With the series at 2 all, I’m not saying this game in Boston is a must win for The Pistons, but it would make things a lot easier to wrap the series up. If Doc Rivers knows how to make adjustments, they won’t be leaving Mr. McDyess open all game long, so someone else may have to step up.
Detroit’s success hinges on the play of Chauncey Billups, sadly I don’t think they can pull it out tonight if he struggles like he did in every game of this series except Game 2 unless Saunders shelves him and gives Stuckey the go ahead if his game is off again.
I’m hoping for more stifling D, and one of these.
But block or not, I’ll take a W at the end of the night.
For further inspiration, they are selling Celtic’s ECF Champion T-Shirts down in Florida.
Tip off is at 8:30 PM and will be Nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN360 is streaming the game live for those of you who don’t have cable. If you can’t catch it on the tube you can always tune in to 1130 AM WDFN The Fan, or stream it live through your computer at NBA.com.
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May 28, 2008 at 8:58 pm
bobby, thats what i just said….why not play like ur making a comeback eventhough ur up!!!! wheres that guy whos starting a conversation about lakers-celtics conspiracy and i told him that wasn’t the right time…well this is the right time….lakers got a way with a foul and celtics as well, when allen poke hamilton’s eye! deja vu!
May 28, 2008 at 8:59 pm
phil i understand if u can’t figure it out…i have nothing against mentally disable.
May 28, 2008 at 9:04 pm
You can’t hit a guy in the face without it being a foul, just can’t happen. Maybe the league will go back and say it should have been a foul like the did for last night, and it won’t make a difference.
Pistons can still win this series, they played 7 quarters of great basketball the last two games, but that 3rd quarter cost them the win.
May 28, 2008 at 9:05 pm
The Pistons seemed to lose their composure going into the half, and they let the Celts run continue, making silly mistakes and rushing things. Give credit to Boston’s offense though – Perks was tearing it up in the First, and Pierce, Allen and KG did their thing in the Third.
But it was good we were still within striking distance going into the Fourth. I’m happy that Detroit fought back into a 1 point game with 1 minute to play. Stuckey played like a clutch veteran and I don’t blame him one bit for that missed FT. I could see the disappointment in his eyes..
This is the one game I’m okay with losing against the Celtics. It’s the one where we fought hard at the end and had chances. You could even argue about all the Techs and Flagrants and Non- Calls, but credit where it’s due, Boston won the game like a good rival.
Go Detroit ! We can still win this !
May 28, 2008 at 9:06 pm
hard-fought game by the Pistons, tough loss. If i see any “blow this team up” comment, i think i’m just gonna give that person an e-slap to the face. I’m proud of this team, they put everything on the line tonight. Stuckey was phenomenal, never mind the fact that he is a rookie. He’s a hell of a player.
I also love how Rip was holding on to the ball with his dear life while being hurt at the same time. I think his action is an example of the courage that he and his teammates possess. If I was Arnie, I’d put goggles on Rip from now on.
This team has experienced all the highs and lows in the game of basketball. And right now, there’s no where to go but up.
It’s time to even this series and take game 7 like we did game 2.
May 28, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I am surprisingly optimistic after tonight’s loss. Leave it on the floor just like Dyess said and they will be fine.
May 28, 2008 at 9:08 pm
listening to pierce and garnett talk… i belive their combined IQ is lower the average score of a girl’s JV game
May 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Claire, I fully agree, I love this TEAM.
There is NO reason that Detroit can’t take this series.
They played 3 solid quarters tonight, but that 3rd killed them.
They won all 4 quarters the other night.
They played better in the 1st and fourth in the loss in Detroit.
Pistons have consistantly played better this series, but the scoreboard is all that counts.
I wouldnt count on Perkins going off again.
May 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm
we played hard; we don’t deserve the loss.
let’s hope we can bounce back in 2 games.,…
i still have faith, base upon what has just happened in the 4th quarter. but RIP, i hope he is alrite, bud.
May 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I’m proud of the team for making it close.
I’m proud of Stucky for his incredible poise.
I’m sad that the Baby Eater didn’t get more time.
I’m concerned about Rip’s arm.
May 28, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Yeah, Rip got his ass kicked tonight.
Don’t take that lying down, make them feel it in game 6, make them think twice about it in game 7.
May 28, 2008 at 9:17 pm
remember… a worse pistons team came back against miami (better than these celtics) from down 3-2 and won game 7 on the road… and i don’t want to hear about wade’s injury
May 28, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I think Ray Allen just went from being the only Celtic who I don’t hate to being number one on my shit-list for poking Rip in the eyes. I’m sure it was an accident and all, but still..grrr
About Rip’s arm, he’ll be fine. If he can play w/ a broken nose, a poked eye, he can play through anything. He is built Ford-tough, he won’t let this team down. Now, the rest is up to Arnie to speed up the healing process >.<
May 28, 2008 at 9:20 pm
No moral victories for me, guys. Slice it any way you want, it’s a loss and we’re one game away from another early summer vacation.
