Here we come Indiana!
The Pistons are off to play the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals after finishing off the Nets in game 7 by beating them soundly 90-69. Here is a brief game recap.
First Half-The Nets took an early 10-4 lead in the first quarter. That was the only lead they would have as the Pistons went on a 17-4 run to end the first quarter. Detroit built on their lead in the second quarter and took a 43-31 lead going into halftime. Tayshaun Prince and Kidd didn't score at all during the first half.
Second Half-in the third quarter the Pistons continued to play great outscoring the Nets 30-19 to take a 73-50 lead going into the final quarter. Early in the 4th quarter the Nets got back within 15 points but Detroit answered with a 8-0 run to put away any thoughts of a comeback. They shut down the Nets the rest of the way to advance to the next round.
Game Notes-Detroit outplayed the Nets all night long. They took them out of their fast break offense. The biggest story of this game was how the Pistons held Jason Kidd to 0 points the entire night. It was just that kindof game for the Pistons. They got huge games from Ben and Rasheed(Wallace) who combined for 30 points and 15 rebounds. Rip Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups scored 22 points. This was just a great series for Detroit who had to comeback and win game 6 on the road after losing game 5 in 3 overtimes. It was great to win this series against the team that swept them last year in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The upcoming series-the Pistons are feeling good about beating the Nets but they still have work to do. They now go up against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 is this Saturday. This will be a very tough series for the Pistons. They will have to shutdown Jermaine O'neal and Ron Artest. They are also going up against their former coach Rick Carlisle. The Pacers have home-court advantage which could play a major role in this series. Whichever team wins this series will probably have to do it in 6 or 7 games. It will be an incredible,hard fought series with these 2 very good teams going at eachother.
First Half-The Nets took an early 10-4 lead in the first quarter. That was the only lead they would have as the Pistons went on a 17-4 run to end the first quarter. Detroit built on their lead in the second quarter and took a 43-31 lead going into halftime. Tayshaun Prince and Kidd didn't score at all during the first half.
Second Half-in the third quarter the Pistons continued to play great outscoring the Nets 30-19 to take a 73-50 lead going into the final quarter. Early in the 4th quarter the Nets got back within 15 points but Detroit answered with a 8-0 run to put away any thoughts of a comeback. They shut down the Nets the rest of the way to advance to the next round.
Game Notes-Detroit outplayed the Nets all night long. They took them out of their fast break offense. The biggest story of this game was how the Pistons held Jason Kidd to 0 points the entire night. It was just that kindof game for the Pistons. They got huge games from Ben and Rasheed(Wallace) who combined for 30 points and 15 rebounds. Rip Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups scored 22 points. This was just a great series for Detroit who had to comeback and win game 6 on the road after losing game 5 in 3 overtimes. It was great to win this series against the team that swept them last year in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The upcoming series-the Pistons are feeling good about beating the Nets but they still have work to do. They now go up against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 is this Saturday. This will be a very tough series for the Pistons. They will have to shutdown Jermaine O'neal and Ron Artest. They are also going up against their former coach Rick Carlisle. The Pacers have home-court advantage which could play a major role in this series. Whichever team wins this series will probably have to do it in 6 or 7 games. It will be an incredible,hard fought series with these 2 very good teams going at eachother.
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