DETROIT BASKETBALL DEFENSE!!! That's what I'm talking about. Definitely DEFENSE won this game for us.
Enough with all the excuses, MIAMI. We beat you fair and square.
Shaq, what do you mean?
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"It wasn't really anything they did -- we just made a lot of mistakes and they capitalized."
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WTF??? Our DEFENSE causes your team to make such mistakes, bottom line.
Wade, please.
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"I misssed some shots that I normally make," Wade says "Thay pressured me and they got away with the things the Pistons normally get away with."
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WTF??? You should have foul out before the game ends with so many push offs, be realistic
Be more classy after losses, like your coach Riley.
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"There are no excuses," Riley said. "We played really well in the first half attacking, but I was concerned with the turnovers. In the second half, they just ratcheted up the pressure. They were pressing Shaq, denying Dwyane and we did a very poor job of executing offense against pressure.
"Their defense was fresh, energized, committed," Riley said. "They knew where we were going to go with the ball and they took it away."
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With or without Zo, it wouldn't make any difference. Zo play defense in the paint with his shot blocking ability and with the Pistons being a perimeter team, Zo has no impact on us. On his offense, Ben will have no problem covering him. Hell, we can even use Davis to counter him.
Tay, MVP for this game and the past week. Shooting % up, rebounding, dishing, steals and even blocks. If Tay and Sheed can average 12-16 rebounds total in the playoffs, I believe no team can get 2 games out of us. Great D on Wade the entire game. Props to Rip and Hunter.
No matter what excuses the Heat can come up with, hey, the Pistons shot under 30% almost the entire game. Who knows what the score will be like if we shoot more than 40%???