14-9-1 +11.40 units
Well, we couldn't get the win on Sunday. Bad shooting by an excellent offense and not the usual amount of threes. That first half was sorta feeling out as well. 2nd half hova was a grat play for anyone that played it. We certainly got enough FT's too. Either way, we move on. Boston did what I had a feeling they would do. Should have followed my hunch but thats okay. Gonna be a 2nd round war between the Cavs and Celtics. I expect he full seven here.
I really don't know what to think of the Hornets and Spurs game. Of course I want to think the expereinced Spurs team that plays so well on the road will rebound and have just a great showing in Game 2. You can say we should expect a great defensive showing but again, this Hornets team is such a tough matchup for any defensive squad. Wondering if the Spurs lack of athletiscm has finally caught up to them. Almost hoping for another hornets win so I can go ahead and lay that six points in Game 3 with the spurs in a desperation spot. No doubt Timmay responds tomorrow but New Orleans is just gaining confidence each and every day.
Now onto Game Two in Auburn Hills. That was a helluva second half performance the Stons put on Saturday night. They just own this team right now. Yes, they split the season series but look deeper. Orlando won on the buzzer-beater down there. The game here was the first post ASG where anything can happen anywhere in the league. Now, are the Magic getting closer? Of course. Detroit matches up great because the Magic don't have physical guards, Pistons defend the 3-pt line very well and we have the bigs to keep D-Howard from being dominant.
I will say this. This has turned into a nice little rivalry. Lets go back to 1996. Yes, some of you youngsters were quite young and prolly won't remember this. This was the start of bad relations between these teams. Fast forward to the playoffs where the Magic swept us 3-0. That was Detroits return after four years and was bittersweet. The real fun though occured in a regular season game at the O-rena. The Magic were pounding us by about 20 I would say. One of their bench guys, Anthony Bowie, was one assist away from a triple-double. Brian Hill called timeout with a few seconds left to set up a potential play for him to get that 10th assist. It was pure douchebaggery. The best part was our coach then, Doug Collins, ordered all the players to sit on the court or stand in the backcourt. I'll never forget seeing Lindsey sitting on the court indian style..lmao. Shit, Walter Bond may have been out there Marlo..heh. Anyways, it was the tainted triple-double and was a big thing back then. Nothing much for a few years till Grant Hill was a FA. Of course, that was ou franchise guy and they stole him from us. Basically, we knw nothing of this Atkins/Wallace duo we got in the sign n trade. Well, we all know how that trade worked out. The next step though was the 2003 playoffs. This was the first year of Hamilton/Billups/Prince here in Detroit. Detroit was the top seed and immediately lost game one. The series was 3-1 after Game 4 in Orlando. I remember vividly Bill Walton calling the series over and T-Mac put his foot in he mouth after that game saying same thing. Well, I remember being at Game 5 and we crushed them. In Game 6 at Orlando, Chillups poured in 40 as we stole that game. Then we blew them out in Game 7 behind Chaunceys 37. The thing about that series was that the rookie Prince really frustrated McGrady in Games 2, 5-7. Its basically where his reputation started. Now, he started to regain that rep last round versus Iggy.
Game One was physical and got a bit chippy. Theo called the Magic finesse, which they are. The Magic obviously didn't like it and said "Theo who?" There were hard fouls and technicals. Playoff basketball at its finest. The Orlando staff will use that as motivation. But will it matter? I think Detroit wins again but it will be a cloer game and a 4th quarter battle. My first playoff game this year so I surely hope the Stons get the job done. Really no lean as I see it around the number. Small lean on he under.
Good luck on your wagers.:cheers:
Well, we couldn't get the win on Sunday. Bad shooting by an excellent offense and not the usual amount of threes. That first half was sorta feeling out as well. 2nd half hova was a grat play for anyone that played it. We certainly got enough FT's too. Either way, we move on. Boston did what I had a feeling they would do. Should have followed my hunch but thats okay. Gonna be a 2nd round war between the Cavs and Celtics. I expect he full seven here.
I really don't know what to think of the Hornets and Spurs game. Of course I want to think the expereinced Spurs team that plays so well on the road will rebound and have just a great showing in Game 2. You can say we should expect a great defensive showing but again, this Hornets team is such a tough matchup for any defensive squad. Wondering if the Spurs lack of athletiscm has finally caught up to them. Almost hoping for another hornets win so I can go ahead and lay that six points in Game 3 with the spurs in a desperation spot. No doubt Timmay responds tomorrow but New Orleans is just gaining confidence each and every day.
Now onto Game Two in Auburn Hills. That was a helluva second half performance the Stons put on Saturday night. They just own this team right now. Yes, they split the season series but look deeper. Orlando won on the buzzer-beater down there. The game here was the first post ASG where anything can happen anywhere in the league. Now, are the Magic getting closer? Of course. Detroit matches up great because the Magic don't have physical guards, Pistons defend the 3-pt line very well and we have the bigs to keep D-Howard from being dominant.
I will say this. This has turned into a nice little rivalry. Lets go back to 1996. Yes, some of you youngsters were quite young and prolly won't remember this. This was the start of bad relations between these teams. Fast forward to the playoffs where the Magic swept us 3-0. That was Detroits return after four years and was bittersweet. The real fun though occured in a regular season game at the O-rena. The Magic were pounding us by about 20 I would say. One of their bench guys, Anthony Bowie, was one assist away from a triple-double. Brian Hill called timeout with a few seconds left to set up a potential play for him to get that 10th assist. It was pure douchebaggery. The best part was our coach then, Doug Collins, ordered all the players to sit on the court or stand in the backcourt. I'll never forget seeing Lindsey sitting on the court indian style..lmao. Shit, Walter Bond may have been out there Marlo..heh. Anyways, it was the tainted triple-double and was a big thing back then. Nothing much for a few years till Grant Hill was a FA. Of course, that was ou franchise guy and they stole him from us. Basically, we knw nothing of this Atkins/Wallace duo we got in the sign n trade. Well, we all know how that trade worked out. The next step though was the 2003 playoffs. This was the first year of Hamilton/Billups/Prince here in Detroit. Detroit was the top seed and immediately lost game one. The series was 3-1 after Game 4 in Orlando. I remember vividly Bill Walton calling the series over and T-Mac put his foot in he mouth after that game saying same thing. Well, I remember being at Game 5 and we crushed them. In Game 6 at Orlando, Chillups poured in 40 as we stole that game. Then we blew them out in Game 7 behind Chaunceys 37. The thing about that series was that the rookie Prince really frustrated McGrady in Games 2, 5-7. Its basically where his reputation started. Now, he started to regain that rep last round versus Iggy.
Game One was physical and got a bit chippy. Theo called the Magic finesse, which they are. The Magic obviously didn't like it and said "Theo who?" There were hard fouls and technicals. Playoff basketball at its finest. The Orlando staff will use that as motivation. But will it matter? I think Detroit wins again but it will be a cloer game and a 4th quarter battle. My first playoff game this year so I surely hope the Stons get the job done. Really no lean as I see it around the number. Small lean on he under.
Good luck on your wagers.:cheers:
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