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Pistons will pull this one out late in the 4th. Cant let PP get off.




The Detroit Pistons haven't built the NBA's best record by overlooking opponents.

They'll try to win their fourth straight when they take on the Boston Celtics at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Detroit is taking the game with Boston seriously despite the Celtics' subpar record. The Pistons are playing the second game of five straight against losing teams and are intent on taking advantage.

"That team's been playing up and down, but they've got a lot of great individual talent and they're going to challenge us," said Detroit point guard Chauncey Billups about his former team. "We always have great games with them."


The Pistons are 2-0 against the Celtics this season, including an 82-81 road win on Nov. 4 on Richard Hamilton's jumper at the buzzer. Detroit has won four straight home meetings with Boston and eight of the last nine overall.

Hamilton is averaging 25.5 points against Boston this season.

Detroit began its stretch against sub-.500 teams Saturday by routing the Charlotte Bobcats 114-91. After hosting Boston, the Pistons have road games at Atlanta and New York before returning home to face Houston.

Hamilton led seven Pistons in double figures with 19 points and reserve Maurice Evans added a season-high 18. Detroit recorded its highest point total since a 120-114 double-overtime loss Nov. 25 to the Washington Wizards.

"We moved the ball well, had 35 assists, 12 turnovers and rebounded the ball well," Detroit coach Flip Saunders said of the win over the Bobcats. "We had a good overall performance. We had seven guys in double figures, so it was a good performance."

Boston has not played since a 125-124 triple-overtime loss Friday to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics blew a 16-point lead in regulation and suffered their third close loss in the last four games.

"It's tough, but it's fun," Celtics forward Paul Pierce said. "It's draining, but I'm glad I had a chance to be a part of it."

Boston's last three losses have been by a total of four points. The Celtics are 5-10 in games decided by four points or less.

"We just need to be a smarter team," said coach Doc Rivers after Friday's game. "It's a tough loss."

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Are they replaying this tonight for us working stiffs?

LOL@ojay and 'Nique in an ATL warmup.

I keep forgetting this is MLKjr Day lucky I got in early so I can step out early enough to watch this live.

The Celtics always make it hard.

Rip goes for 942, Rosco bites off one of Blount's Dumbo ears off, Ben uses Jefferson's face (is he really starting?) to wash the glass, West turns in solid performance, Peirce wakes up in the 3rd but chokes when it matters, and Davis carries the team the whole game but Rivers takes him out when the team needs a crucial score.

(Iam, wheres the clip of Rip's game winner earlier this season? I am sure the copy I have of it on my home PC was ripped from your site but I can't find it on there.)

LOL@ojay and 'Nique in an ATL warmup.

that would've been a big transaction back in the day, even with eric montross. and montross has on his philly jersey.

wow i just realized that theres no more whites in the celts starting lineup. this would be a travesty in the 80's.

im curious as to which celtics squad we'll see out there.

Delonte West is an honorary white guy.

The only reason Boston could give up trouble is because they have two scoring perimeter players and not a big name big man that will get/keep Rasheed interested. Tay can only guard one of Pierce or Davis, leaving Hamilton the other, and while Hamilton has really improved his defense as a Piston, he's still the weakest link of our starting unit. Delonte West is a bigger PG as well, so Chauncey can't use his size to get an advantage.

wow i just realized that theres no more whites in the celts starting lineup. this would be a travesty in the 80's.

im curious as to which celtics squad we'll see out there.

It would be now too but they put Scalabrini and his contract amount on all their programs.

(Actually, its because La Frenz is usually the starter)

hey if anyone needs tickets to tonights game, shoot me an IM. my buddy has season tix and can't make it to tonight's game. face value is $60 each (2 tix)....they're lower bowl, with a free VIP parking pass ($20 value).

hey if anyone needs tickets to tonights game, shoot me an IM. my buddy has season tix and can't make it to tonight's game. face value is $60 each (2 tix)....they're lower bowl, with a free VIP parking pass ($20 value).

If it were, in fact, tonights game, I'd be interested.

Damn afternoon games.

hey if anyone needs tickets to tonights game, shoot me an IM. my buddy has season tix and can't make it to tonight's game. face value is $60 each (2 tix)....they're lower bowl, with a free VIP parking pass ($20 value).

If it were, in fact, tonights game, I'd be interested.

Damn afternoon games.

ah, forgot that it's an afternoon game

hey if anyone needs tickets to tonights game, shoot me an IM. my buddy has season tix and can't make it to tonight's game. face value is $60 each (2 tix)....they're lower bowl, with a free VIP parking pass ($20 value).

