I was not to big on a win or lose here tonight until they lose to the Nets Sunday. I agree that the lost on Sunday makes this a bigger game for HCA. Flip said it is big for the simple fact it can be a three game swing giving the Pistons more breathing room.

If Detroit comes out flat offensively they will (simply put it) lose. I would like to see a complete game put together on both ends for this game because it will give them the best chance to win. Dallas when they concentrate on scoring they can put up huge numbers, but they can give up huge numbers because they will lack defense. Example the game with Golden State they put up huge numbers but lose 122-121.

The Pistons have to focus, come out with some type of cohesion some offensive flow. Keep the pressure on dribble penatration make Dallas purely a jump shooting team. They do all that it will be a win for them. I thought they would lose this game at first but I did not have that feeling it will be a close hard fought victory, Dallas will jump on them but Detroit will make a run, I perdict the game to be in the high 80's low 90's.

Detroit 93 Dallas 89

If the score is in the 80s we lose; if it is in the 90s we win; if it is in the 100s it probably goes into OT.
revised score:
Ps 99
Cubans 95

I'm hoping that the Nets' domination of a West coast high scoring team motivates the Pistons to do the same.

Combine that with the big loss to the Mavs earlier in the year... we have enough motivation.

Basically, if we don't win this convincingly, then I will have to give the Mavs a lot of respect.

actually, home slice, i predicted us to go 37-4 at home to start the season and 26-15 on the road, for 61-21 so we are still ahead on the game. 66-16 still wins HCA so i'm wanting this one 2nite. Im in F*(&Sheed mood, so he'll probably hit 30 tonight with a challenger like The Dirkster!lets do dis!!!!

I'm thinking we slept on nj ebcause of this game even though the nets are playing better basketball than the mavericks right now.

Mavs in town; time to walk the walk

[In a shocking reversal of roles, I took up the following topics of discussion while perusing the Detroit News. Note the sourcing.]
Will the offense make a return appearance tonight?
For whatever reason, the Pistons just don't seem to enjoy stepping on necks these days; they tend to avoid going in for the kill. And [...]

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Here is the call from the chat room, game tied at 88.

