Dre and Lee,

I would call this game as winning with a quiet dominance. We put them in the Piston grinding machine as we did Dallas. Good to see that it is still there--I was beginning to worry. Stern may not like it but who cares? Less than 90 points usually does the trick in the regular season.

Right all, with Chris, I don't worry about us getting bogged down in the offense as much. We saw a further glimpse of just what a Chris-Sheed tandem can do offensively. Watch out!

I still cringe when I see Hunter and Delfino on the floor together--we often do not generate enough scoring with that duo. Everyone likes Delfino but he has to learn to finish better. I could see Hunter's value when he was on the floor with Chauncey and he could focus on defense.

Good to see Dice take those jumpers. That is his game. He shoots jumpers at a good percentage and can do it against the good teams. He does not convert as well inside. Good to see players used to their strengths.

Maxiel would have been huge. Too bad he didn't get enough minutes.