Detroit vs. Indiana
Box Score Extended Box Game Story
PLAYOFFS
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DETROIT 25 16 21 21 83
INDIANA 17 19 17 12 65 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DET - RICHARD HAMILTON 33, RASHEED WALLACE 22,
TAYSHAUN PRINCE 9
IND - RON ARTEST 13, FRED JONES 13, JERMAINE
O'NEAL 11
HIGH REBOUND: DET - BEN WALLACE 12, RASHEED WALLACE 8, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 4
IND - RON ARTEST 11, JERMAINE O'NEAL 6, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 5
HIGH ASSISTS: DET - CHAUNCEY BILLUPS 7, RICHARD HAMILTON 3,
BEN WALLACE 3
IND - JAMAAL TINSLEY 5, ANTHONY JOHNSON 4, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 18,345
Box ScorePLAYOFFS DETROIT (83) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp T Prince 32 3-7 2-2 0-4 2 3 9 R Wallace 38 8-17 4-4 2-8 2 3 22 B Wallace 41 0-2 1-2 3-12 3 1 1 R Hamilton 43 12-22 8-8 0-3 3 0 33 C Billups 32 2-7 3-3 1-4 7 2 7 L Hunter 16 1-3 0-0 0-3 0 4 2 E Campbell 8 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 3 0 C Williamson 16 1-7 3-4 1-3 0 3 5 D Ham 4 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 2 2 M James 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 M Okur 5 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 D Milicic DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 29-70 21-23 10-46 18 22 83 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.913. 3-Point Goals: 4-10, .400 (T Prince 1-2, R Wallace 2-4, R Hamilton 1-2, C Billups 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:13 (B Wallace 5, R Wallace 3, T Prince 3, L Hunter, R Hamilton). Turnovers:14 (C Billups 5, C Williamson 3, R Wallace 3, E Campbell, R Hamilton, M James). Steals: 6 (R Wallace 2, L Hunter, C Billups, R Hamilton, B Wallace). INDIANA (65) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp R Artest 38 4-15 4-6 2-11 3 3 13 J O'Neal 38 5-10 1-4 2-6 1 5 11 A Croshere 33 0-7 2-2 2-5 2 1 2 R Miller 26 2-5 1-2 1-4 3 2 5 J Tinsley 27 3-13 2-2 0-3 5 3 8 A Harrington 23 4-11 1-2 2-5 1 2 9 F Jones 26 5-8 0-0 1-3 0 2 13 A Johnson 21 2-6 0-0 0-3 4 2 4 J Foster 4 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 J Bender 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 K Anderson DNP - COACH'S DECISION S Pollard DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 25-76 11-18 11-42 19 20 65 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.329, FT-.611. 3-Point Goals: 4-21, .190 (R Artest 1-5, A Croshere 0-3, R Miller 0-1, J Tinsley 0-5, F Jones 3-4, A Johnson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:12 (J O'Neal 3, J Bender 2, F Jones 2, R Miller, R Artest, J Tinsley, A Croshere, A Johnson). Turnovers:10 (R Miller 2, A Croshere 2, J Bender 2, J O'Neal, A Johnson, J Tinsley, F Jones). Steals: 9 (R Miller 2, A Croshere 2, A Johnson 2, R Artest, J Tinsley, F Jones). ------------------------------------------- DETROIT 25 16 21 21 - 83 INDIANA 17 19 17 12 - 65 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (R Miller, 0:54 2nd; J O'Neal, 7:26 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,345. T: 2:32. Officials: Joe Derosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie.