9:40 pm [SKluck]: sheed is smoking
9:40 pm [Superstarov]: 88-88
9:40 pm [SKluck]: 88-88
9:41 pm [LA Dre]: Tay's in, needs to be aggressive both end
9:41 pm [explosivity]: i hate games like these
9:41 pm [SKluck]: tay is in, delf out
9:41 pm [Superstarov]: Yeah, Tay should be coming in.
9:41 pm [SKluck]: last bench player to vacate the court
9:41 pm [explosivity]: we need this one
9:41 pm [LA Dre]: Flip snatched after the foul
9:41 pm [vthomp]: Horrible call on Del, Refs gave the vet the benefit on that one
9:41 pm [explosivity]: c'mon detroit
9:41 pm [Griffin]: bs foul on Chaunce
9:42 pm [linwood]: Takin care of business.. and workin overtime workout!
9:42 pm [detteam]: BTO!
[Game Day]: Ben Folds has entered at 9:42 pm
9:42 pm [Ben Folds]: What up fellas
9:43 pm [explosivity]: pistons making me mad
9:43 pm [SKluck]: phoenix losing by double digits to milwaukee, looks like the knee surgery curse is hurting the suns
9:43 pm [LA Dre]: down to the wire on this one..ben
9:43 pm [Buckeyes#1]: hey ben!
9:43 pm [Superstarov]: Kind of nice to see Delf getting some meaningful minutes.
9:43 pm [roscoe36]: Hey Homer
9:43 pm [vthomp]: You can hear the crowd is loud and they should want this badly
9:43 pm [Woody]: I'm tired from walking back and forth
9:43 pm [Ben Folds]: Hey Buckeye, Micro
9:43 pm [explosivity]: well lets hope san antone loses in LA
9:43 pm [LA Dre]: sit tight Woody
9:43 pm [roscoe36]: old people
9:43 pm [Ben Folds]: Tied up and I just got home
9:44 pm [Superstarov]: 88 - 88 3:06
9:44 pm [Ben Folds]: Air
9:44 pm [SKluck]: dirk airmalls desperate 3
9:44 pm [Superstarov]: Ohhh poor Cuban is sulking.
9:44 pm [SKluck]: airmail
9:44 pm [LA Dre]: Clipps should take care of business...parker hurting
9:44 pm [linwood]: Yes!
9:44 pm [explosivity]: man we need this one
9:44 pm [SKluck]: 3 second defensive tech
9:44 pm [linwood]: Gotta love the Clippers.
9:44 pm [LA Dre]: No misses at the FT line here
9:44 pm [Ben Folds]: love it
9:44 pm [Superstarov]: 3 sec on Dallas.
9:44 pm [SKluck]: 89-88
9:44 pm [Ben Folds]: ice baby ice
9:44 pm [Superstarov]: 89 - 88
9:44 pm [Ben Folds]: sit down Cuban
9:44 pm [explosivity]: can i say anymore i feel we need this one
9:45 pm [SKluck]: chauncey to the line for 2
9:45 pm [LA Dre]: First team o 90 wins
9:45 pm [Superstarov]: No, non shooting.
9:45 pm [SKluck]: nevermind, sideline
9:45 pm [detteam]: CB3
9:45 pm [Ben Folds]: YES!!!!!!
9:45 pm [SKluck]: chauncey for 3!
9:45 pm [explosivity]: mainly for momentum
9:45 pm [LA Dre]: BBBBBillups
9:45 pm [linwood]: This should be it, then.
9:45 pm [SKluck]: 92-88!
9:45 pm [SKluck]: GAME OVER
9:45 pm [Superstarov]: 92-88
9:45 pm [Ben Folds]: Lock down time
9:45 pm [Superstarov]: 2@26
9:45 pm [jzchen]: play smart n play D
9:45 pm [Superstarov]: 92-90 Not game over.
9:45 pm [SKluck]: 92-90
9:45 pm [SKluck]: 2 minutes
9:45 pm [roscoe36]: GOO DETROIT?!?!
9:45 pm [explosivity]: c'mon detroit
9:45 pm [Ben Folds]: plenty of time yet
9:46 pm [Ben Folds]: NEED THE D
9:46 pm [explosivity]: man i dont, lmao
9:46 pm [SKluck]: dirk slapped tay, no foul
9:46 pm [explosivity]: i'm glad i cant see it
9:46 pm [Ben Folds]: AWESOME O rebound
9:46 pm [SKluck]: you could hear the slap on the telecast
9:46 pm [LA Dre]: Need a hoop here
9:46 pm [Superstarov]: Ben grabbed a long board off of desperate shot by Ruip ro reset the clock
9:46 pm [jzchen]: daniels foul out yet?
9:46 pm [Superstarov]: Ben blocked out of bound on a dunk.
9:46 pm [Ben Folds]: This is playoff BBALL
9:46 pm [LA Dre]: ben in the wrong spot
9:46 pm [Superstarov]: 92 -90 1:10
9:47 pm [linwood]: Too bad Terry.
9:47 pm [jzchen]: play smart on O
9:47 pm [Ben Folds]: travel
9:47 pm [detteam]: block by tay
9:47 pm [SKluck]: TAY BLOCKED DIRK
9:47 pm [Superstarov]: Tayshaun block!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:47 pm [jzchen]: GREAT
9:47 pm [Superstarov]: TO
9:47 pm [linwood]: Crowd goes crazy!
9:47 pm [SKluck]: 92-90 56 seconds TO PISTONS BALL
WHOA IM GOING NUTS
9:47 pm [LA Dre]: what no foul or travel on Dirk!!!
9:47 pm [Ben Folds]: Nice block Tay...Dirk was walking nyway
9:47 pm [Superstarov]: 55.3 92-90
9:47 pm [Griffin]: gd
9:47 pm [linwood]: NIce block for the plasticman.
[Game Day]: MotownPride has entered at 9:47 pm
9:47 pm [Superstarov]: Man, stupid Wallside Windows commercial.
