Game Five - 2008 Eastern Conference Finals
With the series at 2 all, I'm not saying this game in Boston is a must win for The Pistons, but it would make things a lot easier to wrap the series up. If Doc Rivers knows how to make adjustments, they won't be leaving Mr. McDyess open all game long, so someone else may have to step up.Detroit's success hinges on the play of Chauncey Billups, sadly I don't think they can pull it out tonight if he struggles like he did in every game of this series except Game 2 unless Saunders shelves him and gives Stuckey the go ahead if his game is off again.
I'm hoping for more stifling D, and one of these.
BAM!
But block or not, I'll take a W at the end of the night.
For further inspiration, they are selling Celtic's ECF Champion T-Shirts down in Florida.
Photo/Deadspin
Tip off is at 8:30 PM and will be Nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN360 is streaming the game live for those of you who don't have cable. If you can't catch it on the tube you can always tune in to 1130 AM WDFN The Fan, or stream it live through your computer at NBA.com.Leave 'em in the comments.
Labels: Antonio McDyess, Celtics, Eastern Conference Finals
posted by Natalie Sitto at 6:27 PM link to this post
131 Comments:
what the hell. how they gonna start sellin shirts already...ight boys...lets go get this one to rub in der faceez
I want the Celtics on life support come Thursday morning.
Great way to put it Flu...I second that!
Sheed should wear one of those shirts during the pre-game shoot around
Dyess WILL find a way to contribute even if they are glued to him all night... he always does... he always has - most people just weren't noticing it until he started to really go off offensively. He does A LOT of other things that make it possible for the Pistons to be successful.
Also, ANY player on this team is capable of going off at any time so they (the Celtics) must know that they can't just concentrate on one guy all night long. I just hope that when something is working well Flip sticks to it until the Celtics solve the puzzle. He has an annoying habit of going away from what is working sometimes or benching the hot hand at crucial times for rest.
I have all the faith in the world that this game will be ours tonight and ultimately the series and the championship as well.
LET'S DO THIS THANG!!
GO PISTONS!!!!
That one tool on ESPN who said Tay "didn't have to be beautiful to make a shot like that" was just discussing the two teams--how inconsistent they both were. When Avery Johnson said it was inconsistent guard play to cause the roller coaster, that one tool--I don't remember his name-- just said it was the fault of Ray Allen for Boston, "...and for the Pistons, we all know they are flawed."
I would love to see Sheed wear the shirt.
Ice for Dyess!
PS
the t-shirts are really sickening... but not really too surprising. probably the same people who handed the celtics the crown before the season even started.
BOGUS!!
That reminds me of when San Antonio wrote "parade thursday" on the white board in the Pistons locker room--the Pistons won that day and forced another game on that Thursday instead.
I don't mean to bring up the Spurs though--I'm hoping we play LA in the finals. Something about disappointing jack nicholson and his precious kobe is very satisfying.
If the Celtics double up on Dyess and focus on him, the Pistons will kill them. Too many tools in that shed.
on the pregame shootaround, espn showed sheed shooting from half court - and draining one nothing but net!! i know he does this a lot during the pregame but let's hope it carries over. go pistons!!!
its time!!! pistons needs to play this one with all their heart and soul...this should be the defining moment of winning this series for the pistons.....get a win tonight and put the dagger on them on friday....we gotta get at least 3 out of our 5 starters get going from the tip off, preferably rip, chaunce and sheed.....defense is the key, no miss coverage and on offense, ball movement is the key. go pistons!!!!
Keeping the C's off the boards will help tremendously also. I don't want to see very many extra chances for the greenies tonight... Please??
The reason Boston has so many rebounds and 2nd chances, is because they MISSED so many shots the other night. I'll take a high FG% any night.
Play D, get stops, top priority.
wow..I got a little inspired from Flips pre game speech...Not bad
Good sign, Sheed making them from downtown. We just need to get Rip going.
does any else think they look really tired? Dyess is bent over, Rasheed's breathing really hard already.
No fast start tonight, so you can throw that talking point out.
Someone needs to clothesline Perkins, Laimbeer style.
I just adore Antonio McDyess. Lay it all on the line Dyess, we'll ride you.
clean block by Tay
not bad!! i just couldn't understand why prince is still in the game, he's just not a non factor, hes ruining their offense/defense....its all been settle after that block he did on perkins.....i would really love to see a good defense on prince....i would love to try it out afflalo. lets get this running on second quarter.
Just like M. Jackson said, add that one to Prince's resume.
Wow florda really hates detroit, lets show them with a win tonight, nice block by tay its not a block like max but it came a a good time..
wow flagrant? watch sheeds face he didn't even agree with that
Don't know if that is a flagrant but Ill take it. Van Gundy is a bit ridiculous though.
keep th fouling coming, I thin boston is starting to get sloppy and I will take it... Max and hunter... It was not a flagrant but like nat I will take it.
I hate to say it, but I agree with Mike Breen. That was a good flagrant call because Brown didn't bother to make a play on the ball.
