Pistons 96-88 Pacers (31 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Indiana Pacers

3-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	18	26	20	24	88
DET	21	31	30	14	96

Detroit Pistons

1-3, 1-1 home

Jonas Jerebko makes 14-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Roy Hibbert blocks Greg Monroe's layup
Ben Gordon misses 13-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 8-foot running jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses 19-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 11-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Louis Amundson blocks Austin Daye's layup
Jason Maxiell makes layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Louis Amundson blocks Austin Daye's layup
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Brandon Knight misses 21-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Ben Wallace makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Daye misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Jonas Jerebko makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Greg Monroe makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Jonas Jerebko misses layup
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot hook shot (Greg Monroe assists)
Greg Monroe makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Greg Monroe misses jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 5-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Greg Monroe makes 5-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 8-foot two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 8-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Greg Monroe makes hook shot (Jonas Jerebko assists)
Ben Gordon makes 23-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 5-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses layup
Jason Maxiell makes hook shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
Damien Wilkins misses tip shot
Jonas Jerebko misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Jonas Jerebko misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 19-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Tyler Hansbrough blocks Greg Monroe's 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Paul George blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses tip shot
Greg Monroe makes tip shot
Danny Granger makes 7-foot hook shot
David West misses 6-foot hook shot
David West makes 8-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Roy Hibbert misses 9-foot hook shot
Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)
Paul George misses jumper
David West misses 7-foot running jumper
Roy Hibbert misses two point shot
Paul George misses layup
David West makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper
Roy Hibbert makes 9-foot jumper (Paul George assists)
Danny Granger misses 20-foot jumper
George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyler Hansbrough makes 18-foot jumper (Lance Stephenson assists)
Dahntay Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Tyler Hansbrough misses 17-foot jumper
Austin Daye blocks Louis Amundson's 16-foot jumper
Lance Stephenson misses 35-foot three point jumper
Lance Stephenson misses 17-foot jumper
Tyler Hansbrough misses hook shot
Tyler Hansbrough makes two point shot
Tyler Hansbrough misses 20-foot jumper
Lance Stephenson misses 20-foot jumper
George Hill makes driving layup
Tyler Hansbrough misses 7-foot jumper
George Hill makes driving layup
Danny Granger misses layup
Tyler Hansbrough makes tip shot
Danny Granger misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot running jumper
Danny Granger misses jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Paul George makes two point shot
Roy Hibbert misses two point shot
Danny Granger makes 31-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 69-foot three point jumper
Roy Hibbert makes 8-foot hook shot
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 17-foot jumper
Danny Granger makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Danny Granger misses 19-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
Darren Collison makes 18-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Paul George assists)
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert makes 4-foot hook shot
Darren Collison misses 13-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 18-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
George Hill misses 10-foot jumper
George Hill makes driving layup
Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists)
Tyler Hansbrough misses 19-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
George Hill makes 21-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Tyler Hansbrough misses 18-foot jumper
George Hill misses 19-foot two point shot
Danny Granger makes 11-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 21-foot jumper
Tyler Hansbrough misses 20-foot jumper
Tyler Hansbrough makes layup
George Hill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Danny Granger misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe blocks Tyler Hansbrough's 5-foot hook shot
Darren Collison makes layup (Paul George assists)
George Hill makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Tyler Hansbrough misses 6-foot hook shot
George Hill makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Danny Granger misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyler Hansbrough makes 8-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
George Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper

