| INDIANA (24 - 12) at DETROIT (20 - 16) |
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| ** Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 3 - Game 1 |
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| Key Performance Information |
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| INDIANA is 24-12 in all games this season. (65-47 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 9-9 in road games this season. (24-32 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 10-8 in August or September games this season. (22-19 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 2-1 on Wednesday this season. (7-5 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 8-2 when playing with 3 or more days rest this season. (18-13 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 19-5 vs. division opponents this season. (47-26 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 17-6 after a division game this season. (38-30 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 1-0 in the 1rst game of a playoff series this season. (2-2 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 1-2 in the conference finals over the last 3 seasons. (1-4 since 1997.) | | INDIANA is 2-0 as a # 1 seed in the playoffs this season. (2-0 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 9-4 revenging a loss versus opponent this season. (23-19 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 6-3 revenging a road loss versus opponent this season. (15-12 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 14-4 off a win against a division rival this season. (25-21 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 7-4 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (25-26 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 4-2 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season. (14-18 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 8-6 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (20-13 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 11-6 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season. (28-15 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 5-3 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (16-18 over the last 3 seasons.) | | INDIANA is 7-3 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (20-22 over the last 3 seasons.) |
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| DETROIT is 20-16 in all games this season. (79-45 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 12-6 in home games this season. (47-17 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 14-7 in August or September games this season. (33-19 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 2-3 on Wednesday this season. (11-4 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 5-3 when playing with 3 or more days rest this season. (19-6 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 13-11 vs. division opponents this season. (51-25 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 13-10 after a division game this season. (49-26 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 1-0 in the 1rst game of a playoff series this season. (4-3 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 4-2 in the conference finals over the last 3 seasons. (8-3 since 1997.) | | DETROIT is 2-0 as a # 3 seed in the playoffs this season. (2-0 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 2-1 off a win by 10 points or more over a division rival this season. (13-6 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 8-4 off a win against a division rival this season. (33-17 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 14-9 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (40-23 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 3-3 after a win by 10 points or more this season. (21-10 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 10-6 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (38-21 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 7-3 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season. (25-12 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 8-6 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (17-12 over the last 3 seasons.) | | DETROIT is 8-7 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (26-17 over the last 3 seasons.) |
