Pistons Come Up Short Against The Rockets
The Pistons started the game off sluggish and it stayed that way until late in the fourth quarter when Detroit tried to mount a comeback. The Rockets, who were pummeling the Pistons for three and a half quarters, let the Pistons mount a rally late in the fourth to cut the lead from 20 to 3 points. The Rockets held on to the lead and beat The Pistons 91-85.
Key Points:
Key Points:
- Chauncey and Rip, who were both ailing, started the game.
- The Pistons couldn't hit the side of a barn in the first half.
- The Rockets led the Pistons 16-2 at the six minute mark in the first.
- Detroit shot 40% from the floor.
- Sheed got into early foul trouble and barely played in the first half.
- Pistons had no answer for Yao, who scored a game high 27.
- Chauncey was just 5-for-14 in his return, but his late fourth quarter 3 pointer helped the Pistons add to their comeback.
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- Delfino and Flip Murray were both on the floor in crunch time at the end of the game.
- Delfino also hit a key 3 pointer that helped the Pistons mount a comeback, but his late game drive that was blocked by Yao really hurt. Everyone knew he should have kicked the ball out, rather than take the layup over Yao.
- Tayshuan played 29 minutes and went 4-for-10 for 8 points.
- Webber played just 26 minutes for 6 points.
- Antonio McDyess led the Pistons with 16 points.
- Dice had a mean block on Yao late in the fourth. The play would have been pivotal, had the Piston won the game.
- Detroit really played awful, it was hard to watch for most of the game. They honestly didn't deserve to win this one.
- Sheed looked frustrated most of the game. He was 5-for-11 for 13 points with 9 rebounds and a blocked shot.
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- The Pistons had just 6 turnovers.
- Rip and Chauncey were T'd up.
- Maybe Rip should have sat this one out. He looked like he could use a rest.
- Detroit out rebounded Houston 44-43.
- Even though the game ended close, this one was a blowout for most of the game.
- Houston went to the line 10 more times than The Pistons.
- If the Pistons play like this against The Spurs, they are in trouble.
posted by Natalie Sitto at 11:50 PM link to this post
9 Comments:
Anybody have a picture of that Dysse block on Yao?
rockets suck, they shouldn't have won :(
yea.. they really went to work at the end which they should of from the start.. but watchin delfino is great.. he knows how to get it done.
hey nat, have u seen the SOLE AF25 EDITION magazine? i bet you'd love to see.. there's lots of SHEED in it containing 2 pgs. of interview and a whole page of his logoed shoes and a WHOLE LOT MORE pages of him. there was some new things in there that were just crazy to see.. u should try to get a hold of it!
Pailful alright. It was like watching the Heat game all over again.
Seemed like there is a cloud of injury worries or something hanging over the Pistons play.
why do they always come back in the last like, 5 minutes?! they know that you can come back from a 20 point deficit in the last few secs in the game and actually win! hopefully that was only a warm-up for today. they seriously need to win. i can just feel the cavs breathing down our necks and i dont like it. i know it doesnt REALLY matter, but i REALLY want that number one spot and so do our boys.
this game = blehhhhhh
what happened to tayshuan? HE started out 4-6 and then he just couldn;t hit anything and my the looks of it he is in the same pattren for tonight. He is 0-3 right now. I just don't get tay he shoots well then shoots poorly then well then poorly again. I just do not get it.
when tay gets under 10 points we lose the game we need him to shoot well to win.
I was at this game cheering for my Pistons, even though the Rockets are number2 on my list. I was mad. But I got Tay's and Chaunc's autograph befor the game.
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