I hope some of those optimistic Piston fans will now wake up and show some concern. After holding 6 straight opponents under 87 pts after the Miami loss, we now have given up 96 points in the last 5 games and over 100 in the last three.

The guaranteed wins are only when we hold the opposition under 90. . We win the battle of the boards and the paint and still lose . Our three point defense was non-existence and I believe that is where we loss this game. Also to many turns.

We played two games in the last 7 days and still looked listless. Ben was non existent tonight and Prince who looked good on offense in the first but couldn't stop Butler disappeared after the first qtr. Billups did'nt have is best game either his MVP glow is all but a distant memory....