Game 5: Pistons vs Heat - it's about pride (Wed 5/31, 8p , ESPN)

[Matt]

every comeback starts with one win, so now's a good a time as any.

i believe..................in a Game 6. one game at a time. don't let those pricks celebrate on our home court.

let's see some more of this:

[Joe Asberry]

i am proud of Dale, he established some toughness with his hard fouls for a short period of time...now the other guys have to follow his lead...shut up play hard and WIN !

[Anthony]

Well, if we're going to do it, we have to win in dramatic fashion at the palace. Billups needs to go off for 40 each night.

[Taymelo]

The officiating will be a lot better at home, but the Pistons can't hit foul shots, anyway.

And even if the Pistons win in Detroit, there's still a little matter of the officiating for game 6, which will be in Miami, which means the Heat will shoot 2 or 3 times as many free throws, and win the series.

Heat in 5 or 6, depending on whether the Pistons show heart tomorrow night.

Either way, I'm on my way to Big Time Worldwide to sell my tickets right after I click "submit reply". There's no way I'd pay $250 plus parking to watch Sheed plan his summer vacation.

[TK]

FWIW, the Pistons had more free throw attempts than Miami in all three of the previous games.

Yes, the Heat got a shit-load of foul shots, but a lot of those fouls were the results of crappy footwork and laziness. Even some of the most hotly contested calls were proven to be the right calls when looking at the replays. Wade even got fouled on a three-pointer that wasn't called.

I certainly don't think the Pistons got the benefit of the doubt last night, but I don't think they played hard enough to deserve it, either.

[Matt]

I'd like to see the Pistons we saw in the 3rd quarter of Game 4, for all four quarters. That's the Pistons that can beat this Heat team. String together four quarters of that, and we win Game 5.

[Matt]

Poll added.

[Tahoe]

I believe we win game 5. If we don't, JoeD please pursue purchasing some dynamite.

I'm willing to let it play out, but I'm not confident in my team anymore. How can we be down 1-3.

[Matt]

i think we can all agree this might be the most important game in this current roster's recent history.

a loss tonight and the JoeD's got some tough decisions to make. this could be the last we see of this starting lineup as we know it. the starting five that we've grow to love is in jeopardy.

a win tonight gives hope. if the Pistons can pull it together and somehow show glimpses of the team that dominated the regular season, we might forget the turmoil for one more day. one more chance to salvage this team.

[TK]

i think we can all agree this might be the most important game in this current roster's recent history.

With that said, keep an eye on Sheed tonight on the offensive end. If he's loitering around the 3 point stripe and not offering to work for a rebound, we're done.

We need all 5 players tonight. If Sheed takes another night off, he can go ahead and fuck off.