<b>Pacers Playoff Central 2005</b>
  2005 Pacers Playoff CentralEastern Conference Semifinals: #6 Pacers (44-38) vs. #2 Pistons (54-28) |
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 Reggie Miller salutes the fans after scoring 27 points in the final game of his NBA career Thursday night in Conseco Fieldhouse. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE/Getty Images) |
Pistons 88, Pacers 79: Reggie Miller closed his career with 27 points, including a 3-pointer that fueled comeback hopes with 1:31 remaining, but the Pacers could get no closer as Detroit closed out the Eastern Conference Semifinals series with a Game 6 victory Thursday night in Conseco Fieldhouse.
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Question of the Day: Will Detroit be able to find a way to get past Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and the well-rested Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals?
Game 5: Pistons 86, Pacers 67
Blowing open the game with a remarkable 30-4 run spanning the second and third periods, Detroit thoroughly frustrated the Indiana offense and took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals series Tuesday night in The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Game 4: Pistons 89, Pacers 76
Chauncey Billups scored 29 points as Detroit jumped on Indiana early and controlled the tempo throughout a Game 4 victory Sunday in Conseco Fieldhouse, squaring the Eastern Conference Semifinals series at 2-2.
Game 3: Pacers 79, Pistons 74
After blowing a 13-point fourth-quarter lead, the Pacers recovered in the final two minutes as Reggie Miller's jumper with 10 seconds remaining sealed a 79-74 victory over Detroit that gave Indiana a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series Friday in Conseco Fieldhouse.
Game 2: Pacers 92, Pistons 83
Jeff Foster scored 14 points and pulled 20 rebounds as the Pacers rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Pistons 92-83 in Game 2 on Wednesday night in The Palace of Auburn Hills and tie the Eastern Conference Semifinals series at 1-1. Game 3 is set for Friday night in Conseco Fieldhouse.
Game 1: Pistons 96, Pacers 81
Ben Wallace scored 21 points, pulled 15 rebounds and had four steals as Detroit opened the Eastern Conference Semifinals series with a resounding 96-81 victory over the visiting Pacers Monday night in The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Austin Croshere's Playoff Mailbox
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You watch the games, you see the scores, but how do you really know what's going on in NBA Playoffs 2005? We've infiltrated the action with the ultimate insiders - the players themselves. Austin Croshere is part of an Indiana franchise that reached its eighth straight postseason. Send Austin a question via e-mail and we'll post his answers to the best questions at least once for each round of the Pacers' playoff run.
East Semifinals Features
Game 6: Celtics 92, Pacers 89 (OT)
Game 5: Pacers 90, Celtics 85
Game 4: Celtics 110, Pacers 79
Game 3: Pacers 99, Celtics 76
Game 2: Pacers 82, Celtics 79
Game 1: Celtics 102, Pacers 82
FIRST ROUND: PACERS 4, CELTICS 3
Game 7: Pacers 97, Celtics 70
Reggie Miller and Coach Rick Carlisle share a hug after the Pacers eliminated Boston in Game 7. (Jim McIsaac/NBAE/Getty Images)
May 7: Shutting down Boston's potent offense while blowing open the game with a 33-14 run spanning the third and fourth periods, the Pacers closed out the Celtics with a 97-70 rout in Game 7 in FleetCenter.
May 5: The Pacers rallied from a 10-point third-quarter deficit but missed seven shots at the lead in regulation and overtime as Boston held on for a 92-89 victory in Game 6 in Conseco Fieldhouse.
May 3: Jamaal Tinsley returned to the lineup for the first time in more than two months and provided a steadying hand at the offensive helm as the Pacers bounced back from a 31-point rout in Game 4 to win 90-85 Tuesday night in Boston and take a 3-2 series lead.
April 30: Paul Pierce scored 30 points as Boston, playing without suspended star Antoine Walker, dominated the second half and handed the Pacers their most lopsided postseason loss ever, 110-79, in Game 4 in Conseco Fieldhouse.
April 28: Reggie Miller scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Pacers pulled away and blew out Boston 99-76 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round NBA Playoff series in Conseco Fieldhouse.
April 25: Reggie Miller scored 28 points, including the clinching basket, as the Pacers rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 6 minutes to win in Boston and steal homecourt advantage from the third-seeded Celtics.
April 23: Blowing open the game with a devastating 33-6 run in the second quarter, Boston stretched its lead to 37 points before settling for a 102-82 victory over the Pacers in Game 1 of a first-round NBA Playoff series in FleetCenter.
First-Round Features
