Pistons 117-97 Pacers (13 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Indiana Pacers

31-38, 12-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	20	29	19	29	97
DET	38	29	24	26	117

Detroit Pistons

16-53, 9-27 home

117

Killian Hayes makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
James Wiseman misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Wiseman makes 3-foot hook shot (Killian Hayes assists)
Rodney McGruder misses two point shot
Killian Hayes makes two point shot
Isaiah Livers misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rodney McGruder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Eugene Omoruyi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Rodney McGruder makes three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Eugene Omoruyi makes 2-foot layup (Killian Hayes assists)
Eugene Omoruyi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Livers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Duren makes 6-foot two point shot (Killian Hayes assists)
Killian Hayes misses 11-foot two point shot
Jalen Duren makes dunk
Eugene Omoruyi makes layup (Killian Hayes assists)
Eugene Omoruyi makes two point shot (Cory Joseph assists)
Killian Hayes makes driving floating jump shot
Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
R.J. Hampton makes 2-foot dunk
Eugene Omoruyi makes layup (Cory Joseph assists)
Buddy Boeheim misses 23-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Livers misses 11-foot two point shot
Isaiah Livers misses 26-foot three point jumper
R.J. Hampton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Cory Joseph makes driving layup
Cory Joseph makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
R.J. Hampton misses 4-foot two point shot
Jalen Duren makes two point shot
Rodney McGruder misses two point shot
Jalen Duren makes two point shot
Rodney McGruder makes two point shot (R.J. Hampton assists)
Jalen Duren misses 11-foot two point shot
Cory Joseph makes 23-foot three point jumper (Buddy Boeheim assists)
James Wiseman makes 9-foot hook shot (Killian Hayes assists)
Killian Hayes misses two point shot
Buddy Boeheim misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph misses two point shot
James Wiseman makes dunk
James Wiseman makes dunk (Rodney McGruder assists)
Rodney McGruder misses driving layup
R.J. Hampton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Killian Hayes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Killian Hayes misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
R.J. Hampton misses 18-foot jumper
James Wiseman misses 2-foot hook shot
Aaron Nesmith blocks James Wiseman 's 2-foot layup
Rodney McGruder makes 2-foot layup (James Wiseman assists)
James Wiseman misses layup
Killian Hayes misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Killian Hayes misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Isaiah Livers misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Wiseman makes 6-foot two point shot
Isaiah Jackson blocks Isaiah Livers 's 5-foot layup
Rodney McGruder misses 8-foot two point shot
Eugene Omoruyi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney McGruder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph makes 25-foot three point jumper
James Wiseman misses 14-foot jumper
Rodney McGruder makes two point shot (Eugene Omoruyi assists)
Buddy Hield blocks James Wiseman's hook shot
James Wiseman misses 2-foot hook shot
Cory Joseph makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rodney McGruder assists)
Jalen Duren misses 2-foot hook shot
Eugene Omoruyi makes driving floating jump shot
Rodney McGruder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
Oshae Brissett blocks Jalen Duren 's 2-foot hook shot
R.J. Hampton misses driving layup
Rodney McGruder misses layup
Jalen Duren misses layup
Isaiah Livers makes 8-foot two point shot
Buddy Boeheim misses 23-foot three point jumper
Buddy Boeheim misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eugene Omoruyi makes driving layup (Cory Joseph assists)
R.J. Hampton makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Buddy Boeheim misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eugene Omoruyi makes two point shot
Eugene Omoruyi misses 23-foot three point jumper
R.J. Hampton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
Jalen Smith blocks Jalen Duren 's 2-foot layup
Jalen Duren makes layup (R.J. Hampton assists)
Eugene Omoruyi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Jalen Duren makes dunk (R.J. Hampton assists)
Cory Joseph misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Buddy Boeheim makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Buddy Boeheim misses 27-foot three point jumper
Killian Hayes misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Cory Joseph makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Cory Joseph misses driving floating jump shot
