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drothgery said:
It's no surprise that I'm saying Spurs in 4 or 5, in a string of 95-85 wins that make you wonder if this is the same team that was scoring 120 points against Phoenix a few weeks ago.

Err, make that 85-70 wins. And that was ugly basketball, except for the little stretch where San Antonio pulled away in the fourth quarter. I guess that "anything you can do, we can do better" thing works for the Spurs, but it's not fun to watch.
 

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Billups was the only one really working, it seemed. Sheed was left out in the cold a bit without the opportunity that the Pistons usually give him to shine.

Detroit is good about getting their heads back on straight, working like crazy, and making up lost ground, though. Game 2 is going to be a very different game, I think. I still think it could go either way.

I will predict, and I've always believed so, that it will go the full seven games, though.
 

loki44 said:
I'm waiting for excuses....

Duncan did what he needed to do vs. Sheed. Prince didn't shut down Manu. Detroit has no offense. etc...
Cough Cough Detroit ... still in six. No one said it was going to be an easy series and you'll get no excuses on my part. It was a tale of two halfs. They did a great job the first half and sucked up the second half. Detroit will pull game 2, then wen 2 in Detroit and another in san antonio before its all over in game six. Detroit will finally get some needed rest until Sunday's game. Winning that game 7 took alot out of them. Heck, Hamilton burned Bowen all night his shot just wasn't hitting. Sheed did a pretty good job on Duncan. Mano just got off in the second half. Man, most of that stuff he did you can't even block "though he did charge a couple of times but no complaints on me". It'll be a differernt game Sunday.

Detroit 85, San Antonio 77
 
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DonTadow said:
Cough Cough Detroit ... still in six. No one said it was going to be an easy series and you'll get no excuses on my part. It was a tale of two halfs. They did a great job the first half and sucked up the second half.

You did watch the game, right? Detroit did great for about five minutes at the start of the first quarter, the Spurs had a little spurt get it close at the end of the first, then it was pretty much an even game with San Antonio slowly pulling ahead in the second and third quarters, and then the Spurs took control of the game in the fourth.

If Detroit got ahead early because San Antonio was rusty after not playing for a week, it's going to be a very short series, and last night's game will turn out to be the closest one. If Detroit got tired late due to jet lag, their thinner bench means they're likely to do that throughout the series.

San Antonio. Still in four or five.
 

drothgery said:
You did watch the game, right? Detroit did great for about five minutes at the start of the first quarter, the Spurs had a little spurt get it close the game at the end of the first, then it was pretty much an even game with San Antonio slowly pulling ahead in the second and third quarters, and then the Spurs took control of the game in the fourth.

If Detroit got ahead early because San Antonio was rusty after not playing for a week, it's going to be a very short series, and last night's game will turn out to be the closest one. If Detroit got tired late due to jet lag, their thinner bench means they're likely to do that throughout the series.

San Antonio. Still in four or five.
5 minutes... Detroit led at half time??? I think we were watching two different games. Mino was flailing and losing the ball and Parker was once again lost somewhere. Thsi was an analysys game for Detroit, now larry brown has the right plan drawn up and we're going to see a complete game from the Pistons. I guaransheed it.
 

drothgery said:
You did watch the game, right? Detroit did great for about five minutes at the start of the first quarter, the Spurs had a little spurt get it close at the end of the first, then it was pretty much an even game with San Antonio slowly pulling ahead in the second and third quarters, and then the Spurs took control of the game in the fourth.
Now it's my turn to ask if you did watch the game. Detroit commanded the first quarter easily, and San Antonio had to claw to even it up at the half. It was still a toss-up who would win through the third quarter IMO, and it wasn't until the fourth quarter that Detroit seemed to suddenly give up, or get tired, or something.

Like I said, Detroit has a long history of coming back from this type of situation, though, and really focusing and working like hardly any other team in the league. If you think this will be a short series and this will be the closest game, you haven't watched much of Detroit over the last two years.
 

Joshua Dyal said:
Now it's my turn to ask if you did watch the game. Detroit commanded the first quarter easily, and San Antonio had to claw to even it up at the half. It was still a toss-up who would win through the third quarter IMO, and it wasn't until the fourth quarter that Detroit seemed to suddenly give up, or get tired, or something.

It seemed like Detroit had command of the first quarter, but if you looked at the scoreboard, it was 20-17 at the end of one; after Detroit got that 17-4 lead, it was two and a half quarters of San Antonio creeping back into the game (and then to a small lead), then one of the Spurs dominating.
 

drothgery said:
It seemed like Detroit had command of the first quarter, but if you looked at the scoreboard, it was 20-17 at the end of one; after Detroit got that 17-4 lead, it was two and a half quarters of San Antonio creeping back into the game (and then to a small lead), then one of the Spurs dominating.
but Detroit still pretty much dominated the first half according to their game. Hamlitons shot was off this game ad Sheed got into smoe stupid file trouble early in the third. If sheed stays out of foul trouble and off the bench they win.
 

DonTadow said:
but Detroit still pretty much dominated the first half according to their game. Hamlitons shot was off this game ad Sheed got into smoe stupid file trouble early in the third. If sheed stays out of foul trouble and off the bench they win.

Thinking you're "playing your game" against San Antonio when the game's getting closer and closer is a foolish conceit. Ask the Suns about this one.
 

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