Game 3 is over. lets hope Pistons win Game 4. If we lose this one imagine whats going to happen. I don't even want to think about it

Well, he we are again, in a must win situation. Miami is playing like a team that is hungry, yet that`s what we heard from the Pistons all year long.

Wade is healthy this year and the sting of not being able to contribute in game 7 last year has motivated him in this years playoff. Shaq has looked like the Shaq of old at times, and heaven help us, GP, Walker and the role players are playing a huge part in the series thus far.

This game will be the most difficult to win for our Pistons. Down 2-1 to a motivated, hungry Heat team that is playing well. They will sense blood and will not let up. Going down 3-1 to this team will put a brutal ending to an "Indianapolis Colts" like year.

So, the Pistons better be firing on all cylinders for this one. I honestly cant say who will win this one. However, I do know we need a good effort from all our starters, not just one or two.

I will not watch the Finals if Detroit is not in it, just wouldn`t be the same.

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"I`m shocked" The Low, on the Pistons game 2 win in the ECF at Boston.

Well Sheed is ticked at Flip from what I here. Aparently he didn't call enough post plays for Sheed when Haslem was on him. Well if this is true take Haslem in anyway Sheed.

I wonder if that was the reason that he was sitting at the scorers table by himself during that timeout.His injury has affected him,even so he is still a force inside at 80% or whatever he is.It has to be frustrating for him but the more we go along you start to see little signs that this team is losing it's glue.

We need a big night from everyone,more energy and more plain old "we want it".No prediction here,but I like our chances it's a must win down 3-1 and stick a fork in us.

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I understand of course why game 4 is being called a "must win"; and I certainly go along with the idea that it's much harder to win the series if we go down 3-1.

However, strictly speaking, must win only applies when it's an elimination game. And I dont think that's just me talking. As perverse as it seems, even to me, this club doesn't seem to recognize "must win" unless it is an elimination game.

Of course I hope I'm wrong this time, or at least that they win it whether or not they see it as "must win" and I do expect them to bring it and even, I guess, to win Game 4. But I won't be shocked if we come back to the Palace down 3-1. And I won't be shocked if from there we come back to take 3 straight, ugly hard fought games.

I can see that happening, but I wouldn't prefer it. That could very likely happen though.

Of course I want Chauncey to get points especially down the strect, but every time in the playoffs when he scores 30 or more we lose. I hope we see a 20 and 8 game out of him on Monday instead of a 30 and 3 game.

Chauncey is a good PG as long as the opponent is NOT scheming exclusively to stop him. He doesn't have the kind of game Nash does where he can dribble all around the paint, in and out for 15 seconds until a cutter comes free.

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i don't agree. One day the must win will go out of our hands and we will be out. Game 4 is an elimination game to us. We need to WIN it.