Now if the Pistons could just close out a half without giving away most of the lead that would be great. Remember the Larry Brown days where they would grow the lead at the end of quarters? I miss those days. Not Larry Brown.
Tayshaun cannot just let them get rebounds like that, at least try to go for the ball.
Lindsey is doing a great job on defense
I agree with Breen on the flagrant call, but not when he said that on Tay's block the ball looked like it was on the way down! Only if you are blind!
RATTLER!!!! Nice put-back!
I would love to close the half Larry Brown style. That'd be awesome. "Just win the next 3 minutes...
biggest problem with pistons getting hot early in the second is that it leaves too much time onthe clock for boston to get back into it.... let take the lead back and build it,,, not matter waht happens the pistons need to come out strong in the third..
haha cant believe they're selling those shirts
what is rasheed and chauncey doing?
get fucking PRINCE OUTTA THERE!!! hes ruining this shit!!!!!!!
Boston is gettin every fuckin rebound and its killin us now 25:9 for Boston
The refs are going a little crazy here at the end of the half. Terrible call on Dyess. Make up call on the other end.
Not the way to end the half. Not like we didn't see it coming. Plus, now Rip is yapping.
well detoirt came out in the second strong but if they keep playing teh way they ended it its not good, we need to rebound the ball and take care of it. Heres to detroit comingout strong in the third and getting the lead back and keeping it
ball don't lie on that dyess block!
but chaunce--get your head in the game, man!
ice for dyess all game long baby!
I'm not even kidding.
Put in somebbody you can afford to lose, and hurt Perkins. This is the playoffs, Pistons Celtics, lay that ugly bum out.
ok i don't wanna fucking here about perkins getting rebound and all that shit!!!!!! what the fuck is this????? hes being like mcdyess in game 4....whoever is guarding him is fucking not playing good defense.....thats our miss coverage....i said from the beginning, we can't allow miscoverage...and plzzzz lets boxout, lets put somebody on the rebounds...the only reason why celtics is in this game and up is because of 2nd chance points.....the fg is not far from pistons, and plus, their turnover is up....pistons should realize all their mistake....prince needs to fucking step down and let other players guard prince...put lindsey back, and rip on price!!!!! its a fucking common sense!!!!! this is all on flip saunders expense.
detroit needs to comeout big in the first 5minutes of third quarter...thats gonna define their winning moment for this game.....theres no way celtics can creep up if pistons starts strong in the 3rd...danafesto, i would to see pistons do larry brown style going into the 3rd quarter dominating the game! if they can do that, they can control this game by being ahead throughout the game, playing cat and mouse.
I thought it looked late in real time, but Tivo has proved me correct. Garnett's three was late:
http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/halo0/?action=view¤t=KG_Late.jpg
how old is this Hamilton feature? He's got cornrows, that was so 4 years ago.
I agree with Ric. This next five minutes could be the most important stretch of the playoffs for the Pistons. They can't afford to let the deficit slip to double digits, and letting the Boston crowd go nuts. There's no place for a patented Piston 3rd quarter slow start this evening.
At least you all aren't watching this from Taiwan. All the announcers do is scream and yell about the Celtics. Sheed's 3? Their reply was "Boston's gonna come back with one too you see!" and Maxi's dunk? "Not as good as Garnetts in Game_!!" It's horrible, I didn't think they allowed favortism.
Pistons need to get those rebounds and come back.
I really wish Chauncey would pull his head outta his ass
same old story i hope they can stop Boston and get back to 4-6 fast
Perkins is killin us!!!!!
Boards!
We're losing our focus...can't let Perkins and his effing 2nd chances get us down. down 11. Yuck.
Chauncey...come out come out wherever you are!
Step it up get it within single digits before the fourth. The do look tired.
Nice Capture Phill, I didn't catch that.
Now Allen got his rythm back and he is hittin those threes Perkins is deadly and KG is unstoppable!!
But its soon we still can come back but we need Chauncey and Rip steppin up and we need STOPPS!!!!!!!!
SHEED is playin great offensivly but now we need great DEFENSE!!!!
WTF is that? No flagrant? Good sportsmanship?
wtf is going on? We pass up an open 3 to turn it over? THIS IS NOT PISTON BASKETBALL
Like I said before the game started -- KEEP THE C'S OFF THE GLASS!!! Rebounding is pathetic. Perkins... puh-leazzzz!!! Shut him down and shut him up!!
WHY THE HELL I S TAY PASSING UP WIDE OPEN 3'S???
WAKE UP AND PLAY BALL!!
Apparently now you are allowed to tackle in basketball also -- Pierce just fuckin' tackled Chauncey... what a bunch of BULLSHIT!!
Shit is getting out of control. We (myself included) need to regain out composure here & now.
GO PISTONS!!!!
PS
I officially hate Van Gundy!!
You're talking about Tay right Junior? I was thinking the same thing. We look awful totally different team from the first half.
I don't care if he made it, what is up with the 3 chauncey. Not smart O.