Extended BoxPLAYOFFS DETROIT (83) AT INDIANA (65) DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === T PRINCE F 32 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 9 R WALLACE F 38 8-17 4-4 2 6 8 2 3 2 3 22 B WALLACE C 41 0-2 1-2 3 9 12 3 1 1 0 1 R HAMILTON G 43 12-22 8-8 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 33 C BILLUPS G 32 2-7 3-3 1 3 4 7 2 1 5 7 L HUNTER 16 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 2 E CAMPBELL 8 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 C WILLIAMSON 16 1-7 3-4 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 5 D HAM 4 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 2 M JAMES 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 M OKUR 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 D MILICIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 29-70 21-23 10 36 46 18 22 6 14 83 (.414) (.913) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15 (9 PTS) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === R ARTEST F 38 4-15 4-6 2 9 11 3 3 1 0 13 J O'NEAL F 38 5-10 1-4 2 4 6 1 5 0 1 11 A CROSHERE C 33 0-7 2-2 2 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 R MILLER G 26 2-5 1-2 1 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 J TINSLEY G 27 3-13 2-2 0 3 3 5 3 1 1 8 A HARRINGTON 23 4-11 1-2 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 9 F JONES 26 5-8 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 13 A JOHNSON 21 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 2 1 4 J FOSTER 4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 J BENDER 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 K ANDERSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION S POLLARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 25-76 11-18 11 31 42 19 20 9 10 65 (.329) (.611) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 10 (9 PTS) DETROIT 25 16 21 21 - 83 INDIANA 17 19 17 12 - 65 BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - B WALLACE 5, R WALLACE 3, T PRINCE 3, L HUNTER, R HAMILTON. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, J BENDER 2, F JONES 2, R MILLER, R ARTEST, J TINSLEY, A CROSHERE, A JOHNSON. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 4-10 (.400), T PRINCE 1-2, R WALLACE 2- 4, R HAMILTON 1-2, C BILLUPS 0-2. INDIANA 4-21 (.190), R ARTEST 1- 5, A CROSHERE 0-3, R MILLER 0-1, J TINSLEY 0-5, F JONES 3-4, A JOHNSON 0- 3. TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - R MILLER, J O'NEAL. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, RON GARRETSON, STEVE JAVIE. A - 18,345. T - 2:32.
Game StoryINDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- In a defensive-minded series, Richard Hamilton continues to be the exception to the rule. Hamilton scored a playoff career-high 33 points as the Detroit Pistons captured pivotal Game Five of the Eastern Conference finals with an 83-65 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Detroit took a 3-2 lead in the series and can earn its first trip to the NBA Finals since 1990 with a victory at home in Game Six on Tuesday. The Pistons rode the hot hand of Hamilton while clamping down on the Pacers. "Rip played a big game," said Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace, who collected 22 points and eight rebounds. "There's nothing new, he's been doing it this whole series and the last series. He's pretty much been our flow on offense." Hamilton has topped the 20-point plateau in seven straight games and surpassed a 30-point effort in Game Four of the Eastern Conference semifinals against New Jersey. "I always learned and definitely learned from playing from coach Doug Collins playing in Washington, that I have to keep moving," Hamilton said. "I just keep moving, I have a lot of energy. I just try not to stay in the same spot." The Pistons never trailed and Hamilton scored five quick points to snap a 35-35 tie late in the second quarter. Hamilton, who made his first four shots of the third quarter, took a feed from Chauncey Billups for a layup and was fouled. The ensuing free throw put Detriot ahead 53-42 with 6:27 to go. Indiana cut into a 16-point deficit and pulled within 64-59 on Fred Jones' jumper with 8:32 remaining. Wallace answered with four points in an 8-0 surge that put the Pistons ahead 72-59 with 5:49 left. Pacers star Jermaine O'Neal finished with only 11 points and six rebounds - his lowest totals in the series. O'Neal underwent an MRI prior to the game that revealed heavy swelling on his bruised left knee. "They played aggressive, but we didn't share the ball tonight," said O'Neal, who refused to use his knee as an excuse. "We tried to make 1-on-1 plays on the perimeter and that made it tough on us." After getting blasted in Game Five, Detroit made an adjustment by making sure Wallace got his touches on post-up opportunities. Wallace made 8-of-17 shots and also helped open things up for Hamilton. "I think every game we go into, we're trying to establish an inside presence," Detroit coach Larry Brown said. "When we take a lot of threes, we have a tendency to fail. Once you get it inside a little bit, you can get people involved." Indiana shot just under 33 percent (25-of-76), was 4-of-21 from the arc and had 13 shots blocked. Ron Artest made just 4-of-15 shots and Austin Croshere - the spark in Game Four with 14 points - missed all seven shots and scored two points. "It was certainly a tough night from start to finish," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. "Looking at the stat sheet, I've got to say I take the blame for this one myself. I didn't have the guys ready to play this type of game." "We had a feeling they were going to try (Croshere) again since they had success with it so we were ready for it," Wallace said. While Hamilton carried the Pistons' offense, shooting guard counterpart Reggie Miller was unable to keep up. The 38-year-old Miller did not have a basket after the first quarter and finished with only five points. "I don't think it was a letdown, but obviously we didn't play with the same energy that we played with in Detroit," Miller said. "Most or much of our principles went out the window tonight."