Odd win...the first quarter was probably the worst defensive period for the Pistons all year. They must not have gotten more than one, two stops at the most for the entire period. But the Sonics plummeted from 41 points in the first to 13 in the second, and it was only a one point game at halftime. Amir helped out early in the second quarter, and after he picked up 3 fouls, Stuckey turned it on and led the charge going into the half. Tay led the way with 24, and CB had 20. Rip got 18 thanks to 7-8 at the line, but he nearly shot the Pistons out of the game, 5-19 from the floor.

Sheed and especially Dice more or less took the game off, but JMax and Amir were terriffic. Flip left them in for most of the 4th quarter. They combined for 17 boards and 5 blocks, and they even went 7-10 on FTs between them. Flip also went to Dixon for 8 minutes in the second half to replace Rip's bricklaying. Maybe Flip read lpgrl's post during the game, since he played the bench guys for big minutes and had it pay off with a comeback win. Tay's minutes were a bit high at 39, but only two other guys played over 30.