okay i said game 4 was our last 'necessary' loss. i'll retract that and say it was game 5 we've hit rock bottom, now the egos are gone and we're just going to play ball. it took until the 97th game of the season, but now the question is...will it be too late?

this game could encompass this Pistons' team very legacy. if they lose, then they were just a very good team that had one championship but lost 3 out of 5 eastern conference finals. if they win and take game 7, then they were a potential dynasty that made it to the Finals 3 out of 4 years.

which Pistons team is going to show up? the chip-on-their-shoulder team that wins because of sheer will, hustle, and desire? or the make-excuses-ego-filled team that feels entitled to be where they are all because of one ring they won 3 years ago?

let's hope we see the former.