
Courtney Kirkland

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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