9:47 pm [detteam]: almost looked like he got dirk's hand
9:47 pm [MotownPride]: GO DETROIT!!!!
9:48 pm [LA Dre]: Motown!!
9:48 pm [explosivity]: who has the ball
9:48 pm [Ben Folds]: Detroit
9:48 pm [LA Dre]: Pistons ball
9:48 pm [explosivity]: k
9:48 pm [Superstarov]: I think it's Detroit ball.
9:48 pm [Griffin]: gotta win this one
9:48 pm [MotownPride]: YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:48 pm [Ben Folds]: it is
[Game Day]: robnaj has entered at 9:48 pm
9:48 pm [Griffin]: who gets the next shot?
9:48 pm [Buckeyes#1]: HCA! HCA! HCA! HCA! HCA! HCA!
9:48 pm [jzchen]: DETROIT BASKETBALL!!!!
9:48 pm [Superstarov]: The gangs all here.
9:48 pm [explosivity]: we need a bucket in the worse way
9:48 pm [SKluck]: im gonna guess sheed
9:48 pm [Ben Folds]: Serious playoff atmosphere...
9:48 pm [linwood]: I'm getting Rock and LEnnox commercials on the radio.
9:48 pm [Superstarov]: Both teams with a foul to give.
9:48 pm [SKluck]: either sheed or chauncey drives
9:48 pm [detteam]: so is it SA or dallas outta the west?
9:48 pm [linwood]: I'll take wallside anyday.
9:48 pm [LA Dre]: except Bruudaa'
9:49 pm [explosivity]: san antone
9:49 pm [Griffin]: i think Billups is gunning
9:49 pm [MotownPride]: ball to Sheed in the post if they are smart
9:49 pm [Superstarov]: I think we should move the ball.
9:49 pm [explosivity]: we get san antone in 6 in finals, my prediction
9:49 pm [MotownPride]: wow
9:49 pm [linwood]: DAMN!
9:49 pm [Superstarov]: Pick, CB over Dirk.
9:49 pm [Ben Folds]: Man he;s ice
9:49 pm [SKluck]: CHAUNCEY FOR 2! over dirk!
9:49 pm [Superstarov]: 94-90
9:49 pm [MotownPride]: they don't call him big shot for nothing
9:50 pm [explosivity]: k
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: yes...
9:50 pm [Superstarov]: Tayshaun with a steal on Stack.
9:50 pm [SKluck]: DALLAS TO!
9:50 pm [linwood]: TAYSHAUN!
9:50 pm [Superstarov]: 31.2
9:50 pm [MotownPride]: typical stackhouse on that play
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: Time to lock it up right here
9:50 pm [SKluck]: 94-90 31 seconds, chauncey fouled
9:50 pm [LA Dre]: two FTs and this one may be over
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: MO-agrees
9:50 pm [vthomp]: Hit the free throws
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: agrred
9:50 pm [MotownPride]: up in the air...no where to go
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: arghhhh
9:50 pm [LA Dre]: no ft
9:50 pm [linwood]: Marquis is out.
9:50 pm [Griffin]: classic stack
9:50 pm [Ben Folds]: exactly
9:50 pm [explosivity]: hell yeah
9:50 pm [Buckeyes#1]: NO FREE THROWS
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: Tayshaun going to the line.
9:51 pm [SKluck]: tay at the line
9:51 pm [MotownPride]: just keep it out of Ben's hands ...lol
9:51 pm [linwood]: Gotta get some free throws here.
9:51 pm [Ben Folds]: Prnce at the line
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: 22.0
9:51 pm [explosivity]: thats ok, ball out of bounds right
9:51 pm [explosivity]: tay will hit at least one
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: hits 1
9:51 pm [LA Dre]: they were'nt in the penalty on the CB foul
9:51 pm [SKluck]: tay hits
9:51 pm [Ben Folds]: 5 points
9:51 pm [MotownPride]: tay makes 1 to stretch the lead to 5
9:51 pm [linwood]: got the first.
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: Tay misses the 2nd.
9:51 pm [linwood]: missed.
9:51 pm [MotownPride]: missed the second
9:51 pm [Ben Folds]: oof
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: 95-90 21.3
9:51 pm [LA Dre]: CB's mom should be at everygame
9:51 pm [SKluck]: 95-90 mav ball 21 seconds
9:51 pm [Superstarov]: TO
9:51 pm [vthomp]: Prince left the door open
9:52 pm [Griffin]: it ain't over yet
9:52 pm [Ben Folds]: Nah
9:52 pm [MotownPride]: btw, Dirk is a beast....jeesh
9:52 pm [explosivity]: cannot give up the three
9:52 pm [SKluck]: told you guys game over
9:52 pm [LA Dre]: still 2 possession game
9:52 pm [detteam]: after the humiliating blowout in dallas on the back-to-back...this one is very satisfying
9:52 pm [vthomp]: Great game tonight it was weel worth the billing
9:52 pm [Ben Folds]: It was two possesions anyway you slice it
9:52 pm [Griffin]: dirk = surprisingly physical tonight
9:52 pm [explosivity]: i think we got suns on sunday