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| Team Season Statistics |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 77.1 | 35.6 | 26-65 | 40.2% | 6-19 | 32.9% | 19-22 | 82.5% | 41 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 78.7 | 37.4 | 28-66 | 42.8% | 6-16 | 34.5% | 16-21 | 77.6% | 43 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 75.7 | 32.5 | 26-67 | 38.6% | 6-19 | 31.6% | 18-21 | 84.5% | 41 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 73.7 | 35.7 | 27-63 | 42.8% | 4-14 | 31.5% | 15-20 | 76.5% | 42 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 78.2 | 37.3 | 28-66 | 42.9% | 5-16 | 34.5% | 16-21 | 75.9% | 43 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 74.9 | 34.4 | 26-62 | 42.4% | 4-14 | 29.3% | 18-23 | 77.8% | 44 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 78.9 | 37.2 | 29-67 | 43.5% | 5-13 | 35.3% | 16-21 | 75.2% | 45 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 3 | | vs opponents surrendering | 78.7 | 37.7 | 29-66 | 43.0% | 5-16 | 34.3% | 16-21 | 77.7% | 43 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 82.1 | 36.9 | 31-69 | 44.8% | 4-13 | 35.1% | 16-21 | 77.2% | 45 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 78.1 | 37.1 | 27-65 | 41.1% | 6-18 | 34.4% | 19-24 | 77.0% | 42 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 78.6 | 37.5 | 28-67 | 42.7% | 5-16 | 34.2% | 16-21 | 77.2% | 42 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 78.1 | 35.3 | 26-66 | 39.6% | 6-19 | 31.9% | 20-25 | 80.6% | 42 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
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| Season Results And Upcoming Games |
| Here are the recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. |
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| 8/15/2009 | DETROIT | 82-59 | W | 27-60 | 45.0% | 36 | 16 | 23-54 | 42.6% | 39 | 23 | | 8/20/2009 | @ SACRAMENTO | 62-67 | L | 23-59 | 39.0% | 36 | 23 | 24-61 | 39.3% | 43 | 19 | | 8/22/2009 | @ SEATTLE | 60-74 | L | 22-59 | 37.3% | 36 | 14 | 23-61 | 37.7% | 43 | 12 | | 8/27/2009 | SAN ANTONIO | 77-66 | W | 31-76 | 40.8% | 41 | 10 | 23-48 | 47.9% | 38 | 21 | | 8/29/2009 | SACRAMENTO | 78-79 | L | 26-64 | 40.6% | 40 | 18 | 25-62 | 40.3% | 44 | 20 | | 9/2/2009 | PHOENIX | 90-106 | L | 28-66 | 42.4% | 36 | 14 | 41-70 | 58.6% | 41 | 17 | | 9/4/2009 | @ DETROIT | 63-70 | L | 22-81 | 27.2% | 66 | 17 | 26-65 | 40.0% | 45 | 14 | | 9/6/2009 | WASHINGTON | 72-61 | W | 25-64 | 39.1% | 52 | 14 | 22-76 | 28.9% | 51 | 18 | | 9/8/2009 | @ NEW YORK | 69-63 | W | 27-63 | 42.9% | 36 | 14 | 25-62 | 40.3% | 41 | 17 | | 9/10/2009 | @ CHICAGO | 79-86 | L | 28-71 | 39.4% | 36 | 17 | 30-66 | 45.5% | 51 | 20 | | 9/13/2009 | @ CONNECTICUT | 85-95 | L | 29-70 | 41.4% | 34 | 15 | 36-61 | 59.0% | 45 | 16 | | 9/17/2009 | @ WASHINGTON | 88-79 | W | 30-63 | 47.6% | 41 | 17 | 31-69 | 44.9% | 36 | 16 | | 9/19/2009 | WASHINGTON | 81-74 | W | 23-71 | 32.4% | 54 | 17 | 28-74 | 37.8% | 51 | 22 | | 9/23/2009 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 8/15/2009 | @ INDIANA | 59-82 | L | 23-54 | 42.6% | 39 | 23 | 27-60 | 45.0% | 36 | 16 | | 8/18/2009 | SEATTLE | 75-79 | L | 28-62 | 45.2% | 39 | 13 | 25-56 | 44.6% | 33 | 16 | | 8/22/2009 | @ CHICAGO | 76-67 | W | 29-66 | 43.9% | 47 | 10 | 23-65 | 35.4% | 47 | 11 | | 8/23/2009 | SAN ANTONIO | 99-84 | W | 35-61 | 57.4% | 40 | 12 | 28-63 | 44.4% | 31 | 15 | | 8/25/2009 | @ CONNECTICUT | 90-70 | W | 33-60 | 55.0% | 40 | 21 | 26-59 | 44.1% | 34 | 18 | | 8/27/2009 | ATLANTA | 87-83 | W | 29-76 | 38.2% | 54 | 17 | 29-69 | 42.0% | 45 | 23 | | 