Massacre on National Television

The Pistons showed the entire country that they're no joke Sunday afternoon in the desert. Detroit got off to an early lead against The Suns finishing the half with an 18 point lead. It didn't stop there with all of The Pistons playing well they didn't let go of their stranglehold on Phoenix until the final buzzer sounded. The final score of this blowout 116-86.

Key Points:

• Detroit led by as much as 36 in the game and finished with a 30 point win, even with the Zoo Crew going up against Shaq and Amare.
• Maxiell and Amir made quite an impression.
• Many, many Pistons fans in Arizona. Could you hear the Sheeeeeed and Deeeetroit Basketballl chants over all of the booing of their team by the Suns fans? I still will never understand that. As many Pistons, Tigers or Wings games that I have been to over the years I have never heard Detroit fans boo their own team (and no, The Lions don't count). I guess Suns fans are OK with it.
  
• DON'T F WITH AMIR SHAQ.....Dirty flagrant foul on Amir doesn't go over well here(video).
• "After Amir Johnson had his wind expelled by a flagrant elbow from Shaquille O'Neal in the second quarter, a fan behind the Pistons' bench shouted, "We aren't soft anymore, Detroit." Really?" Via The Detroit News
  
• Ask me to sum this one up in one word, it would have to be SHEEDtastic!
• Sheed could do nothing wrong in this one, knocking down shots over everyone effortlessly. Rasheed led the Pistons with 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting with 8 boards an assist going a perfect 5-for-5 from the line in just 26 minutes. It's nice to see Sheed taking a technical foul shot instead of getting one. SHEEEEEEEEED!

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• Sheed post game interview, with a little highlight action.
• The bench can run with the best of them as seen in Sunday's game against the lightning fast Suns.
• The Zoo Crew put up 40 points, The Suns bench scored 29.
• "Rasheed Wallace joked that he had been trying to warn Johnson about O'Neal for two years. When Johnson reached in to grab a rebound from O'Neal's hands, the Suns giant simply flung him from side to side. As they lined up for the ensuing jump ball, Wallace told Johnson he looked like a "ragdoll." "Man, he was strong," Johnson said. "You was right." Via Yahoo.com
  
• Rebound war won 48-32.
• Chauncey feels like a cartoon after the knot he received on his head courtesy of Amare.
  
• Six Pistons in double figures, all the starters plus Hayes.
  
• Great ball movement and suffocating defense from Detroit .
  
• NBA.com Highlights of The Game.
• The Suns had a slight resurgence when they went on a 11-2 run to get within 45-39, but Detroit scored the last 12 points of the half. It was never really close again.
• Chauncey Billups put up another double-double with 14 points and 11 assists with 3 boards, a steal and a blocked shot. Mr. Big Shot ran the show the right way against Nash.

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• "I love it," Billups said. "A game like that where you play against a guy like Steve who is a two-time MVP and one of the best out there, you look forward to that challenge; you look forward to that competitive nature coming out. It's always fun." Via MLive
• Amir Johnson held his own out there banging with Shaq. He once again gave the Pistons team a spark off the bench, even though the starters didn't need it on Sunday. Mr. Amrizing put up 5 points, 2 blocked shots, 5 boards and 3 assists.
• Bill Walton flops more than Anderson Varejao and Manu Ginobili combined. Remember his pre-game video? Well after the Pistons dominated at the half Mr. Ed changed his tune.
• Jarvis Hayes put up his best numbers as a Pistons with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting in 20 minutes on the floor. We know he's a streaky shooter but he seems to be on a groove lately and I will say that he's picked up his D.
• Stuckey was 1-for-9 from the floor and still seems to need to learn to be more selective when driving the lane. As for his jumpshot, he's streaky now, but hopefully that will come soon.
• Give Walter a shot....Let him play! If he doesn't go all out no matter when he's on the floor, I don't know who does.
• Maxiell.....The Putback King was impressive, 6 points, 8 boards and a blocked shot.

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• Bagel for Grant Hill.
• 26 points in the paint for Detroit while The Suns put up 28.
  
• Did Shaq look frustrated out there or what? I think most of it was the Pistons youngsters getting the best of him.
• Do you need another reason to hate Cavs Fans? They're happy Shaq took down Amir, but with it was Sheed.
• Rip put up 18, Tayhaun, 10 and McDyess 12. All three played well and were knocking down shots with ease.
• Dyess....Another double-double. How many is that on the season?
• "It's embarrassing, it's disappointing, it's everything," Suns point guard Steve Nash said. "It's tough, no matter who you play, to lose by 30 points." Via Yahoo.com
• "This was a big game for us," Billups said. "You know how we are, man, when we play against other elite teams, we lock in. We lock in big-time. I thought everybody played great today-everybody." Via Yahoo.com
• As impressive as Amir was the last few games on court, he's even more impressive in post game interviews.
• Tough game Monday night against The Nuggets.