<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Pistons 106 Heat 101 The <font color="#0000ff">Detroit Pistons</font>' continuity was too much for the changing <font color="#0000ff">Miami Heat</font>. <font color="#0000ff">Chauncey Billups</font> scored 30 and <font color="#0000ff">Richard Hamilton</font> had 25 points and a season-high nine assists Thursday night to lead the Pistons past the new-look Heat 106-101 in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals. In their first matchup since the Pistons won at Miami in Game 7 of the series, Detroit made clutch shots and key defensive plays in the final minutes to pull away. Detroit has won a season-high nine straight games. The Pistons are an NBA-best 24-3, with a 27-game record that trails just two teams in NBA history. "We're chasing something bigger than Miami, or anybody else," <font color="#0000ff">Ben Wallace</font> said. "We have an opportunity to do something special. We're not worried about sending messages." Detroit's <font color="#0000ff">Rasheed Wallace</font> scored 21 points and <font color="#0000ff">Tayshaun Prince</font> added 13. The Pistons, off to the best start in franchise history, have won 13 games in December for the first time and have lost only once this month.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=251229008 Thought the Pistons very bad on defense, didn't look like they cared most of the game but got stops when It mattered. Another huge performance from Chauncey. Sheed and Rip were very good as well. 4 big threes for Sheed and the dagger three to put Miami away near the end. Good game by Miami, they played well. Infact I don't know how much better they can play. Wade got 33 on 14/20 shooting, Shaq with 26, Williams with 20, Haslem hit his jump shots and rebounded well. Pistons meanwhile have played alot better than that and really played lazy for most of the game. Still don't understand the Heat picking up Tonie, guy got his shot blocked what? 3 times? he always struggles against Detroit. Wish he played more. Tonie is going to be their downfall down the line.
