2nd Round Game 2 - Chicago 8pm

tv: TNT



I am not sure what to expect here after the game #1 shlacking from the Pistons. If the Bulls are able to put game #1 behind them then they will really impress me. I don't think the Pistons are going to take the night off. They showed in the Orlando series that they are all business this year.

My pick - Pistons by 8.

TNT just said it will be at 8 PM. Game 1 of Golden St. at Utah will be at 10:30. I guess it was going to be 7/9:30 if the next series would have been GSW at Houston.

pistons win game 2....................88-80

I agree with Coach Collins 100% that this game is the closest thing to a must win for the Bulls.

You can pretty much pencil in game 3 or 4 going to Detroit. The Bulls need to win two in detroit to win this series.

Hard to imagine but I'm more excited about game 2 than I was about game 1.

Sweet Av. Never seen that pic before.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

It seemed appropriate for the run.
I want to see the belts again

As stated in another thread - the Pistons in a repeat performance in game 2.....A BLOWOUT!!

You heard it here first...........

IMO if we win game #2 we're going to the finals... I don't think Clev/NJ will be as much of a challange as the Bulls.

Also think we'll see a better Bulls team in game two... let's hope the cardiac Pistons don't show up.

I guess I missed this during the game, but watching some of the highlights on ESPN this morning where they freeze-framed to focus on floor spacing, I was startled to see how undisciplined the Bulls were in their defensive collapsing on penetration.

In the two highlights they showed, one was where Tay drove in on the baseline, and in addition to the two defenders who moved in to try to cut him off, every single other Bulls defender was cheating toward the basket, for what seemed like no good reason. That left someone (I think it was Sheed on that play, or maybe CB) wide open at the top of the 3-point circle for a trey that went down. The next highlight they showed was the 3 that Tay hit early in the 4th quarter to extend the lead to 22. CB drove into the lane, and literally all five defenders either slid over or collapsed to try to help! That left Tay wide open for the triple. If the Bulls keep breaking down like that on D, this series isn't going to last very long. Skiles is going to have to try to correct that.

After we win tonight, I am busting out The Low's favorite avatar. Holy Flip.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.