If it were, in fact, tonights game, I'd be interested.

Damn afternoon games.

ah, forgot that it's an afternoon game
i'd be all on that if my car wasnt in the shop til tomorrow. :( :( :( :x

Hmm Dickau is also white but then hes injured.

If we can just stop Pierce and Davis from getting hot, this game is ours.

Spread is Pistons - 11

Detroit always has a tough time when they play teams with big strong 3's (paul pierce today)

It will be a close game.

hey if anyone needs tickets to tonights game, shoot me an IM. my buddy has season tix and can't make it to tonight's game. face value is $60 each (2 tix)....they're lower bowl, with a free VIP parking pass ($20 value).

If it were, in fact, tonights game, I'd be interested.

Damn afternoon games.


Same here. Fuck.

Delonte West is like a psuedo white guy with a big ass red mark next to his lip.

Pierce will have a big game and Rip will get destroyed by Ricky Davis. They combine for 50-60 points but the Pistons win in an epic 3 OT slugfest. 111-72.

Anyone have a Sopcast link for this game? Friggin' NBA TV games are blacked out on my League Pass here in DC. Fucking Comcast.

Game will be replayed at 7:30 for all the workin stiffs out there.

ADM, there's always Google Video if yoU don't have any luck finding a link.

Yeah, but don't you have to pay for that? I'm not sure it's worth $3.95 to me. I'd just wait and hope a torrent link shows up somewhere.

For those at work - streaming audio from wdfn - better than nothing, and free.

Yeah, but don't you have to pay for that? I'm not sure it's worth $3.95 to me. I'd just wait and hope a torrent link shows up somewhere.


did you see my link in the other thread you made?

Yeah, you can listen to it straight from WDFN's site. You sign up for free, they don't send you shit if you don't want them to. Like Taymelo said, better than nothing.

I wish I had a TV here by my computer.

Woah! Somone told me the blocked out NBA games on wdfn.com


Forget my link then :)

Woah! Somone told me the blocked out NBA games on wdfn.com


Not in my experience...

Is the WDFN stream working for you guys?

It usually works fine for me, but I got nothing but dead air.

Woah! Somone told me the blocked out NBA games on wdfn.com


Not in my experience...

at the beginning of the season they were broadcasting games...but now it seems they are blacking them out :(

can anyone briefly recap the game until now?

i'm looking at the score 33-24......Sheed hasn't taken 1 shot yet...wtf?

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

woooooo.delfino mobbed blocked paul pierce one on one....

Very good game so far. Evans and Delfino are on fire off the bench. 2-2 on threes for Delfino and a total of 8 points, plus a solid D job on Pierce. Evans has 5 points and a nice three from his sweet spot. Delfino has definitely been the catalyst off the bench and he's the reason we're in this game right now. We were down a ton before he got in the game.

DELFINO DOING IT ON BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT!!!

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

watching the game via espn gamecast, looks like Delfino is playing well

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

watching the game via espn gamecast, looks like Delfino is playing well
the refs are trying to get delfino off pierce, he's fustrating him too much.

up by one at the half, both evans and delfino anchored us back into the game via defense and offense. billups made some big passes

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

watching the game via espn gamecast, looks like Delfino is playing well
the refs are trying to get delfino off pierce, he's fustrating him too much.

i just saw back to back fouls on Delf :(

Pistons up 1 at the half....NICE!

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

watching the game via espn gamecast, looks like Delfino is playing well
the refs are trying to get delfino off pierce, he's fustrating him too much.

i just saw back to back fouls on Delf :(

Pistons up 1 at the half....NICE!
you should've saw the second foul. no hands, no bodying him. he just stayed in front of him and the refs didnt like that. :?

the first one was a lil questionable but not enough to complain.

I suddenly have man-love for our bench. Way to get us back into the game Del, you funky homosapien you!

Also kudos to Chauncey for at least getting points via free throws early on.

we are down 1 with delfino and evans leading our comeback :D

watching the game via espn gamecast, looks like Delfino is playing well
the refs are trying to get delfino off pierce, he's fustrating him too much.

i just saw back to back fouls on Delf :(

Pistons up 1 at the half....NICE!
you should've saw the second foul. no hands, no bodying him. he just stayed in front of him and the refs didnt like that. :?

the first one was a lil questionable but not enough to complain.

that sucks.

at least this gives Delfino some confidence, playing against one of the top SF's in the NBA.

