<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Larry Brown was not around to see the Detroit Pistons rally to get him his 900th NBA win. Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points as the Pistons withstood a fourth-quarter comeback by the Golden State Warriors and posted their fifth straight victory, 99-93. In the process, Detroit set an NBA single-season record by holding its opponent under 100 points for the 34th consecutive game. </div> Recap box score ===================================== I didn't get a chance to see this game. It is another loss for the W's, but atleast they played with the Pistons till the end. This season has been very frustrating to say the least.
Well, I saw the game. The Warriors played with heart, but they did not play until the end, they had a lucky break or else it would have been a 20+ point massacre. The Pistons had a horrible three minutes when the Warriors went on a 15-0 run, which almost won them the game. This actually has been common for the Pistons, but I'm glad they were able to put the Warriors away.
I'm surprised no one has commented about the masked man, Brian Cardinal hitting a 3-pointer from half court. That was absolutely amazing, watch the mask to protect his nose become a trend now . If anyone didn't see the game and wants to see this half court shot, you can download on NBA.com, it's on the front page listed as the Play of the Day or just put on NBATV because they've been showing highlights of it all night. Also i'm sure you'll be able to catch it on SportsCenter.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PyroManiac:</div><div class="quote_post">they had a lucky break or else it would have been a 20+ point massacre. The Pistons had a horrible three minutes when the Warriors went on a 15-0 run, which almost won them the game. </div>Come on man, "lucky break"? Stop making excuses, especially when your team won. There is a reason why a team goes on a 15-0 run, its called execution. Thats third grade talk.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Accord:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm surprised no one has commented about the masked man, Brian Cardinal hitting a 3-pointer from half court. That was absolutely amazing, watch the mask to protect his nose become a trend now .</div>He scored 15 points in 20 minutes...maybe he should be getting more playing time? Too bad I missed the shot.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rudeezy:</div><div class="quote_post">Too bad I missed the shot.</div> Here is a direct link to download the video: rtsp://a389.r.akareal.net/ondemand/7/389/6101/v0001/nba.download.akamai.com/6101/04pod/pod_cardinal_b_040103_hi.rm
I saw the shot, it almost looked fake. Yes, the 15-0 run is good execution by the Golden State Warriors and horrible execution by the Pistons. However, during that run the Pistons had some open shots that they missed. That is horrible execution by the Pistons but also luck for the GSW. I'm not making excuses, I'm being a critic of the fact that our team always lets the other team get back in games. It is being ignorant to say that any very large run is fully execution and no luck, especially if you did not see the game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PyroManiac:</div><div class="quote_post"> It is being ignorant to say that any very large run is fully execution and no luck, especially if you did not see the game.</div>So are you saying every shot a team misses, the other team just got lucky? People miss shots, teams go on cold streaks, but to say "the Warriors got lucky" is immature and childish talk. I don't mean to single you out but I just can't stand when people make excuses like "they got lucky".
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rudeezy:</div><div class="quote_post">So are you saying every shot a team misses, the other team just got lucky? People miss shots, teams go on cold streaks, but to say "the Warriors got lucky" is immature and childish talk.</div> No, I'm saying that if there is a large streak for one team over a 12-0 run, then it is not only execution. The point is, a thing such as luck does exist, and it does play a role in every game. For example, is the shot that Cardinal made luck or execution? "They got lucky" is an excuse when the game was tied, and at the end of the game somebody hit a full court shot, that is "they got lucky" because it would not happen again and the game would have gone to overtime. A lucky break is when a team gets a 15-0 run. Am I saying that it was only luck? I think of a lucky break as something that would not be repeated again and again, or something that does not always happen.
At the end of the game Chauncey Billups was the only guy who was "lucky" He got two fouls when really he should of been called for a charge...But instead the refs called a blocking foul....I will take it though I'm sure the Warriors were very angry after seeing the replay.
It still counts as a win. We should not have been in the situation, we should have been able to hold on to our large lead. That MAY have been a blocking foul, but to change it after a charge is called with no real visual proof is just pointless. Still, good win.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">At the end of the game Chauncey Billups was the only guy who was "lucky" He got two fouls when really he should of been called for a charge...But instead the refs called a blocking foul....I will take it though I'm sure the Warriors were very angry after seeing the replay.</div>Yes, but I would never make the excuse "they got lucky" because of a call. Bad calls are part of the game and they always go both ways. I agree though, the Warriors must have been pissed. Pryomaniac- I don't think you are understanding me. You say the Warriors "got lucky" when they went on a 15-0. Does that not sound like a third grader's excuse? If you have not noticed, basketball is a game of runs. Believe it or not, 15-0 runs do happen in this league. You could have said the Warriors got hot and went on a 15-0 run, but instead you took the immature way out, The Warriors just got lucky.
Actually, if you look at my first post, I said they played with heart and tried but fell short. I said the run was a lucky break. It happens in the league but it is not a requirement for every game. I don't know how I took the immature way out, we won the game. I didn't say (Assuming we lost) "The Pistons are a much better team, you Warriors suck and got lucky!!! AHAHAH YOU SUCK". There is a difference between "just got lucky" and had a "lucky break". A "lucky break" is exactly that, getting hot and the other team getting extremely cold. That does not always happen, and it needs some good fortune to have the momentum swing that way, especially playing away and not at home. Maybe you and I have different ways of looking at what "being lucky" means but I don't think of it as divine intervention, I think of luck as being part of momentum or going on a hot streak.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PyroManiac:</div><div class="quote_post">A "lucky break" is exactly that, getting hot and the other team getting extremely cold. That does not always happen, and it needs some good fortune to have the momentum swing that way, especially playing away and not at home. Maybe you and I have different ways of looking at what "being lucky" means but I don't think of it as divine intervention, I think of luck as being part of momentum or going on a hot streak </div>Again, basketball is a game of runs. The Warriors didn't get a lucky break. The Pistons missed some shots, the Warriors made their's. Its called basketball. Games are usually won on who has more "runs". I guess we both have different perspectives on this and I respect that. I just saw it as a cheap excuse. I probably just read you wrong.
Basketball is based off of runs but you need to have some execution to have a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter, away, playing on the other coast, against a very good team, and with the home crowd into the game. It happens, but it is rare. That is why I thought of it as more luck than great execution/total collapse. Anyways, glad this argument is over.
I wasn't lucky enough to watch it sadly, it sounds real enjoyable, a real shootout. I would've wanted the Warriors to win though.