9:52 pm [jzchen]: is it over yet?
9:52 pm [SKluck]: dirk's fadeaway was sick tonight
9:52 pm [Ben Folds]: Dirk wants that trophy
9:52 pm [SKluck]: he doesn't even look at the basket for more than 1 second
[Game Day]: DaviaG-Rap has entered at 9:52 pm
9:53 pm [LA Dre]: You keep Dirk below 29 pts and you have a chance to beat them....25 now
9:53 pm [Griffin]: not yet
9:53 pm [vthomp]: I think we might have a tough time tommorow in Philly
9:53 pm [Superstarov]: "I Can feel it coming in the air tonight...." On the Palace speakers.
9:53 pm [MotownPride]: sup DaviaG-Rap
9:53 pm [Buckeyes#1]: i knew our guys never forgot how to play.
9:53 pm [Ben Folds]: here we go
9:53 pm [Superstarov]: Here we go.
9:53 pm [Griffin]: 22 seconds
9:53 pm [MotownPride]: what a board
9:53 pm [DaviaG-Rap]: I'm glad Howard and Harris couldn't play.
9:53 pm [MotownPride]: lmao
9:53 pm [Griffin]: dirk misses three ball
9:53 pm [Ben Folds]: Buckeyes-We have first row seats on this bandwagon
9:53 pm [Superstarov]: 13.8 Dirk misses, Rip sent to the line
9:53 pm [Ben Folds]: Game over
9:53 pm [robnaj]: bricklayer
9:53 pm [Superstarov]: 95-90
9:53 pm [DaviaG-Rap]: sup Motown
9:53 pm [Griffin]: billups to line
9:53 pm [SKluck]: billups at the line
9:54 pm [Superstarov]: Ooops, I though tit was Rip.
9:54 pm [Griffin]: 96 - 90
9:54 pm [MotownPride]: thats one
9:54 pm [Buckeyes#1]: yep, we never got off the wagon!!!
9:54 pm [SKluck]: is it just me, or are josh howard and marquis daniels the ugliest duo in the nba?
9:54 pm [Griffin]: 97...billups 31 points
9:54 pm [linwood]: Lookin like it's over.
9:54 pm [explosivity]: so overall how did we play
9:54 pm [Superstarov]: 97-90
9:54 pm [Ben Folds]: Buckeye..You got that right .....
9:54 pm [Superstarov]: 13.8 To Dallas
9:54 pm [Griffin]: cuban hates it
9:54 pm [linwood]: Allright. 13 seconds left
9:55 pm [vthomp]: Philly might sneak one on us tommorow
9:55 pm [LA Dre]: like I said earlier, maybe CB's mom needs to attend more games
9:55 pm [Ben Folds]: Ha ha Cuban
9:55 pm [jzchen]: no way
9:55 pm [MotownPride]: Dallas will be in the Finals this year
9:55 pm [LA Dre]: Cuban go home crying
9:55 pm [vthomp]: Pistons got much needed win vs Manvs
9:55 pm [jzchen]: our bench can take care of philly
9:55 pm [SKluck]: nothing gets you out of a slump like ya momma
9:55 pm [Ben Folds]: SK-lol
9:55 pm [Ben Folds]: r\true
9:55 pm [LA Dre]: She better be at the finals
9:55 pm [Griffin]: thank jezus...this game was looking like a dallas win for a while
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: ...and if so, we win in 5
9:56 pm [explosivity]: so overall how did we play tonite
9:56 pm [DaviaG-Rap]: I still like San Antonio
9:56 pm [explosivity]: i do too
9:56 pm [Buckeyes#1]: i hate SA
9:56 pm [Ben Folds]: DAve-it's tough to pick against the reigning champs
9:56 pm [Griffin]: game. set. match.
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: unhealthy Duncan all year means no Finals
9:56 pm [linwood]: steal by ben. it's ovah!
9:56 pm [SKluck]: ben steal, game over
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: believe that
9:56 pm [Griffin]: 97-90
9:56 pm [Superstarov]: Explo- Kind of sloppy for a while. Then we picked up the Defense and played better.
9:56 pm [LA Dre]: FT shooting sucked, but the defense did what it had to do
[Game Day]: bcultral has entered at 9:56 pm
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: nice victory folks
9:56 pm [Ben Folds]: SWEEET!!!!!!!!!!
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: see ya on the other side
9:56 pm [MotownPride]: peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeee
9:57 pm [Ben Folds]: later Mo
9:57 pm [detteam]: cya mo
9:57 pm [vthomp]: C-Bills 31 pts 11 assists
9:57 pm [Superstarov]: See ya all.
9:57 pm [Ben Folds]: LAter All!!!! Great Win
9:57 pm [Ben Folds]: See ya
9:57 pm [linwood]: allright. I'm off to bed to nurse my cold. Take it easy fellas.
9:57 pm [explosivity]: nice victory tonite, much needed
9:57 pm [V!et]: man, what a great game

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Roscoe, thanks for posting the chat rantings to show the others how much fun we have have watching the game with our fellow fans!!

Keep in mind that Howard and Harris were out, blah blah blah - that was a fantastic basketball game.