<div align="center"><font size=""3""><font color=""Red"">Detroit Pistons 91</font> , <font color=""Purple"">Sacramento Kings 74</font></font></div> <u><div align="center"><font size=""3"">Top Performers:</font></u></div> [div=50%] <div align="center"> <font size="1"><u>Ron Artest</u> 6/14, 14 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists 1 Steal, 1 Block</font></div> [/div] <div align="center"> <font size="1"><u>Tayshaun Prince</u> 6/11, 17 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists 2 Steals, 0 Blocks</font> </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Ron Artest was booed and jeered. That sure beat his last game at The Palace of Auburn Hills, when he was hit by a thrown cup to spark one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history more than two years ago. Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and Tayshaun Prince added 17 to lead the Detroit Pistons over Artest and the Sacramento Kings, 91-74 Saturday night. Artest had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists before sitting out most of the fourth quarter of the lopsided game that Sacramento never led. The Pistons have won two straight, both with Chris Webber in the starting lineup, after losing eight of 11. Webber had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Corliss Williamson scored 17 points and Mike Bibby had 11 for the Kings, who have lost eight of nine. To prevent a repeat of the ugly events on Nov. 19, 2004, a few arena security guards were near Sacramento's bench in addition to the usual sight of a police officer, arena and team security. Other than the boos almost every time Artest had the ball, fans teased him about his CD, Mohawk haircut and the black supportive sleeves that covered much of his left leg. All in all, the tame night was much different than Artest's previous visit. The brawl started after Artest fouled Detroit's Ben Wallace with 45.9 seconds left in a game that the Pacers were leading by 15. Wallace responded with a two-handed shove to Artest's chin, leading to several players pushing and Artest lying on the scorer's table. Just when the confrontation appeared to be over, Artest was hit with a cup filled with an icy drink. The volatile player bolted into the stands in a rage, followed by fist-swinging teammate Stephen Jackson. Artest and teammate Jermaine O'Neal later slugged fans on the court. When the Pacers finally were able to get off the court, they were pelted with beer, popcorn and other debris. Two days later, Artest was suspended for the rest of the season -- 73 games, plus the playoffs -- in a move that cost him almost $5 million. Artest was sentenced to one year of probation and 60 hours of community service after pleading no contest to misdemeanor assault charges. Artest returned to the Detroit area last summer for community service. John Green, the man accused of throwing the cup, was sentenced in May to 30 days in jail on an assault and battery charge. Pistons reserve Antonio McDyess had 12 points, scoring in double figures for the third time in four games. Detroit enjoyed a blowout after being pushed to overtime in two of the previous three games -- winning at Minnesota and losing to the Timberwolves -- and dropping the other game to Utah by a point. The Pistons started strong, scoring the first seven points and going on a 13-2 run late in the first quarter that set up a 22-12 lead in what was the lowest-scoring quarter against them this season. Ten consecutive points put Detroit ahead 41-19 midway through the second quarter and it led 48-34 at halftime. Carlos Delfino made a 3-pointer in the final second of the third quarter to put the Pistons ahead 75-49. <u>Notes:</u> Sacramento beat Detroit 99-86 on Nov. 8 at home. ... Detroit C Nazr Mohammed, who the Pistons are trying to trade, entered the game in the fourth quarter after not playing the previous two games. ... Bibby had two assists, giving him 4,000 for his career. ... The Kings ended their four-game road trip 1-3.</div> <font size=""1"">Courtesy Of Yahoo! Sports</font>
11/10 from Webber. Not bad. I still haven't seen a Pistons game since they got Webber. Kinda depressing.
Webber has played very well thus far, If the Pistons don't win the east It will be very dissapointing. Cetainly If we can get something good back for Nazr. On a side note, Kings are terrible. Pistons coming off a double overtime game the night before and the Kings were blownout early. Shows how bad they are.
