Pistons - Magic Game 3
The Pistons will try to keep digging that hole tonight in Orlando. Up two games to none on The Magic a win tonight from the Pistons and Orlando will be in deep trouble. Orlando should come out strong and try to right what went wrong in Game Two, so Detroit needs to be on their toes from the tip.
I know there is a huge contingent of Pistons fans in the Florida area, so I expect to hear some cheer for the red, white and blue from the crowd. Detroit Bad Boys had a brilliant idea for all out of town Pistons fans. Matt is compiling a list from Pistons fans like yourself to see where you gather to watch games . So if you're not from Detroit and want to watch Pistons games with fellow fans, head on over to DBB's to see where to gather or make a suggestion.
Tip off is at 8:00 PM and will be Nationally televised on TNT. If you can't catch it on TV you can always tune in to 1130 AM WDFN The Fan or stream it live through your computer at NBA.com.
I can't wait to see how many fans in Orlando actually print out a Sheed mask and wear it to the game, Sheed will just love it, in fact if he ever uttered the word he'd say it was SHEEDTastic. This one should be good, leave 'em in the comments.Labels: Game Thread, Magic, Playoffs
posted by Natalie Sitto at 4:43 PM link to this post
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haha I can't wait.. let's see if Orlando trys to "punk" Sheed as that editor says. That article made me even more defensive for Sheed.. "weak link?"
lol..
he is one of the leaders of the team.. come on now. I think he feeds off shit talkers to be quite honest.
Sheed will eat that up...they don't know who they're messing with.
I almost emailed you that article when it first popped-up in my RSS reader at 2 this morning. It seems like exactly the WRONG thing to do to a guy like 'Sheed.
Prince is still the guy I worry about the most. I figured he'd shut-down Turk, like he has, but the scoring he added in Game Two makes me nervous.
pistons need to come out focus on this one, like the closing game in philly. its a mistake what they try to do to sheed, it just gives him motivation....don't they know thats what we do to sheed to get him going!!!? its almost like hes a pistons fan. lets put another hole to orlando to get this series virtually lock in! ECF games celebration needs to happen in LA!
If the Magic is anything like their fans, than they are done, because the fans are straight shook up.
Said it a miilion times, they just don't match up well with Detroit, and the Pistons have an answer for pretty much whatever the mickey mascots throw at them.
I can't really blame all the fans because I know that Detroit would be crying clock too.
Your right Fluidics, you did call this from the go.
I always worry about game three's.
lmfaooo!
Orlando thinks there so great
The guy states "win or lose, you gotta go back to detroit". If thats a rip on detroit...then thats just straight up bowg
difference is, Detroit would have found a way to win that game, so we wouldn't have anything to complain about, lol.
Just to start things off right J.G.(editor) is quite funny and sarcastic. Listening to the radio here you can tell majic media types are alllll negative, talkin about we need this and we need this by the time they were done they needed a new team. Should be lots of fun, I cannot wait. These cats still don't get it Maxiell Eats Babies and they are whining too much down here bout a call at the end of the 3rd. 22,076 can't be wrong!!!! Love, peace, and hair grease!
Ugly start both ways. lets hope Chauncey can walk it off.
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We're gonna be in big trouble if Big Shot misses more than just tonight.
Brings me back to 03 when he rolled his ankle vs. Philly
Steve should be banned from these commenting pages. Offensive and uncalled for. Get out of here.
Meanwhile, we're going to lose more than this game if Billups is out for more than a couple of nights.
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Steve...I have put up with a lot from you but your racist inappropriate comments and foul language will not be tolerated.
Please be respectful.
Nice pass by Rip. If we can just build a little run, we'll be right back into this game.
If we're to win this one, it's going to be an all-out hustle victory. Afflalo is trying his best, now we just need to get the rest of our guys going.
Could have been a lot worse, but we put together some points near the end there.
Well, it's bad, but not insurmountable. (however that's spelled.)
But the Pistons have to get some rebounds, they have to calm down and play with purpose, and the have to clamp down on D.
They are down 14, and they've been there before and won, so don't count this one out yet.
Man... worst start of the game you could possibly think of. Let's hope Billups injury isn't too serious. Hopefully they can find some momentum in the 2nd.
Let's ride RIP...Well miss Dixon and Hunter right now.
what is wrong with Billups? Is he injured?
Really liking the intensity from Afflalo.
