~Detroit News~ Goggled Wallace sees way past Kings
By Chris McCoskey
Ben Wallace was back and he was wearing red goggles.
"He looked like Blankman," Chauncey Billups joked, referring to the old Damon Wayans movie. "I don't know what that was about."
Well, according to Wallace, it was about energy.
"Magic glasses," Wallace joked. "They bring energy."
Wallace meets with Saunders
By Chris McCoskey
Pistons coach Flip Saunders has spoken with Ben Wallace. He has heard his complaints. And, guess what? He agrees with him.
"He's not saying he doesn't know what his role is," Saunders said before the Pistons played the Kings Wednesday. "Everybody in this league knows what Ben's role is. He was frustrated with the way we played (at Utah Monday). We did not play (our game). We were unorganized. We played one-on-one basketball. We did not move the ball. That's not us.
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-Associated Press
Chauncey Billups had just one thing on his mind after one of the best games of his career: What was the deal with Ben Wallace's clunky red goggles?
"I don't know what that was - he looked like Blankman,'' Billups said, referring to Damon Wayan's dorky superhero character in the movie of the same name.
Billups scored 28 points and a career-high 19 assists in the Detroit Pistons' 109-98 win over Sacramento Wednesday.
~Detroit Free Press~ Billups empowers Pistons
By Chris Silva
Give Chauncey Billups the ball, and the Pistons will score.
That was the theme against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
Billups had a golden touch. When he took a shot, chances were it would go in the hoop. When he passed to a teammate, chances were that player would score.
PISTONS CORNER: Ben Wallace boggles in red goggles
By Chris Silva
Why in the world was Ben Wallace wearing red protective goggles Wednesday night?
"They bring me a lot of energy," was all Wallace said after his five-point, 17-rebound, five-block performance against Sacramento.
Wallace wore his trademark Afro for the first time this season, but he also donned funky red goggles that made him look a bit odd, to say the least.
~MLIVE~ Pistons cruise to win against Kings
By A. Sherrod Blakely
When Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace wore some goofy-looking goggles during warm-up drills on Wednesday, you had a feeling the Pistons were going to have some fun.
Those feel-good vibes before the game continued throughout the night as the Pistons took control late in the first half while cruising to a 109-98 win against the Sacramento Kings.
Billups shows his ability as a passer with 19 assists
By A. Sherrod Blakely
Chauncey Billups has made it a point to become a better passer this season.
If there was any doubt about that, it should be put to rest after Billups had one of his best games ever in leading Detroit to a 109-98 win against Sacramento on Wednesday.
~SacBee~ Detour in Detroit
By Sam Amick
On a tarmac runway in Minneapolis, the tiring of the Kings began.
They sat there for an hour late Tuesday night while their plane de-iced, a process not so different from what the Kings had experienced themselves. The ice-cold team had turned hot with a scintillating win over the Timberwolves, momentum returning alongside hope. And then came reality.
~Oakland Press~ Quite a spectacle
By DANA GAURUDER
As owners of the league's best record, the Pistons have the right to look through rose-colored glasses. Still, seeing Ben Wallace donning oversized glasses with red frames made for a strange way to start a Pistons game.
Wallace shed the eyewear after a few minutes, but the Pistons had the look of a champion again, save for a bizarre field-goal drought during the first half. They responded to a streak-breaking 14-point loss to Utah two nights earlier won with a 109-98 win over the Sacramento Kings at The Palace Wednesday.