Deep Sixed
I said it before game 1 and I'll say it again now.
Spurs in 6.
The Detroit Pistons had more than a few chances to salt game 5 away and head to the SBC Center needing only to win 1 out of 2. Not only would they have a 3-2 lead in the series, but they would've taken 3 in a row from the Spurs who never lose 3 in a row -who cares if it was at The Palace? Instead the Pistons have just lost one of the better NBA Finals games in recent memory, an overtime thriller that had it all: stars rising to the occasion (Duncan going for 26-19, Billups dropping 34-7), stars choking in the clutch (Duncan at the final buzzer of the 4th, Duncan at the free throw line in the 4th, Hamilton's terrible play at the end of overtime, Rasheed leaving Robert Horry), the memorable jump-out-of-your-seat moment (Robert Horry's long-range lefty slam over Hamilton), and the last-second shot to win it (Horry from 3, with his team down 2) with the bonus that he wasn't even supposed to get the ball on that play.
Did you know that the Pistons lost games 1 and 2 by an average of 18 points each game? Have you seen Larry Brown show any semblance of caring about what happens in this series? Did you realize that the two highest individual point totals for the Pistons in both games 1 and 2 were 25 (Billups, 1) and 15 (McDyess, 2, off the bench)? Or how about that the Pistons went 1 for 12 on 3 pointers in games 1 and 2 combined? Yeah. How sillly of me... they are right on track to win game 6 tonight. And game 7 on Thursday too.
So now it's "do or die" for the defending champs. "Win or go home" they'll say. I feel like I don't even need to watch this game to know how it ends. I'll tune in though - I don't want to miss the party.
Spurs in 6. Mark it down.
Spurs in 6.
The Detroit Pistons had more than a few chances to salt game 5 away and head to the SBC Center needing only to win 1 out of 2. Not only would they have a 3-2 lead in the series, but they would've taken 3 in a row from the Spurs who never lose 3 in a row -who cares if it was at The Palace? Instead the Pistons have just lost one of the better NBA Finals games in recent memory, an overtime thriller that had it all: stars rising to the occasion (Duncan going for 26-19, Billups dropping 34-7), stars choking in the clutch (Duncan at the final buzzer of the 4th, Duncan at the free throw line in the 4th, Hamilton's terrible play at the end of overtime, Rasheed leaving Robert Horry), the memorable jump-out-of-your-seat moment (Robert Horry's long-range lefty slam over Hamilton), and the last-second shot to win it (Horry from 3, with his team down 2) with the bonus that he wasn't even supposed to get the ball on that play.
Did you know that the Pistons lost games 1 and 2 by an average of 18 points each game? Have you seen Larry Brown show any semblance of caring about what happens in this series? Did you realize that the two highest individual point totals for the Pistons in both games 1 and 2 were 25 (Billups, 1) and 15 (McDyess, 2, off the bench)? Or how about that the Pistons went 1 for 12 on 3 pointers in games 1 and 2 combined? Yeah. How sillly of me... they are right on track to win game 6 tonight. And game 7 on Thursday too.
So now it's "do or die" for the defending champs. "Win or go home" they'll say. I feel like I don't even need to watch this game to know how it ends. I'll tune in though - I don't want to miss the party.
Spurs in 6. Mark it down.
posted by I-66 at 2:04 PM
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Spurs in 6, eh?
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