Claire, looks like he pulled his hamstring. It happened early in the game. No news if he will return.
A few scrambled sets there. Rip needs to shoot right now. We're getting nothing inside...
I volunteer to donate my hamstring to Billups if it means we will win this game.
That TNT sideline reporter (what's her name?) sounds like she never watched a basketball game in her life. I would rather have Craig Sager out there...that's saying alot.
The sideline reporter is Pam Oliver. Made her bones covering the NFL for Fox.
FLU...you're boy Jarvis was in for 2 seconds and already picked up a foul.
Thanks T. Kinslow, she needs to stick to football.
@ Natalie: I agree. Although she's not bad to look at.
perhaps the editor is a closeted Pistons fan.
Yeah, I'm not feeling the coverage by Pam O. either. Yuck. I hope we come back strong after the half.
Where are the Sheed masks? I've been looking forward to those.
Of all the ex-pistons who are now Magic, I like Mo Evans the best.
man, I hope Billups is a hell of a motivational speaker because his words will definitely fire up his teammates.
12 point deficit after being down huge and losing Chauncey...I'll take it.
We have to come out firing in the 3rd Q.
I'm liking the intensity from the young guys and God Bless Herrmann for being there down low to try to corral rebounds away from Dwight.
It's not as bad at it had been, Sheed just needs to get his head into this, he looks like he did in game six against Cleveland.
GO PISTONS
ok I just walk in the door turned the game on and I am glad I missed the first part of this game, now I tought the announcers where susposed not cheer for either team but that one who is with reggie is cheering for orlando wow. I hope the pistons come out strong and win this one.. I have had this bad feeling all day and when I have theses its when the pistons lose I don't know how to explain it but I hope this one turns out wrong.
I was looking for the SHeed masks too, didn't see a single one. Weak!
Well Big Shot is out tonight. Let's hope we can just get one good run.
I know Chauncey isn't coming back this game and that's ok. Let him rest. Like Charles said we need him in the next round.
Lindsey will be back.
chauncey will not be back, I hope to see maybe dixon, now I understand why detroit is down with out chauncey I hope we can hind a way to win with out him... No hunter or chauncey really only point is stuckey and well tay can play the point as well. I hope chauncey will be ok.
This was a year ago, but we were down by double digits by half up 2-0 in the series against chicago.
WE WON! so don't give up yet. Think of how great it would be if we only had to play 4/5 games against this team, so that give CB time to heal....
LETS GO PISTONS!
only down by 12. We can do this.
I know the pistons are going to win this one, I would love to a sweep for this series.
Funny u say that I thought Pam called Sheed, Ben at the half of game two if you have it tevo'd go to the interview at the end of the 2nd in game 2. If we can pull this game off that will go along way for Flipper.
Nat, I disowned Jarvis when he started crying about his minutes. That is NOT Detroit Basketball.
She totally did O-Town, that was my first beef with her.
tay is everyone where on the court
BALL DON'T LIE!!!
Priceless.
Stuckey is growing.
GO STUCK
If Orlando blows this game, no way they win on Saturday.
wow it looks like howard pushed rip away..
Never give up on this team.
Second that Fluidics. Impressed with Stuckey, Tay is solid again and Rip is hot.
Sheed needs to get a handle on things.
I hope they keep Arroyo in there, he's an instant win for us.
A lot of good things we're seeing.
In the face of adversity, we've stepped up. I'll go ahead and say that if we had to play our bench from the 1st Q on last year, we would not have been able to get back like this.
Stuckey's a rookie, and he's having near 10 point quarters in the playoffs!
Carlos Arroyo = The Anti-Clutch
"Carlos Arroyo = The Anti-Clutch"
Brilliant, never ever liked the dude. I actually hated myself for disliking someone on the Pistons.
Let's get it!
Come on guys! Step Up!
Then need to get the ball to Sheed down low, we have NO inside game right now. Hell get Maxie down there.
live and die by the three... what happened from the third to the forth, orlando hitting threes...
There 3's are seriously killing me right now! I just wanna scream!!!!!
i liked and still do like arroyo
anywho this game is so up and down... and it's driving me crazy haha... but billups injury could be a blessing in disguise (If and ONLY if he ends up not being hurt long term in these playoffs)... cuz wow this is huge, huge experience for stuckey - dude, he's handling the ball for pretty much the whole