High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pacers Pistons brawl (colloquially known as The Malice at the Palace or The Basketbrawl) was an altercation that occurred in a National Basketball Association game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers on November 19, 2004, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.With less than a minute left in the game, a fight broke out between players on the court. As the fight was being broken up, a cup of soda was thrown from the stands at then-Pacer player Ron Artest, who entered the crowd sparking a massive brawl between players and fans.