State of the Pistons Address (March 30)
It's great to see Lindsey back on the court again.
In a brief stretch in last night's game, the best on-the-ball defender in the NBA scored seven points in a row to help the Pistons defeat the Philly Sixers. He's my favorite Piston, and just to see him out there makes me smile -- not to mention seeing him excel.
The win sent us to a league-leading 57-14. Eleven games left, and five of them are really tough: Phoenix, Indiana, Cleveland, and Washington at home, and the Heat down in Miami.
A few days ago, I was worried. We had lost to the Nets at home. We had gone three games without scoring more than 82 points. While the defense appeared to be back, the whole package was not. Now those fears have evaporated; the hunger is back.
Thank you, Dallas. The Mavs were the inspiration Tuesday night as they came to the Palace with the second-best record in the league and in need of a little payback. The Pistons had lost to them by 37 back in November, and the loss had not been forgotten. An MVP-like performance from Chaunce -- 31 points, 11 feeds, only one spill -- was beautiful to see, especially after Mr. Big Shot's shooting woes of late (5-for-20 in the previous two games).
Hate to leave it in the air like this, but I gotta go. More later.
In a brief stretch in last night's game, the best on-the-ball defender in the NBA scored seven points in a row to help the Pistons defeat the Philly Sixers. He's my favorite Piston, and just to see him out there makes me smile -- not to mention seeing him excel.
The win sent us to a league-leading 57-14. Eleven games left, and five of them are really tough: Phoenix, Indiana, Cleveland, and Washington at home, and the Heat down in Miami.
A few days ago, I was worried. We had lost to the Nets at home. We had gone three games without scoring more than 82 points. While the defense appeared to be back, the whole package was not. Now those fears have evaporated; the hunger is back.
Thank you, Dallas. The Mavs were the inspiration Tuesday night as they came to the Palace with the second-best record in the league and in need of a little payback. The Pistons had lost to them by 37 back in November, and the loss had not been forgotten. An MVP-like performance from Chaunce -- 31 points, 11 feeds, only one spill -- was beautiful to see, especially after Mr. Big Shot's shooting woes of late (5-for-20 in the previous two games).
Hate to leave it in the air like this, but I gotta go. More later.
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