It’s more of the same BS- the team doesn’t start to take it serious until it’s too late. Gotta play with urgency from the start. But for some reason, the team fails to understand that and put that into action. WAKE THE F*** UP GUYS! Your attitude is not emblematic of a championship team.
May 28, 2008 at 9:22 pm
DAMN, we fell so short. Stuckey played well aside from rookie mistakes. And where was Dyess?
However, give credit to Detroit for storming back in the fourth. I thought everything was going for Detroit in the 4th until that 3 by Ray Allen. This was really a disappointing loss.
Nat? Can you update us on Rip? He really looked hurt at the end the game.
Hope we can bounce back.
May 28, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Natalie, please continue the ice for Dyess campaign. He absolutely does deserve all the kudos you have given him – and then some. He plays his ass off all the time and most people don’t seem to notice. He deserves to get his ring. He has a winning attitude and has been an inspiration throughout these playoffs from the beginning. Even if he doesn’t always score a lot of points, he does other things that are essential to the success of the Pistons.
Bummer of a game. I thought for sure we would win from the first Piston bucket. Alas it seems as though we stand with our backs against the wall yet again. Do or die time. All out, balls to the wall, no excuses from this point on.
I felt so bad for Stuck after the missed free throw. He was so disappointed and it showed. Poor kid. He plays his ass off too and he has made a believer out of me when I was a doubter.
Yessir the Pistons sure can beat Boston 2 straight. I hope Rip is ok. Wasn’t looking good at the end for him. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. Looked like his elbow. Let’s all pray for him to be ok… and world peace.
LET’S GO PISTONS!!!!
May 28, 2008 at 9:30 pm
That is so lame, like seriiously come on!!!!! last time i checked the series was still going on and there are still 2 more games to be played….so i do not know what the dealll issss…u can so tell that the NBA wants a celtics-lakers final…or this would not have come up with that shirrt liike seriiously how stupiid…2 more games and it is ours…sorry boston u had ur fun now its our turn so be prepared to be finished and oh yea its Detroit Eastern Conference Champions not BOSTON!!!!! HAHA BOSTON FREAKKIIN SUCKSSS!!!!!!!!
May 28, 2008 at 9:32 pm
you’ve got to be kidding me redwhite…well maybe he did play hard tonight, but hes basically out of sync…though he played hard, he didn’t play smart….i love the guy like everybody else, but everybody knows he was a non factor in this game…perkins was…dyes had some miscoverage on him….what was dyess thinking???
May 28, 2008 at 9:34 pm
renee, at first before game 5 of eastern and game 4 of western, i wasn’t thinking of that…but now, its becoming more obvious……its so hard to be an nba fan when its not too far to believe (i know its not true) thats its becoming like wwf, its all scripted….its like santa coming to the chimney is true.
May 28, 2008 at 9:35 pm
stuart scott’s glass eye creeps me out… i hate him… i still remember him calling detroiters a bunch of thugs after the brawl… he sucks superstar dick
May 28, 2008 at 9:39 pm
what are you trying to say about santa?
May 28, 2008 at 9:47 pm
thats all these play are scripted….not true, but offcourse i for one don’t believe that, but it makes u wonder, why the hell would lakers get a way with a foul and celtics tonight get a way with a foul…..its like scripted that lakers-celtics….all the pistons/spurs hard work, regardless whether they’re real or not, its hard to get a win.
May 28, 2008 at 9:48 pm
the only way is a blow out to win a game
May 28, 2008 at 10:26 pm
No ric, no joke. Dyess always plays his ass off. He isn’t perfect and I’m not saying that he is – I’m saying he sure as hell deserves credit where credit is due and he HAS been an inspiration throughout these playoffs. He doesn’t often get recognition for the little things he does. He had a lot of double-doubles this season, he has been a solid consistant player all season. I don’t think Natalie over did it with the praise she gave him after his performance in game 4 at all and I definitely think he is an unsung hero who deserves a ring. He is the most under rated player on this team and I love to see him get all the love he can. That’s all I’m saying. I didn’t say he had his best game tonight, I just said he does deserve to get praise for his play, and I don’t feel that it is unwarranted at all – nor do I think nat jinxed us by throwing a little love his way. Relax man. You’ll be back on the Dyess bandwagon before this series is over. He isn’t done yet.
GO PISTONS!!!!
May 28, 2008 at 10:44 pm
there is no dyess bandwagon, i may have said natalie kinda’ over did it, and i apologize for that…nat…
redwhite all im saying is, everybody deserves it, u can’t just single out mcdyess, based on his double double or for whatever effort he puts in….this is no different than what rip, sheed, chaunce and tay has been doing for the past six seasons….its just got all out of proportion because he never came up big in the playoffs until this year, and thats not something extraordinary, this is something hes suppose to do, u can’t expect to go to pistons and just get a ring do u? but offcourse hes effort and will are all appreciated, but lets not forget that everybody in pistons wants it! we can’t rely on dyess speech and play especially when he has nothing like tonight then declare and make a rally to win it just for dyess. and by the way, him being the most under rated player is all based on ur opinion, anybody can make an argument about that…..also, thats being said everytime a player plays good…i see u saying that if hunter scored 20+ tonight. ur point taken, he gets all my praises, i love the guy, he has the heart, but just because he’s shown it with his game in game 4 and in his face…doesn’t mean other pistons doesn’t have it. he deserves my praise, along with the rest of the pistons, i love all of them differently, but equally. im just concern that rallying to win a championship for dyess may just lead to blaming every pistons players by not winning it for him!!!!