Rodney McGruder misses driving floating jump shot
Cory Joseph misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cory Joseph misses driving layup
James Wiseman makes dunk
Rodney McGruder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
James Wiseman makes 2-foot dunk (Eugene Omoruyi assists)
Killian Hayes makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Eugene Omoruyi misses driving layup
James Wiseman makes 1-foot dunk (Killian Hayes assists)
Buddy Hield misses two point shot
Aaron Nesmith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Aaron Nesmith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Aaron Nesmith misses 29-foot three point jumper
James Wiseman blocks Isaiah Jackson 's 2-foot layup
James Wiseman blocks Aaron Nesmith's layup
Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
Chris Duarte misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Duarte misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Andrew Nembhard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Isaiah Jackson makes two point shot
Aaron Nesmith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Nembhard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Duarte makes 10-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Andrew Nembhard makes two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Oshae Brissett makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Oshae Brissett misses driving layup
Andrew Nembhard misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Andrew Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot
Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
George Hill misses driving layup
Jordan Nwora makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)
Jalen Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Nwora misses 26-foot three point jumper
Oshae Brissett misses 23-foot three point jumper
Oshae Brissett misses driving layup
Jalen Duren blocks Jalen Smith 's 6-foot layup
Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes driving layup
Isaiah Jackson misses layup
Buddy Hield misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Duarte makes 22-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Andrew Nembhard makes 3-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Chris Duarte misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Nembhard misses two point shot
Isaiah Jackson makes tip shot
Andrew Nembhard makes 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Nembhard makes two point shot
Andrew Nembhard makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists)
Chris Duarte makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Isaiah Jackson makes dunk (Aaron Nesmith assists)
Isaiah Jackson makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Duarte makes driving layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Isaiah Jackson misses driving layup
Aaron Nesmith misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Wiseman blocks Andrew Nembhard 's 3-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Duarte misses driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Smith misses 5-foot hook shot
Buddy Hield makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Buddy Hield misses driving layup
Oshae Brissett misses driving layup
Jordan Nwora misses 27-foot three point jumper
Oshae Brissett misses 23-foot three point jumper
Oshae Brissett makes 3-foot dunk (Jalen Smith assists)
Jalen Smith makes alley oop dunk shot (Jordan Nwora assists)
Jordan Nwora misses driving floating jump shot
Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Nwora makes driving floating jump shot
George Hill makes 26-foot three pointer
George Hill misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jalen Duren blocks Aaron Nesmith 's 5-foot layup
Jalen Smith makes layup (George Hill assists)
Jalen Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
George Hill misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Oshae Brissett makes two point shot
Jordan Nwora misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Nwora makes 26-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists)
Aaron Nesmith makes two point shot (Jordan Nwora assists)
Jordan Nwora makes two point shot (Oshae Brissett assists)
Jordan Nwora makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nesmith assists)
Jordan Nwora makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Andrew Nembhard misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Nwora misses driving floating jump shot
Aaron Nesmith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Nwora assists)
Aaron Nesmith makes 10-foot two point shot
Aaron Nesmith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Jackson makes dunk (Aaron Nesmith assists)
Andrew Nembhard misses 7-foot two point shot
Jordan Nwora makes two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)
Andrew Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot

