Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle placed blame on Detroit Pistons coaches and poor security for the Nov. 19 brawl at the Palace, according to an 871-page police report of the incident obtained by The Detroit News.

"I think Detroit is very understaffed security wise, having been there for two years," Carlisle said in a Nov. 20 statement to an NBA security official. "This whole thing could have been prevented but the Detroit coaching staff did not get involved. They did not properly remove (Pistons forward) Ben (Wallace) from the floor. Ben threw his towel and that was the cue to start throwing things at Ron (Artest)."