Pistons 79 Pacers 61

The Pistons beat the Pacers today on national television(79-61). After losing the first three games against the Pacers this season they finally beat them by playing good defence. They held Pacer allstar Jermaine O'Neal to 4-15 shooting and only 9 points. The Pistons held the entire Pacers team to 23-71 shooting. Richard Hamilton had a game high 24 points. Rasheed Wallace added 7 points and 8 rebounds. Even though the Pacers already won the the division it was still a big victory for the Pistons. They needed to prove to everybody that they could beat the Pacers and their old coach, Rick C. This victory also gives the Pistons some confidence going into the playoffs.
Notes-The win gave the Pistons 50 wins on the season. This was their third straight season with 50 wins.