Ben Wallace was a monster tonight. He completely controlled this game on both ends. The Spurs were just run down and out of energy after the third quarter because they had to play defense for so much of this game. Detroit's time of possession from all of the offensive rebounds badly wore the Spurs down, and Wallace was the main reason. 6 offensive boards, and he owned Duncan tonight too. All I can do is tip my hat to Wallace and the Pistons for a of a game, and hope the Spurs do their homework and make sure he doesn't hit the glass like this Thursday.
Good effort by the Pistons tonight. They doubled Manu hard off the screen/rolls and Ben was able to roam and stay active. Ben played with a purpose.
Lindsey Hunter was very effective in pressuring the ball and making the entry tough.
Very poor contributions from Beno Udrih, Nazr Mohammed, & Glenn Robinson.
Unfocused and non-agressive play from Manu Ginobili & Tim Duncan, and in the second half from Brent Barry.
Good work by Parker, Rasho, Brent and Robert in the 1st half.
The x-factor to watch here is McDyess. It got overlooked in game 2 because of the blowout final score but he posted 15-7 off the bench in 24 mins. Game 3 he comes out with 12-9 in 19 mins.
He is the pistons bench, if he keeps up that kind of production it could be the difference.
A lot of that has to do with coaching.. Pop and LB, are very similar in coaching style. I caught my self screaming for a time out(unfortunately my TV didnt listen) to try and at least stop the bleeding. Pop at certain times lets things get out of hand as does LB. Before you know it we or Detroit are in a hole. Just my humble opinion. oh yeah good game Detriot.
I wanted to chime in on the Rip/Bowen thing...
Games 1 and 2...Rip was playing right into Bowen's strenght. Don't try to pump fake, etc, and go one on one against that guy. He doesn't budge. He's a GREAT defender, a guy that does all the little stuff you want. I don't buy the "dirty player" tag that's been put on him by some opposing players. These pansies in the West complain when someone actually plays real defense against them. Someone tell Denver and Phoenix that half the game is trying to STOP the other team from scoring!
Anyway...the difference in game three was that Rip was shooting IMMEDIATELY after getting the ball off the screens. He didn't look to move in closer, or challenge Bowen directly. He used his speed to get open, and took the quick shot before Bowen could get a mitt in his face.
A key difference.
The Pistons played the best and earned their win (although maybe not the streamers afterwards. What the????)
But... You had better watch out Detroit. My Spurs will be back Thursday.
Good guys in five! Go Spurs Go!
The streamers were hilarious. Kind of like when we had fireworks after beating the Lakers in the reg season a few years ago.
Good win by Detriot. They really made everything tough, Ben played great, Billups hit some big shots. Kudos.
And yes we have a bunch of pvssy fans like everywhere else.
Guess Detroit felt they better celebrate while they have the chance.
Great game by the Pistons. Their big pretty much stopped TD. A combination of sloppy play by the Spurs and aggressive defense by the Pistons created a lot of fast break points that put the game away. That sequence at the end of the 3rd quarter was the turning point.
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