PACERS

PISTONS

TIME		IND	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Roy Hibbert vs. Greg Monroe (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Roy Hibbert 3 second	0	0
11:29	Roy Hibbert personal foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	0	0
11:12	Jonas Jerebko makes 14-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	0	2
10:49	Danny Granger makes 7-foot hook shot	2	2
10:30	Roy Hibbert blocks Greg Monroe's layup	2	2
10:29	Roy Hibbert defensive rebound	2	2
10:18	David West misses 6-foot hook shot	2	2
10:17	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	2	2
10:03	Ben Gordon misses 13-foot jumper	2	2
10:03	Darren Collison defensive rebound	2	2
10:00	Darren Collison out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	2
9:48	Ben Gordon bad pass (Darren Collison steals)	2	2
9:36	David West makes 8-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)	4	2
9:22	Jonas Jerebko makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)	4	4
9:02	Roy Hibbert misses 9-foot hook shot	4	4
9:00	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	4	4
8:56	Ben Gordon misses 8-foot running jumper	4	4
8:56	Detroit offensive team rebound	4	4
8:56	Paul George loose ball foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	4	4
8:37	Jonas Jerebko misses jumper	4	4
8:37	Paul George defensive rebound	4	4
8:19	Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)	7	4
8:07	Greg Monroe offensive foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	7	4
8:07	Greg Monroe turnover	7	4
7:52	Paul George misses jumper	7	4
7:52	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	7	4
7:28	Jonas Jerebko makes two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)	7	6
7:13	David West misses 7-foot running jumper	7	6
7:11	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	7	6
7:03	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	7	6
7:01	Darren Collison defensive rebound	7	6
6:54	Roy Hibbert misses two point shot	7	6
6:52	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	7	6
6:43	Greg Monroe makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)	7	8
6:24	Paul George misses layup	7	8
6:22	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	7	8
6:16	Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	7	11
5:56	David West makes layup (Darren Collison assists)	9	11
5:33	Jonas Jerebko misses 19-foot jumper	9	11
5:33	Danny Granger defensive rebound	9	11
5:22	Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	11
5:20	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	9	11
5:03	Jonas Jerebko makes two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)	9	13
4:48	Roy Hibbert makes 9-foot jumper (Paul George assists)	11	13
4:43	Detroit full timeout	11	13
4:43	Brandon Knight enters the game for Rodney Stuckey	11	13
4:43	Tyler Hansbrough enters the game for David West	11	13
4:43	George Hill enters the game for Paul George	11	13
4:35	Greg Monroe offensive foul (George Hill draws the foul)	11	13
4:35	Greg Monroe turnover	11	13
4:35	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Greg Monroe	11	13
4:18	Danny Granger misses 20-foot jumper	11	13
4:16	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	11	13
4:01	Jason Maxiell misses 16-foot jumper	11	13
4:00	Darren Collison defensive rebound	11	13
3:49	Brandon Knight shooting foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	11	13
3:49	Darren Collison makes free throw 1 of 2	12	13
3:49	Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2	12	13
3:48	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	12	13
3:25	Jason Maxiell misses 11-foot jumper	12	13
3:24	Roy Hibbert defensive rebound	12	13
3:14	Jason Maxiell shooting foul (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)	12	13
3:14	Tyler Hansbrough makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
3:14	Dahntay Jones enters the game for Danny Granger	13	13
3:14	Ben Wallace enters the game for Jonas Jerebko	13	13
3:14	Tyler Hansbrough makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
3:06	Tyler Hansbrough illegal defense foul	14	13
3:06	Ben Gordon makes technical free throw	14	14
2:54	Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)	14	16
2:33	George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	16
2:32	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	14	16
2:26	Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	14	16
2:25	Tyler Hansbrough defensive rebound	14	16
2:19	Indiana full timeout	14	16
2:19	Louis Amundson enters the game for Roy Hibbert	14	16
2:19	Lance Stephenson enters the game for Darren Collison	14	16
2:11	Tyler Hansbrough makes 18-foot jumper (Lance Stephenson assists)	16	16
2:00	Dahntay Jones illegal defense foul	16	16
2:00	Ben Gordon makes technical free throw	16	17
1:50	Tayshaun Prince bad pass (Dahntay Jones steals)	16	17
1:47	Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)	16	17
1:47	Tyler Hansbrough makes free throw 1 of 2	17	17
1:47	Tyler Hansbrough makes free throw 2 of 2	18	17
1:34	Brandon Knight misses 18-foot jumper	18	17
1:32	Dahntay Jones defensive rebound	18	17
1:23	Dahntay Jones misses 22-foot jumper	18	17
1:23	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	18	17
1:12	Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper	18	17
1:10	George Hill defensive rebound	18	17
1:04	Tyler Hansbrough misses 17-foot jumper	18	17
1:02	Brandon Knight defensive rebound	18	17
59.9	Brandon Knight lost ball (Louis Amundson steals)	18	17
55.5	Dahntay Jones bad pass	18	17
55.5	Austin Daye enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	18	17
36.8	Louis Amundson personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	18	17
29.5	Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)	18	19
8.9	Austin Daye blocks Louis Amundson's 16-foot jumper	18	19
6.9	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	18	19
4.9	Louis Amundson blocks Austin Daye's layup	18	19
3.5	Jason Maxiell offensive rebound	18	19
2.5	Jason Maxiell makes layup	18	21
0.1	Lance Stephenson misses 35-foot three point jumper	18	21
0.0	Indiana offensive team rebound	18	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pistons
79
Pacers
91

Game 1

27/12

Pacers
88
Pistons
96

Game 2

31/12

Pistons
97
Pacers
103

Game 3

24/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

11:00 PM, 31 December 2011

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 8,824

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Mark Lindsay
Tony Brown

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	13	15	.464	11.5	W3
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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