Game 3:Pistons 85 Pacers 78

The Pistons won game 3 of Eastern Conference Finals last night against the Pacers. Detroit beat them 85-78. They now have a 2-1 series lead.

With 49 seconds left in the game the Pacers had closed the gap and were only down 80-78. The Pistons had the ball and Rasheed Wallace attemted a shot that clanked off the rim, but Ben Wallace was right there to put in the rebound. With the score 82-78 Al Harrington attemted a three pointer that was blocked by Rasheed Wallace. The Pistons got the ball and made some free throws to close out the game.

The Pistons got huge games from some of their best players. Rasheed Wallace scored 20 points to lead the Pistons. Ben Wallace added 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting,and also grabbed 16 rebounds. Billups had 14 points and 8 assists. Rip Hamilton scored 20 points again(he has now scored 20 points 25 times in 32 career playoff games).

This was a big win for the Pistons. If they win game 4 at home they will have the commanding 3-1 series lead going back to Indiana....Detroit once again played great defense holding Indiana to just 78 points. The only Pacer who scored big points was Jermaine O'Neal who scored 24 points....Rasheed Wallace finally had a great game. This is why we got him,to help us win these tough games in the playoffs....Game 4 is Friday night.