Pistons missed a golden opportunity
This was one of the toughest losses of the season for the Pistons. They could have taken a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals going back home but they couldn't capitalize losing to the Lakers 99-91 in overtime.
At halftime the Pistons were down by 8 points. In the third quarter they scored 30 points to cut the Lakers' lead to 2 points going into the fourth quarter. In that third quarter Billups scored 16 points.
With around a minute left in the game Ben Wallace scored to put the Pistons up 89-83. LA got the ball and gave it to Shaq who powered in a layup and got fouled. He made the free-throw to put the Lakers within 3 points. The Pistons then got the ball, and Chauncey Billups missed a runner to keep the score at 89-86. With 10.2 left in the game the Lakers called timeout. The Lakers inbounded the ball to Shaq, and he passed the ball to Kobe Bryant who hit the shot of the game over Rip Hamilton(a three pointer) to tie the game at 89-89 with only 2.1 seconds left in the game. The Pistons tried to score and win the the game after Bryant's bucket but their inbound pass deflected off Rasheed Wallace's hand out of bounds.
In overtime the Lakers outscored the Pistons 10-2 to win the game and tie the series at 1-1. It was obvious that the Pistons were devistated after Kobe made that great 3 point shot.
The main play that will be remembered about this game was when the Lakers inbounded the ball, it went to Shaq(this was when Kobe hit the game tying shot). Why wouldn't the Pistons foul there and put Shaq on the free throw line with less than 10 seconds in the game? They had the 3 point lead and chances are he wasn't going to make both free throws. That is something that will be talked about for the rest of this series.
This was such a tough loss for the Pistons. They made a great comeback on the road and were so very close to taking a 2-0 lead going back home.
We have to give the Lakers some credit. They played great at the end of the game, making the huge shots. They are a great team and they weren't about to lay down after losing game 1.
The best thing that came out of this loss, is that the Pistons earned some more respect. Even after winning game 1, The Lakers didn't think the Pistons would have a chance to beat them again at home. The Lakers now know how tough it will be for them to beat the Pistons. The next 3 games are at home for the Pistons. If they can win 2/3 at home I think they will win this series.
If the Pistons want to win this NBA Title, Rasheed Wallace has to play smarter and better. For the second straight game he got 2 early fouls and he sat almost the whole first half. He ended up with only 11 points in game 2.
Game 3 is Thursday night at the Palace.
At halftime the Pistons were down by 8 points. In the third quarter they scored 30 points to cut the Lakers' lead to 2 points going into the fourth quarter. In that third quarter Billups scored 16 points.
With around a minute left in the game Ben Wallace scored to put the Pistons up 89-83. LA got the ball and gave it to Shaq who powered in a layup and got fouled. He made the free-throw to put the Lakers within 3 points. The Pistons then got the ball, and Chauncey Billups missed a runner to keep the score at 89-86. With 10.2 left in the game the Lakers called timeout. The Lakers inbounded the ball to Shaq, and he passed the ball to Kobe Bryant who hit the shot of the game over Rip Hamilton(a three pointer) to tie the game at 89-89 with only 2.1 seconds left in the game. The Pistons tried to score and win the the game after Bryant's bucket but their inbound pass deflected off Rasheed Wallace's hand out of bounds.
In overtime the Lakers outscored the Pistons 10-2 to win the game and tie the series at 1-1. It was obvious that the Pistons were devistated after Kobe made that great 3 point shot.
The main play that will be remembered about this game was when the Lakers inbounded the ball, it went to Shaq(this was when Kobe hit the game tying shot). Why wouldn't the Pistons foul there and put Shaq on the free throw line with less than 10 seconds in the game? They had the 3 point lead and chances are he wasn't going to make both free throws. That is something that will be talked about for the rest of this series.
This was such a tough loss for the Pistons. They made a great comeback on the road and were so very close to taking a 2-0 lead going back home.
We have to give the Lakers some credit. They played great at the end of the game, making the huge shots. They are a great team and they weren't about to lay down after losing game 1.
The best thing that came out of this loss, is that the Pistons earned some more respect. Even after winning game 1, The Lakers didn't think the Pistons would have a chance to beat them again at home. The Lakers now know how tough it will be for them to beat the Pistons. The next 3 games are at home for the Pistons. If they can win 2/3 at home I think they will win this series.
If the Pistons want to win this NBA Title, Rasheed Wallace has to play smarter and better. For the second straight game he got 2 early fouls and he sat almost the whole first half. He ended up with only 11 points in game 2.
Game 3 is Thursday night at the Palace.
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