In the game 2 thread, Dre posted some stats showing that the one difference for the Pistons in this game was making a much higher percentage of shots. Philly's stats show that their production in both games was almost identical:
Game 1
90 points (qrtr-by-qrtr breakdown: 22/16/25/27)
43% FGs (35-81)
19-27 FTs
18 offensive rebounds
16 assists
12 turnovers
Game 2
88 points (18/18/26/26)
39.5% FGs (32-81)
23-35 FTs
19 offensive rebounds
12 assists
10 turnovers
The 4th quarter in Game 2 was basically all
garbage time, but the numbers still came out almost identical.
Blowing teams out on the road is always hard, certainly when it's a playoff game against a team that improved over the course of the season like Philly did, so I'm not expecting a repeat of Game 2. But it's pretty clear that the Pistons will be OK against this team as long as they just execute consistently.