May 28, 2008 at 10:59 pm
After this game I was pretty angry, mad at the refs and having a hard time accepting the final score…BUT…as I got to thinking over the game for the last hour or so, it is finally clear to me that Detroit actually is BETTER than boston (I don’t bother with the capitalization).
See, I wasn’t quite sure to be honest, but now I’m positive. In a strange way, this is the most confident I’ve ever been after a Pistons loss. A game 5, third round playoff loss no less!
With all of the crappy whistles that were clearly a direct result of biased officiating, that were of course clearly a direct result of Mr. Stern’s lust for a Lakers/Celtics Finals (*wink at Ric), the Pistons came back from 17 to give themselves a chance to win an unwinnable game. They came on the verge of doing something nearly impossible by succeeding where failure was certain. Truly impressive.
This is all got me thinking to how much I appreciate a team that is given absolutely nothing…anything they win, they take.
Boston played the best game that Boston is going to play this series tonight. KG couldn’t miss…it’s as if his percentage went up the lower the shot clock went. ray allen had a very strong performance, aul ierce did his thing, rondo had his moments and some missed lay-ups, and of course, the guy that looks like somebody just shit on his sandwich, kendrick perkins…huge!
Taking the above into consideration, it’s obvious that the celts needed the beneficial calls to get past Detroit. Their best isn’t good enough to stop the Pistons when they’re on top of their game.
I’ll just be blunt…the celtics just aren’t a great team, period. Great teams aren’t given anything.
With that in mind, I can’t help but feel optimistic about the next two games…especially game 6.
It really feels like the Pistons have just about got this team figured out and are on the verge of beating them senseless…
As far as the refs…I don’t predict they’ll be nearly as bad as the last two games, especially during game 6 back at the Palace. I knoww people will challenge that by saying they already hosed them once in the Palace, but I don’t think they have the balls.
Game 7, however, well, shit…I’d like to believe that the Pistons will just play good enough to negate the crappy calls.
One can only hope…
May 28, 2008 at 11:33 pm
ric, to be perfectly honest, I don’t even think I care where the Pistons get their collective inspiration from as long as they get it done. I found it a little humorous that you would mention Hunter because he is probably my 2nd favorite player on the team and believe me, I don’t think he gets enough praise either. Maybe I just have a soft spot for those who seem (in my opinion) under rated and don’t get a lot of recognition for what they do for this team.
I understand that you weren’t really trying to dis Dyess or take anything away from him. I just felt compelled to mention that I think his play in the playoffs has brought a lot of inspiration to this team (the players even say so themselves) and Nat didn’t give him anything he hasn’t earned. I will miss Dyess (and Hunter for that matter) when he/they are gone and the next generation takes over. I am first and foremost a Piston fan – even though I have my favorites – and whatever it takes to get these guys to another championship is ok with me. If they are inspired to do it for Dyess, the fans, pride, thier city, their families, friends, or whatever… just as long as they play inspired basketball and play with heart.
You are correct ric… the Pistons certainly didn’t get to where they are on the shoulders of one player. They are most definitely a team (which is why I am such a fan) and I want them all to have a ring… or ANOTHER ring… whatever the case may be. They have ALL worked very hard to get where they are. I just get so choked up when I think of all that Dyess has been through and being near the end of his career… I just want him to have a ring most of all. I know I am not the only one who feels this way. I know Dyess appreciates any support he gets from his fans and you seem to support him in your own way so I guess I can lay this particular discussion to rest.
Bottom line is, if they are inspired to win Dyess his ice I say go for it. KG, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce… you know they are going to get another shot at this thing before they reach the end of their careers. These Pistons are just about out of chances and Dyess certainly won’t have many (if any) more chances so yeah… draw the motivation from where ever you need to — just do it already. Can we agree on that as fellow Piston fans?
May 28, 2008 at 11:50 pm
redwhite…whatever can help the pistons get a win, im in….damn, if i have to flat celtics fans tires, i would! hahaha!!! the only thing thats inspiring to me right now is remembering the spurs/hornets series….spurs loss game 5, won game 5 and finished it in new orleans in game 7.
May 28, 2008 at 11:53 pm
its just so freaking sucks we lost, u know, so irritating!!!!!!
May 29, 2008 at 12:08 am
wmlone, i gotta say, ur analysis and speculation on celtics/lakers conspiracy is starting to impress me….lets leave it IF pistons gets eliminated….but really good, i don’t believe it, but doesn’t mean i won’t say it, nevertheless, my compliments.
May 29, 2008 at 1:48 am
LOL, wlm1one1. Kendrick Perkins (I hate the sound of his name too) “always looks like someone just shit on his sandwich.” Funny.
Oh Pistons.