Well, getting close to game time, no thread yet. Mind if I do one? It will suck, but..*Please Sticky*24-17 VS 23-206:30 PMESPNThe Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills MI[/b]Starting Lineups-<span style="color:#0000FF">Detroit Pistons</span>PG: Chauncey BillupsSG: Richard HamiltonSF: Tayshaun PrincePF: Rasheed WallaceC: Chris Webber<span style="color:#FFFF00">Indiana Pacers</span>PG: Jamaal TinsleySG: Mike DunleavySF: Danny GrangerPF: Jermaine O'NealC: Troy MurphyKey Bench Players:<span style="color:#0000FF">Pistons:</span>Antonio McDyessCarlos DelfinoFlip MurrayNazr MohammadJason MaxiellLindsey HunterDale Davis<span style="color:#FFFF00">Pacers:</span>Jeff FosterMarquis DanielsIke DioguDarrell ArmstrongMaceo BastonDavid HarrisonInjuries:<span style="color:#0000FF">Pistons:</span> None to report<span style="color:#FFFF00">Pacers: </span>David Harrison (sore left shoulder) is out.Keith McLeod (abdominal strain) is out.Jamaal Tinsley (sore lower back) is questionable.Game Previews:Yahoo! Sports-<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Indiana (23-20) at Detroit (24-17)Preview - Box Score - Recap Game Info: 6:30 pm EST Sun Jan 28, 2007 TV: ESPN, FSD Add to Calendar Buy Tickets By AMY JO WALKER, STATS WriterIndiana Pacers leading scorer Jermaine O'Neal is enjoying playing with his new teammates, and for good reason.Thanks in large part to their revitalized lineup, the Pacers will go for their season-high fourth straight victory when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.Indiana (23-20) acquired Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy from Golden State on Jan. 17 in an eight-player deal that sent Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson to the Warriors. The Pacers lost their first game with the new acquisitions but have won three in a row since, including a 102-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.Dunleavy has started all four games since joining Indiana and Murphy has been in the starting lineup for the last three victories.ADVERTISEMENT"We're starting to play well together," said O'Neal, who recorded 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds Saturday. "We have a fine mix of everything. If teams try to stack up on one thing, we come back with a different punch."The Raptors had no answer for Danny Granger, who scored 14 of his 18 points Saturday in the third quarter. He connected on 4 of 6 from 3-point range to help the Pacers go 11-for-22 from long range in the win.Dunleavy added 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting while Murphy recorded eight points and 12 rebounds."Murphy gives them a different dimension," Detroit coach Flip Saunders told the Pistons' official Web site. "Dunleavy can be a great shooter. They're maybe not as athletic as they were, but they've brought in guys who can really shoot the basketball."O'Neal didn't need his new teammates to defeat the Pistons (24-17) twice earlier this season, averaging 25.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in those contests - well above his season averages of 19.2 points and 10.4 boards.Darrell Armstrong's free throw with 0.9 seconds left lifted Indiana to a 93-92 victory in Detroit on Dec. 29, which began a stretch of six losses in eight home games for the Pistons.The most recent of those defeats came Friday, when Detroit was limited to 16 third-quarter points and couldn't hold off the Washington Wizards, losing 99-96. Pistons leading scorer Richard Hamilton had 27 points, while Chauncey Billups scored 11 of his 17 in the final quarter and grabbed nine rebounds.Detroit struggled to hit just 15 of 22 from the free-throw line, though, compared to 23 of 26 for the Wizards."You can't shoot (68 percent) from the free throw line and win in these close games," said Saunders, who will try again for his 500th career win Sunday.Saunders' team, which is just 2-6 in games decided by three points or less, saw its three-game overall winning streak snapped Friday. Center Chris Webber, signed by the Pistons on Jan. 16, averaged 15.3 points in his first three starts but was held to six points against the Wizards.He is averaging 22.3 points in 28 career games versus the Pacers, but scored just seven points against them in a Nov. 7 loss while he was with Philadelphia.The Pistons have gone 1-4 versus Central Division rivals this season, while Indiana is 6-3 against division opponents.</div>NBA.com-<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ndiana Pacers leading scorer Jermaine O'Neal is enjoying playing with his new teammates, and for good reason.Thanks in large part to their revitalized lineup, the Pacers will go for their season-high fourth straight victory when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.Indiana (23-20) acquired Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy from Golden State on Jan. 17 in an eight-player deal that sent Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson to the Warriors. The Pacers lost their first game with the new acquisitions but have won three in a row since, including a 102-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.Dunleavy has started all four games since joining Indiana and Murphy has been in the starting lineup for the last three victories."We're starting to play well together,'' said O'Neal, who recorded 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds Saturday. "We have a fine mix of everything. If teams try to stack up on one thing, we come back with a different punch.''The Raptors had no answer for Danny Granger, who scored 14 of his 18 points Saturday in the third quarter. He connected on 4 of 6 from 3-point range to help the Pacers go 11-for-22 from long range in the win.Dunleavy added 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting while Murphy recorded eight points and 12 rebounds."Murphy gives them a different dimension," Detroit coach Flip Saunders told the Pistons' official Web site. "Dunleavy can be a great shooter. They're maybe not as athletic as they were, but they've brought in guys who can really shoot the basketball."O'Neal didn't need his new teammates to defeat the Pistons (24-17) twice earlier this season, averaging 25.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in those contests - well above his season averages of 19.2 points and 10.4 boards.Darrell Armstrong's free throw with 0.9 seconds left lifted Indiana to a 93-92 victory in Detroit on Dec. 29, which began a stretch of six losses in eight home games for the Pistons.The most recent of those defeats came Friday, when Detroit was limited to 16 third-quarter points and couldn't hold off the Washington Wizards, losing 99-96. Pistons leading scorer Richard Hamilton had 27 points, while Chauncey Billups scored 11 of his 17 in the final quarter and grabbed nine rebounds.Detroit struggled to hit just 15 of 22 from the free-throw line, though, compared to 23 of 26 for the Wizards."You can't shoot (68 percent) from the free throw line and win in these close games,'' said Saunders, who will try again for his 500th career win Sunday.Saunders' team, which is just 2-6 in games decided by three points or less, saw its three-game overall winning streak snapped Friday. Center Chris Webber, signed by the Pistons on Jan. 16, averaged 15.3 points in his first three starts but was held to six points against the Wizards.He is averaging 22.3 points in 28 career games versus the Pacers, but scored just seven points against them in a Nov. 7 loss while he was with Philadelphia.The Pistons have gone 1-4 versus Central Division rivals this season, while Indiana is 6-3 against division opponents.Copyright 2006 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited</div>Team Leaders:<span style="color:#0000FF">Pistons:</span>PPG: 22.9RPG: 8.3APG: 7.8<span style="color:#FFFF00">Pacers:</span>PPG: 19.2RPG: 10.4APG: 6.2Keys to the Game:<span style="color:#0000FF">Pistons:</span>-Get Rasheed going in the post early. -Let Webber do his thing down low.-DON'T FALL BEHIND EARLY.<span style="color:#FFFF00">Pacers:</span>-Control Hamilton off the screens.-Give the ball to O'Neal early for some quick buckets.-Don't let the Pistons catch on fire in the fourth if ahead.
My Predictions-1. Webber gets 10+ 5+ 5+.2. Pistons hold pacers under 80.3. Rasheed gets at least 3 blocks.
hahamy predictionsjermaine - 23 points 11 rebounds 4 blocks 3 assistsdunleavy - 16 points 6 rebounds 4 assists 2 stealsmurphy - 15 points 10 rebounds 1 blockgranger - 19 points 5 rebounds 2 steals 1 block 4 threesPacers win
Is this game on ABC? TNT?Right now I got the Lakers vs. the Spurs...EDIT- It's on ESPN..lolI sure hope the Pacers can beat these pistons after the cavaliers loss.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Jan 28 2007, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is this game on ABC? TNT?Right now I got the Lakers vs. the Spurs...EDIT- It's on ESPN..lolI sure hope the Pacers can beat these pistons after the cavaliers loss.</div>ESPN 6:30
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jan 28 2007, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hahamy predictionsjermaine - 23 points 11 rebounds 4 blocks 3 assistsdunleavy - 16 points 6 rebounds 4 assists 2 stealsmurphy - 15 points 10 rebounds 1 blockgranger - 19 points 5 rebounds 2 steals 1 block 4 threesPacers win</div>Psshh.Pistons will knock the Pacers on their aces. Dale Davis will start raining threes.Wanna make a friendly wager? :dribble: If the Pistons win, you have to put in your sig (The Captain owns me, and the Pacers suck.) In bold letters, big font.If the Pacers win, I have to put the opposite.Deal?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jan 28 2007, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hahamy predictionsjermaine - 23 points 11 rebounds 4 blocks 3 assistsdunleavy - 16 points 6 rebounds 4 assists 2 stealsmurphy - 15 points 10 rebounds 1 blockgranger - 19 points 5 rebounds 2 steals 1 block 4 threesPacers win</div>Psshh.Pistons will knock the Pacers on their aces. Dale Davis will start raining threes.Wanna make a friendly wager? :dribble: If the Pistons win, you have to put in your sig (The Captain owns me, and the Pacers suck.) In bold letters, big font.If the Pacers win, I have to put the opposite.Deal?
I'm rooting for the Pacers to win this ball game, hopeful my day is not crashed all together and the Pistons win.Come on Pacers...
<span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%">Jamaal Tinsley is the worst point guard in NBA history</span> we had a chance and in the last two minutes: 3 turnovers, 1 missed free throwWHAT A TURKEY!
Webber is my savior.17 points, 13 boards (7 off), 4 assists, 3 blocks in 28 minutes.All for less than a million bucks. Great signing.