PACERS

PISTONS

TIME		IND	DET
12:00	Isaiah Jackson vs. James Wiseman (Rodney McGruder gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Killian Hayes makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:15	Buddy Hield misses two point shot	0	2
11:11	James Wiseman defensive rebound	0	2
10:57	James Wiseman misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:55	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Aaron Nesmith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	3	2
10:37	Isaiah Jackson personal foul	3	2
10:28	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	3	2
10:28	Killian Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:28	Killian Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:18	Isaiah Jackson lost ball turnover (Eugene Omoruyi steals)	3	4
10:03	James Wiseman makes 3-foot hook shot (Killian Hayes assists)	3	6
9:41	Aaron Nesmith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists)	5	6
9:16	Rodney McGruder misses two point shot	5	6
9:14	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	5	6
9:11	Aaron Nesmith misses 29-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:06	Killian Hayes defensive rebound	5	6
8:59	Killian Hayes makes two point shot	5	8
8:46	James Wiseman blocks Isaiah Jackson 's 2-foot layup	5	8
8:43	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	5	8
8:42	James Wiseman blocks Aaron Nesmith's layup	5	8
8:40	Chris Duarte offensive rebound	5	8
8:39	Buddy Hield misses three point jumper	5	8
8:37	James Wiseman defensive rebound	5	8
8:33	Isaiah Livers misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	8
8:30	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	5	8
8:23	Chris Duarte misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:20	James Wiseman defensive rebound	5	8
8:12	Killian Hayes offensive foul	5	8
8:12	Killian Hayes turnover	5	8
7:58	Chris Duarte misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	5	8
7:52	Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound	5	8
7:49	James Wiseman offensive foul	5	8
7:49	James Wiseman turnover	5	8
7:25	Andrew Nembhard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	8
7:05	Rodney McGruder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)	7	11
6:50	Isaiah Livers shooting foul	7	11
6:50	Pistons Full timeout	7	11
6:50	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2	7	11
6:50	Pacers offensive team rebound	7	11
6:50	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	8	11
6:35	Eugene Omoruyi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)	8	14
6:22	Andrew Nembhard bad pass (Killian Hayes steals)	8	14
6:16	Rodney McGruder makes three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)	8	17
5:58	Isaiah Jackson makes two point shot	10	17
5:58	James Wiseman shooting foul	10	17
5:58	Jalen Duren enters the game for James Wiseman	10	17
5:58	Isaiah Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1	11	17
5:41	Eugene Omoruyi makes 2-foot layup (Killian Hayes assists)	11	19
5:32	Aaron Nesmith misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	19
5:29	Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound	11	19
5:23	Eugene Omoruyi misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	19
5:21	Isaiah Livers offensive rebound	11	19
5:11	Isaiah Livers misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	19
5:10	Pacers defensive team rebound	11	19
4:57	Andrew Nembhard misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	19
4:54	Buddy Hield offensive rebound	11	19
4:51	Chris Duarte makes 10-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)	13	19
4:51	Eugene Omoruyi shooting foul	13	19
4:51	Chris Duarte makes free throw 1 of 1	14	19
4:39	Jalen Duren makes 6-foot two point shot (Killian Hayes assists)	14	21
4:25	Andrew Nembhard makes two point shot	16	21
4:25	Isaiah Livers shooting foul	16	21
4:25	Isaiah Livers technical foul (1st technical foul)	16	21
4:25	Buddy Hield misses technical free throw	16	21
4:25	Pacers offensive team rebound	16	21
4:25	R.J. Hampton enters the game for Isaiah Livers	16	21
4:25	Oshae Brissett enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	16	21
4:25	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 1	17	21
4:10	Killian Hayes misses 11-foot two point shot	17	21
4:06	Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound	17	21
4:06	Jalen Duren makes dunk	17	23
3:55	Oshae Brissett bad pass (Killian Hayes steals)	17	23
3:50	Eugene Omoruyi makes layup (Killian Hayes assists)	17	25
3:50	Pacers Full timeout	17	25
3:50	Cory Joseph enters the game for Rodney McGruder	17	25
3:50	Jalen Smith enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	17	25
3:36	Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	25
3:32	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	17	25
3:20	Eugene Omoruyi makes two point shot (Cory Joseph assists)	17	27
3:04	Oshae Brissett makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	19	27
2:51	Killian Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	27
2:51	Jordan Nwora enters the game for Buddy Hield	19	27
2:39	Oshae Brissett misses driving layup	19	27
2:37	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	19	27
2:31	Andrew Nembhard misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	19	27
2:28	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	19	27
2:19	Killian Hayes makes driving floating jump shot	19	29
2:07	Andrew Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot	19	29
2:05	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	19	29
1:58	Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	29
1:56	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	19	29
1:51	Cory Joseph makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)	19	32
1:46	Pacers Full timeout	19	32
1:46	Buddy Boeheim enters the game for Killian Hayes	19	32
1:46	James Johnson enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	19	32
1:46	George Hill enters the game for Chris Duarte	19	32
1:33	Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	32
1:31	R.J. Hampton defensive rebound	19	32
1:24	R.J. Hampton makes 2-foot dunk	19	34
1:03	George Hill bad pass (Buddy Boeheim steals)	19	34
59.1	Eugene Omoruyi makes layup (Cory Joseph assists)	19	36
48.1	Eugene Omoruyi personal foul	19	36
48.1	James Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	19	36
48.1	Pacers offensive team rebound	19	36
48.1	Isaiah Livers enters the game for Eugene Omoruyi	19	36
48.1	James Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	36
32.1	Jordan Nwora shooting foul	20	36
32.1	R.J. Hampton makes free throw 1 of 2	20	37
32.1	R.J. Hampton makes free throw 2 of 2	20	38
14.1	George Hill misses driving layup	20	38
12.1	Cory Joseph defensive rebound	20	38
2.0	Buddy Boeheim misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	38
2.0	Isaiah Livers offensive rebound	20	38
0.0	Isaiah Livers misses 11-foot two point shot	20	38
0.0	Pistons offensive team rebound	20	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	38

Regular Season Series

IND leads 2-1

Pistons
115
Pacers
124

Game 1

23/10

Pacers
121
Pistons
115

Game 2

12/3

Pacers
97
Pistons
117

Game 3

13/3

Pistons
122
Pacers
115

Game 4

8/4

Little Caesars Arena

11:00 PM, 13 March 2023

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 18,313

Referees:
Brent Barnaky
Kevin Scott
Suyash Mehta

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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