Pistons

13 May 2008

the playoffs the home team is now 16-1.  16-1!!  The only team to win the veteran Detroit Pistons, who won at Orlando without Chauncey Billups.  The Celtics have gone from the best road team in the regular season (31-10) to possibly the worst in the playoffs (0-5).  Forget the two losses to the Cavaliers in the second round, how about the three losses to the Hawks in round one?  The Spurs looked old, washed-up and tired in the first two games of their series with the New Orleans Hornets but when they got home they easily tied the series at 2-2 with a couple of blow-outs.  We all knew the Jazz were very good at home but I can’t lie, I am shocked they held off the Lakers twice in the fourth quarter of close games.  Three of the four series are tied at 2-2 with game five on the horizon.  The home team should feel confident for the next game though, that’s for sure.

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17 April 2008

to the second round.  Except Toronto to give them a decent fight though.  Magic in 6

Pistons-76ers: I know the 76ers have beaten them this year and have looked really good in the second half.  I understand they play up-tempo and the “new” AI has become a very good offensive player.  I get the fact that Philly is coming in free and loose with nothing to lose.  And I can even see the argument that the

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26 March 2008

the best record in the NBA at (55-15) while the Suns are coming off a tough overtime defeat to the Pistons and having their 7-game winning streak snapped. 

Tonight the Suns need not only be focusing on the game at hand, but the season at large.  If the Suns get out of the stacked Western Conference this could be the team standing in the way of their first ever title. 

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