8/29/2009 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 88-100 | L | 33-74 | 44.6% | 34 | 14 | 35-72 | 48.6% | 51 | 13 | | 9/1/2009 | PHOENIX | 101-99 | W | 42-82 | 51.2% | 40 | 10 | 34-73 | 46.6% | 46 | 19 | | 9/4/2009 | INDIANA | 70-63 | W | 26-65 | 40.0% | 45 | 14 | 22-81 | 27.2% | 66 | 17 | | 9/6/2009 | CHICAGO | 84-75 | W | 29-69 | 42.0% | 46 | 14 | 23-61 | 37.7% | 47 | 18 | | 9/9/2009 | @ MINNESOTA | 72-75 | L | 28-71 | 39.4% | 57 | 18 | 23-63 | 36.5% | 41 | 11 | | 9/10/2009 | NEW YORK | 94-87 | W | 32-63 | 50.8% | 45 | 20 | 32-68 | 47.1% | 29 | 15 | | 9/12/2009 | @ CHICAGO | 80-69 | W | 29-75 | 38.7% | 52 | 10 | 25-63 | 39.7% | 40 | 10 | | 9/16/2009 | ATLANTA | 94-89 | W | 37-79 | 46.8% | 43 | 11 | 30-66 | 45.5% | 43 | 19 | | 9/18/2009 | @ ATLANTA | 94-79 | W | 35-65 | 53.8% | 47 | 22 | 28-69 | 40.6% | 43 | 22 | | 9/23/2009 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Recent Head-to-Head Matchups |
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| DETROIT is 24-20 in past games against INDIANA since 1997 | | The average score in these games was DETROIT 71, INDIANA 70 |
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| DETROIT is 10-7 in past games against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons | | The average score in these games was DETROIT 74, INDIANA 72 |
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| DETROIT is 17-7 in past games against INDIANA since 1997 | | The average score in these games was DETROIT 73, INDIANA 67 |
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| DETROIT is 7-3 in past games against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons | | The average score in these games was DETROIT 75, INDIANA 69 |
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9/4/2009 | INDIANA | 63 | 25 | 22-81 | 27.2% | 5-28 | 17.9% | 14-20 | 70.0% | 66 | 19 | 17 | | | DETROIT | 70 | 34 | 26-65 | 40.0% | 2-10 | 20.0% | 16-23 | 69.6% | 45 | 6 | 14 | 8/15/2009 | DETROIT | 59 | 38 | 23-54 | 42.6% | 3-7 | 42.9% | 10-16 | 62.5% | 39 | 10 | 23 | | | INDIANA | 82 | 39 | 27-60 | 45.0% | 10-24 | 41.7% | 18-23 | 78.3% | 36 | 9 | 16 | 6/21/2009 | DETROIT | 70 | 48 | 30-68 | 44.1% | 5-16 | 31.2% | 5-9 | 55.6% | 36 | 11 | 15 | | | INDIANA | 82 | 37 | 30-55 | 54.5% | 9-21 | 42.9% | 13-16 | 81.2% | 34 | 5 | 14 | 6/19/2009 | INDIANA | 66 | 25 | 17-57 | 29.8% | 7-23 | 30.4% | 25-28 | 89.3% | 40 | 9 | 12 | | | DETROIT | 54 | 27 | 18-61 | 29.5% | 4-12 | 33.3% | 14-19 | 73.7% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 9/23/2008 | INDIANA | 61 | 19 | 25-62 | 40.3% | 2-17 | 11.8% | 9-9 | 100.0% | 36 | 5 | 21 | | | DETROIT | 80 | 49 | 30-73 | 41.1% | 4-12 | 33.3% | 16-17 | 94.1% | 45 | 11 | 12 | 9/21/2008 | INDIANA | 89 | 42 | 22-60 | 36.7% | 11-26 | 42.3% | 34-37 | 91.9% | 42 | 6 | 15 | | | DETROIT | 82 | 38 | 28-73 | 38.4% | 6-20 | 30.0% | 20-21 | 95.2% | 45 | 14 | 16 | 9/19/2008 | DETROIT | 81 | 39 | 28-53 | 52.8% | 6-11 | 54.5% | 19-22 | 86.4% | 38 | 8 | 20 | | | INDIANA | 72 | 29 | 24-65 | 36.9% | 6-22 | 27.3% | 18-22 | 81.8% | 35 | 11 | 13 | 9/5/2008 | INDIANA | 68 | 29 | 21-69 | 30.4% | 8-28 | 28.6% | 18-24 | 75.0% | 38 | 17 | 15 | | | DETROIT | 90 | 46 | 32-53 | 60.4% | 8-12 | 66.7% | 18-23 | 78.3% | 42 | 7 | 20 | 5/31/2008 | DETROIT | 74 | 28 | 27-73 | 37.0% | 4-10 | 40.0% | 16-22 | 72.7% | 51 | 21 | 10 | | | INDIANA | 65 | 32 | 20-58 | 34.5% | 5-13 | 38.5% | 20-27 | 74.1% | 46 | 13 | 16 | 5/21/2008 | INDIANA | 71 | 36 | 23-56 | 41.1% | 7-24 | 29.2% | 18-20 | 90.0% | 37 | 6 | 26 | | | DETROIT | 76 | 43 | 30-64 | 46.9% | 0-8 | 0.0% | 16-21 | 76.2% | 37 | 7 | 20 |
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| Key Player Injuries |
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| [C] 08/07/2009 - Yolanda Griffith has retired ( Retired ) | |
| [F] 06/24/2009 - Plenette Pierson out for the season. ( Shoulder ) | | [G] 09/15/2009 - Katie Smith out indefinitely ( Back ) |
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