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DETROIT (21 - 17) at INDIANA (25 - 13)

Saturday, 9/26/2009 7:05 PM

* Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 3 - Game 1 - Tied 1-1

	DETROIT - Local News Coverage
	INDIANA - Local News Coverage

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for DETROIT

DETROIT is 21-17 in all games this season. (80-46 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 8-11 in road games this season. (32-29 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 15-8 in August or September games this season. (34-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 3-4 on Saturday games this season. (12-10 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 3-0 when playing on back-to-back days this season. (9-6 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 14-12 vs. division opponents this season. (52-26 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 14-11 after a division game this season. (50-27 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 6-0 in the 3rd game of a playoff series over the last 3 seasons. (9-2 since 1997.)

DETROIT is 1-1 in the conference finals this season. (5-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 3-1 as a # 3 seed in the playoffs this season. (3-1 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 1-1 when attempting to close out a playoff series this season. (7-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 5-1 when tied in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons. (9-3 since 1997.)

DETROIT is 8-1 when facing elimination in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons. (14-4 since 1997.)

DETROIT is 11-6 revenging a loss versus opponent this season. (32-12 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 8-2 revenging a road loss versus opponent this season. (18-8 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 5-6 off a loss against a division rival this season. (16-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 15-9 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (41-23 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 11-7 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (39-22 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 8-4 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season. (26-13 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for INDIANA

INDIANA is 25-13 in all games this season. (66-48 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 16-3 in home games this season. (42-15 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 11-9 in August or September games this season. (23-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 4-3 on Saturday games this season. (13-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 1-1 when playing on back-to-back days this season. (6-5 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 20-6 vs. division opponents this season. (48-27 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 18-7 after a division game this season. (39-31 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 1-2 in the 3rd game of a playoff series over the last 3 seasons. (1-3 since 1997.)

INDIANA is 1-1 in the conference finals this season. (2-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 3-1 as a # 1 seed in the playoffs this season. (3-1 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 1-0 when attempting to close out a playoff series this season. (2-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 1-2 when tied in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons. (1-3 since 1997.)

INDIANA is 1-0 when facing elimination in a playoff series this season. (4-2 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 14-5 off a win against a division rival this season. (25-22 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 10-6 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (26-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 8-5 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (26-27 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 5-3 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season. (15-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 9-7 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (21-14 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 12-7 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season. (29-16 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 6-4 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (17-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

INDIANA is 8-4 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (21-23 over the last 3 seasons.)

Team Season Statistics

DETROIT Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	78.6	37.1	29-67	43.3%	5-13	35.2%	16-21	75.6%	45	11	17	23	8	16	3
vs opponents surrendering	78.5	37.6	28-66	43.0%	5-16	34.2%	16-21	77.7%	43	10	16	20	8	15	4
Team Stats (Road Games)	75.7	37.5	28-66	42.0%	5-13	35.5%	16-22	73.6%	45	12	16	23	8	17	3
Stats Against (All Games)	77.6	37.2	27-65	41.0%	6-18	34.2%	18-24	76.5%	42	9	16	21	8	15	3
vs opponents averaging	78.5	37.4	28-67	42.6%	6-16	34.1%	16-21	77.4%	42	10	16	20	9	15	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	78.2	38.9	27-64	42.8%	6-17	36.6%	18-24	72.8%	41	8	16	21	9	15	3

INDIANA Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	76.6	35.7	26-65	40.2%	6-19	32.8%	18-22	81.7%	41	10	16	20	11	15	4
vs opponents surrendering	78.6	37.4	28-66	42.8%	6-16	34.5%	16-21	77.5%	43	10	16	20	8	15	4
Team Stats (Home Games)	78.5	38.7	26-63	42.0%	6-18	34.0%	20-25	79.8%	41	10	15	19	11	15	4
Stats Against (All Games)	73.7	35.8	27-63	42.7%	4-14	31.6%	16-20	76.8%	43	10	14	21	8	18	4
vs opponents averaging	78.2	37.3	28-66	42.9%	5-15	34.6%	16-21	75.9%	43	10	16	20	8	15	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	72.6	37.1	27-64	43.1%	5-15	33.6%	13-17	74.9%	41	11	13	22	8	18	4

Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved.

DETROIT - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
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	72-56	W	25-65	38.5%	46	12	22-62	35.5%	40	18
9/25/2009	@ INDIANA	75-79	L	27-65	41.5%	48	24	27-60	45.0%	37	11
9/26/2009	@ INDIANA

INDIANA - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
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	56-72	L	22-62	35.5%	40	18	25-65	38.5%	46	12
9/25/2009	DETROIT	79-75	W	27-60	45.0%	37	11	27-65	41.5%	48	24
9/26/2009	DETROIT

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Summary of past games in this series since 1997

DETROIT is 25-21 in past games against INDIANA since 1997

The average score in these games was DETROIT 71, INDIANA 70

Summary of games over the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 11-8 in past games against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was DETROIT 74, INDIANA 71

Summary of past games in this series played at INDIANA since 1997

INDIANA is 14-7 in past games against DETROIT since 1997

The average score in these games was INDIANA 74, DETROIT 68

Summary of games played at INDIANA over the last 3 seasons.

INDIANA is 5-3 in past games against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was INDIANA 76, DETROIT 72

				Shooting		3pt shots		Free Throws		Rebounds
Date	Teams	Score	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	Pct	FTM-A	Pct	Tot.	OFF	TO
9/25/2009	DETROIT	75	38	27-65	41.5%	6-17	35.3%	15-19	78.9%	48	17	24
	INDIANA	79	39	27-60	45.0%	5-17	29.4%	20-30	66.7%	37	5	11
9/23/2009	INDIANA	56	37	22-62	35.5%	6-18	33.3%	6-9	66.7%	40	10	18
	DETROIT	72	35	25-65	38.5%	3-9	33.3%	19-22	86.4%	46	13	12
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

Key Player Injuries

DETROIT

[G] 09/15/2009 - Katie Smith out indefinitely ( Back )

[F] 06/24/2009 - Plenette Pierson out for the season. ( Shoulder )

INDIANA

[F] 09/25/2009 - Tamika Catchings injured last game, probable Saturday vs. Detroit Shock ( Neck )

[C] 08/07/2009 - Yolanda Griffith has retired ( Retired )

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