John Hammond’s Three Keys to Success:
Get the inside scoop from Pistons Vice President of Basketball Operations John Hammond. See what the Pistons need to do to be successful against the Boston Celtics.

1. Keep Paul Pierce off the free throw line:
Celtics forward Paul Pierce is one of the best in the league at driving the lane to generate a basket. He has the ability to create his own shot or get fouled. So far this season, Pierce has been to the line an average of 11.2 times per game and is shooting 79.4% (53-67). Although he likes to take it to the hoop, he is also a very capable outside shooter. However, the Pistons want to make him beat them from beyond the arc – he has already proven he can make free throws.
2. Get to their bench - force their young guys to best us:
The Boston Celtics are a very young team. They have three rookies and four players with only one year of experience on their roster. As a result of their inexperience, the Celtics have two of their veteran starters averaging more than 40 minutes per game and two averaging more than 30. The most telling statistic of all is that Boston’s starters combine for 87.7% of the team’s points. If the Pistons are able to wear down the starters, they will force the Celtic’s bench to prove themselves. 3. Keep our winning streak alive and protect our home court:
At 6-0, the Detroit Pistons are off to their best season start since 1988-89 when they started the season 8-0 en route to their first of three NBA Championships. Detroit’s 9-0 start in 1970-71 is the best in franchise history. So far this season, the Pistons are 2-0 at home. They ended last season with a 32-9 record at home, the third best home record in the league in 2004-05.

Some Piston fun facts:
Prince is much better from the left side of the floor (72.7% shooting from the left baseline inside the 3 point arc)

Rasheed Wallace averages just over 1.3 points per shot -- a much better mark than most teams overall

When Wallace is on the floor, Detroit averages 4.5 more rebounds than their opposition.

Detroit's bench, overall, is getting 21.7 of the Piston's points every night.

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