The first foul on Delfino could've gone either way. No call probably would have been the best choice.

The second one was total BS. Pierce got bailed out by the refs on that one.

But both Evans and Delfino did a nice job coming in and providing us a spark.

I suddenly have man-love for our bench. Way to get us back into the game Del, you funky homosapien you
i'd better patent that nickname. :shock:

worth repeating for the 1,000,000th time:

this bench has too much damn talent, not to be one of the tops in the NBA. give 'em time, Flip...let them gel and build confidence.

God damn. What a roaring come back in the 1st half. Delfino was on fire! He was killin bitches (Pierce, mainly) out there. Evans did his thang too. Bench with a great first half. Hopefully they can run away with this in the 3rd.

i hope Flip rides the hot hands of Evans and Delfino in the third. what a huge confidence boost for those two to help extend the 1 pt lead.

Ricky Davis is still scoreless.

They need to drive on Pierce more. He doesn't defend well against slashers. Anyone can just knife through him.

put the two headed monster, MoDelf back in!


ok, that was cheesy, i know.

Pierce gets bailed out again. Delfino with 3 fouls.

Pierce gets bailed out again. Delfino with 3 fouls.
yea its crazy, he's not even being too physical with him. just staying in front of him like you are supposed to. :?

but on a good note they cant stop sheed and are looking to double him.,

Rasheed with 18 POINTS in the 3rd quarter! Goodness, no wonder Doc Rivers is voting our entire starting 5 for the All-Star reserve with his vote.

del the funky homosapien with another 3 pointer.

I never noticed that.

Delfino runs back with this thumbs up. Or something like that.

I never noticed that.

Delfino runs back with this thumbs up. Or something like that.

i remember Sheed or Chauncey mentioned that his nickname was "thumbs" for a bit :)

Even though they called a goal tend, that was a great block by Delfino.

thats a rough call. delfino is getting no love from the refs.

delfino actually even more of a help on defense than offense. his weakside blocking skillz are actually pretty good.

Rasheed with 18 POINTS in the 3rd quarter! Goodness, no wonder Doc Rivers is voting our entire starting 5 for the All-Star reserve with his vote. Fuck Rivers. I haven't forgotten a couple seasons back when he had nothing but contempt for the Pistons.I hope the Pistons win this game more than others because losing to a Doc Rivers coached team is hateful to me.

delfino actually even more of a help on defense than offense

that's awesome. if Delf can offer that level of defense more often than not, to go along with his offensive talents :shock:

delfino actually even more of a help on defense than offense

that's awesome. if Delf can offer that level of defense more often than not, to go along with his offensive talents :shock:
well his footwork has improved immensely. he was able to stay in front of pierce. he also did a good job of ball denial and delaying touches to the man he was guarding. he still looks a lil tentative on offense but he's starting to drive a lil more. the open 3 pointers set up by cbill helped.

well his footwork has improved immensely. he was able to stay in front of pierce. he also did a good job of ball denial and delaying touches to the man he was guarding. he still looks a lil tentative on offense but he's starting to drive a lil more. the open 3 pointers set up by cbill helped.

The biggest improvement that Delfino made is the fact that he is playing defense with his feet instead of hands. Also he is very good at anticipating his opponents moves.

As far as his offense, he is still hesitant but I think he will be more effective if Flip put the ball in his hands rather than use him as a spot up shooter.

Chauncey w/ 16 assists?!?

Chauncey w/ 16 assists?!?
yep, delfino and evans both scored off all his passes. the a couple 3's by sheed are automatic assists on the pick and pop.

lol@mcloed apologizing for profanity we always hear on the floor

ricky davis, 0-7 FG for 0 points?? wtf?

ricky davis, 0-7 FG for 0 points?? wtf?
hasnt done that since 99 against us amazingly enough...damn 7 years.

ricky davis, 0-7 FG for 0 points?? wtf?

I am not even sure if it was our defense that held him to 0 points. He was just passive all game and when he was open, he just couldn't hit anything.

LOL@thekid doing pregame intros.

Great game.

Glad to see delfino get goin a lill bit....be nice to have a true jump shooter off the bench.

