Opening Round - Detroit wins 3-0
The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Attendance: 21,454
Officials: Dan Crawford, Mike Mathis, Wally Rooney
Team Rebounds: Indiana (0) Detroit (0)
Technicals: Indiana (0) Detroit (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND (42-40) | 17 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 92 |
| DET (59-23) | 32 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 104 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 89 | 102.8 | 116.2 |
| DET | 89 | 116.2 | 102.8 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | .479 | 0.168 | 0.250 | 0.338 |
| DET | .484 | 0.190 | 0.457 | 0.176 |
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Vern Fleming | Starter | PG | 43:00 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | Reggie Miller | Starter | SG | 41:00 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 10.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 45 | Chuck Person | Starter | SF | 38:00 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Detlef Schrempf | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 11.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 45 | Rik Smits | Starter | C | 38:00 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 17.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Rickey Green | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Calvin Natt | Bench | SF | 09:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | LaSalle Thompson | Bench | C | 09:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Randy Wittman | Bench | SF | 07:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Sanders | Bench | SF | 10:00 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 33-71 | 2-8 | 24-27 | 77.1 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 92 | ||||
| 46.5% | 25.0% | 88.9% |
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Joe Dumars | Starter | SG | 32:00 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 53 | James Edwards | Starter | C | 24:00 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 40 | Bill Laimbeer | Starter | PF | 35:00 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 12.5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Dennis Rodman | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1.9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 15.0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 23 | Mark Aguirre | Bench | SF | 22:00 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 00 | William Bedford | Bench | C | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | Bench | PG | 26:00 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | John Salley | Bench | C | 35:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 14.4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-91 | 2-3 | 16-20 | 85.0 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 104 | ||||
| 47.3% | 66.7% | 80.0% |
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Vern Fleming 14.3p, 3.9r, 7.4a |
Reggie Miller 24.6p, 3.6r, 3.8a |
Chuck Person 19.7p, 5.8r, 3a |
Detlef Schrempf 16.2p, 7.9r, 3.2a |
Rik Smits 15.5p, 6.2r, 1.7a |
| Rotation | |
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Mike Sanders 6.2p, 2.8r, 1.1a |
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| Lim PT | Rickey Green 3.5p, 0.8r, 2.6a |
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Calvin Natt 4.1p, 2.5r, 0.6a |
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LaSalle Thompson 6.8p, 7.7r, 1.3a |
| Lim PT | |
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Randy Wittman 2.1p, 0.5r, 0.6a |
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| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Isiah Thomas 18.4p, 3.8r, 9.4a |
Joe Dumars 17.8p, 2.8r, 4.9a |
Dennis Rodman 8.8p, 9.7r, 0.9a |
Bill Laimbeer 12.1p, 9.6r, 2.1a |
James Edwards 14.5p, 4.2r, 0.8a |
| Rotation | Vinnie Johnson 9.8p, 3.1r, 3.1a |
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Mark Aguirre 14.1p, 3.9r, 1.9a |
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John Salley 7.2p, 5.4r, 0.8a |
| Lim PT | |
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William Bedford 2.8p, 1.4r, 0.1a |
