Pistons endure a rare unraveling in 3rd loss
by Dana Gauruder

So many things have gone right for the Pistons this season, it's almost surreal to watch them unravel.

On an odd night, Chauncey Billups' 3-point attempts clang off the rims. Shot-blocking attempts by Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace turn into goaltending violations. Tayshaun Prince can't make a free throw and Richard Hamilton's pretty runners get returned to sender.

That's how ugly it got for Detroit in the second half against the depleted Utah Jazz on Monday night. Playing for the third time in four nights, the Pistons let a 13-point halftime lead evaporate and then got outscored 29-12 in the fourth quarter of a 92-78 loss at Delta Center.

Arroyo tries to stick it to his former team
by Dana Gauruder

Carlos Arroyo left the Utah Jazz bitterly disappointed about the way Jerry Sloan treated him last season. He came back to the Delta Center looking for payback.

"Definitely," Arroyo said. "It's something when you play against your old team, you always want to beat them. You try to make a statement."
Arroyo didn't hold any animosity toward his ex-teammates or Jazz fans. He was happy to be back in the place he called home for 2 1 /2 seasons.

"It's nice to come back and see familiar faces and say hi to people that used to show you love," he said. "It's good to see my (ex-)teammates. I want to beat them, talk trash and have fun."