I also like the rotation flip seems to be settling on. He plays the starters then brings in antonio...then arroyo and evans....he leaves RIP out there with em so we still have a shooter... Then he brings the starters back and brings in Delfino. I think thats why del was havin such a good game. Hope to see it continue

yeah, it seems like Delfino and Dice play best when they get some minutes to get into a groove. i hope Flip continues to show faith in the bench.

yeah, it seems like Delfino and Dice play best when they get some minutes to get into a groove. i hope Flip continues to show faith in the bench.
delfino plays better with billups. teams are so worried about billups(and sheed) scoring that they were ignoring delfino

He better show faith in the bench, or we'll fade at some point in the playoffs.

yeah, it seems like Delfino and Dice play best when they get some minutes to get into a groove. i hope Flip continues to show faith in the bench.

He has been showing more faith in the bench recently. I do hope that we continue to cut down on the minutes our starters play as the season progresses.

In todays game:

Tay - 29 minutes
Sheed - 41 minutes
Ben - 33 minutes
Rip - 36 minutes
Billups - 44 minutes
Delfino - 15 minutes
Dyess - 22 minutes
Arroyo - 4 minutes
Evans - 16 minutes

I'll just add that 30 assists on 35 baskets is all kinds of kickass...

Arroyo couldn't play today because Boston used bigger point guards in West and Greene. Rasheed Wallace only played 25 minutes vs Charlotte, so 41 minutes isn't that big of a deal.

everyone on the bench is so much better when they aren't on the floor with arroyo. I'm not the only one who sees this am i?

Anyways, It seems like Evans and Delfino have definitely found their groove and the last few games are signs of that.

1. Delfino is the man. Period.
2. Rasheed and Billups playing big minutes tonight isn't that much of a big deal. They rarely play more than 35-36 mpg.
3. Ricky Davis sure did fuck up my prediction.
4. I wouldn't mind having Delonte West on this squad.
5. Billups with another double-double is cool.
6. We got outrebounded by the fucking Celtics.

yeah, it seems like Delfino and Dice play best when they get some minutes to get into a groove. i hope Flip continues to show faith in the bench.

He has been showing more faith in the bench recently. I do hope that we continue to cut down on the minutes our starters play as the season progresses.

In todays game:

Tay - 29 minutes
Sheed - 41 minutes
Ben - 33 minutes
Rip - 36 minutes
Billups - 44 minutes
Delfino - 15 minutes
Dyess - 22 minutes
Arroyo - 4 minutes
Evans - 16 minutes
it is the first game in awhile tay has gotten a rest and he was a big spark in the 4th. :D

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Delfin-OWNED :D

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Delfin-OWNED :D


awesome

BTW, my brother in Boston was watching a post-game interview with Pierce and apparently they got a full-on view of Mark Blount's schlong in the lockerroom on live TV, LOL

No way thats true. Blount has a vagina (no offense Elecktra).

everyone on the bench is so much better when they aren't on the floor with arroyo. I'm not the only one who sees this am i?

Anyways, It seems like Evans and Delfino have definitely found their groove and the last few games are signs of that.
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It might jus be me but
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Dont alot of Dices point come from arroyo
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he picks of dimes pretty often if you ask me

everyone on the bench is so much better when they aren't on the floor with arroyo. I'm not the only one who sees this am i?

Anyways, It seems like Evans and Delfino have definitely found their groove and the last few games are signs of that.
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It might jus be me but
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Dont alot of Dices point come from arroyo
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he picks of dimes pretty often if you ask me

Only because he runs the pick and roll with Dyess and Dyess knocks down the jumper. It's not some great pass from Arroyo. It could easily be run with Tay or Delfino too. As long as the dribbler presents the threat of taking it all the way to the basket (which Delfino does better than Arroyo actually), the defender will help on the dribbler and leave Dyess open.

Yeah, everyone "except for perhaps Dyess" is seems to be better without Arroyo but perhaps without Arroyo's man blowing by him, Dyess is allowed to be better defensively (he doesn't have to help on the slashing guard) and on the boards (he isn't out of position helping guard Arroyo's blown coverage) without Arroyo?

everyone on the bench is so much better when they aren't on the floor with arroyo. I'm not the only one who sees this am i?

Anyways, It seems like Evans and Delfino have definitely found their groove and the last few games are signs of that.
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It might jus be me but
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Dont alot of Dices point come from arroyo
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he picks of dimes pretty often if you ask me

Only because he runs the pick and roll with Dyess and Dyess knocks down the jumper. It's not some great pass from Arroyo. It could easily be run with Tay or Delfino too. As long as the dribbler presents the threat of taking it all the way to the basket (which Delfino does better than Arroyo actually), the defender will help on the dribbler and leave Dyess open.
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yes, your right
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But as long as he gets the job done
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thats what matters to me