Pistons @ Raptors Preview Detroit Pistons(30-16) @ Toronto Raptors(21-22) Series: Pistons lead the series 2-0. Last Meeting: Raptors 91 @ Pistons 95 Previous Game Pistons 106 @ Celtics 103 Sixers 84 @ Raptors 94 Streaks Pistons: Won 1 (7-3 in last ten) Raptors: Won 1 (3-7 in last ten) Head Coaches vs. Probable Starters PG: vs. Billups vs. Rose SG: vs. Hamilton vs. Williams SF: vs. Prince vs. Carter PF: vs. Wallace vs. Marshall C: vs. Okur vs. Bosh 6th Men vs. Atkins vs. Peterson Players to Watch vs. Prince: 10.3 Points (.447 FG %), 2.6 Assists, 3.9 Rebounds Carter: 20.7y Points (.409 FG %), 4.8 Assists, 4.6 Rebounds, 1.8 Steals Injury Lists Detroit Pistons Tremaine Fowlkes Lindsey Hunter Boston Celtics <font color="black">Michael Bradley</font> <font color="black">Michael Curry</font> <font color="black">Eric Montross</font> Keys to the Game <u>Detroit Pistons:</u> <ul> [*]Guard Carter (He is the Raptors best player and will need to be contained by Prince) [*]Don't turn the ball over (This has been killing the Pistons in their recent losses and they need to minimize the turnovers) [*]Dominate the boards (When the Pistons have an advantage in rebounds they are hard to beat) [*]Get good bench production (The Pistons have some key bench players that need to be able to match up against the Raptors bench) [*]Play Larry Brown's style of basketball/Spread the ball around (They need to just keep doing what helped them create the streak and create a new one) [/list]<u>Toronto Raptors:</u> <ul> [*]Guard Hamilton and Billups (They are the Pistons offense and without their contributions the offense is dead) [*]Get bench production (The Pistons bench is one of the best in the league and Toronto will need to be able to match the Pistons production) [*]Get Bosh the ball (He has been playing well this season and if Toronto wants to win they will need him to have a great game) [*]Try to keep Ben's production to a minimum (Ben is a force that can detemine the game, the Raptors need to do something to limit his production on the boards) [/list]PyroManiac's Prediction The interesting matchup in this game is Prince against Carter. Both have been having some mediocre games lately and we will need to see if they play better tonight. I think that Billups and Hamilton are again starting to shoot better and that it will continue tonight. I also expect Okur to have a good game because of the Pistons advantage in the post. As long as the Pistons come out and play the whole game they should come out with the win. Pistons by 7.
Man I never get tired of your previews. They are so precisive and straight to the point. I expect Detroit to win too. Pistons by 9.
Pistons get the win in overtime 90-89 Very close and exciting game Billups and Hamilton were on their games tonight,Carter tied the game up with a three-pointer to send the game to OT,he then hit a jumper to give the Raptors a 3 point lead with a minute left until Rip Hamilton came through in the clutch,knocking down a jumper then getting two free-throws to win the game.Raptors had the chance to win with one last play but Ben Wallace got the game winning block. Pistons escaped with a W to improve to 31-16 on the season. Hamilton had 28 points,Billups 19,Okur 16 while Wallace had 18 rebounds and 3 blocks.
I missed the game, but it seems like it was a great game. AllNet, can you post the Recap/Box Score, something is wrong and it keeps giving me errors when I have the links in the post. Great job by Ben getting those blocks, Welcome to the No Fly Zone, as always. Thanks for the compliment Franchise3. I think my previews are too short, but others seem to like them. (Or the others are liars)
Big night by Hamilton to win. The Pistons have been the most consistent team overall in the East, don't expect them to fall anytime soon.
Yep will do <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Richard Hamilton scored all eight of Detroit's points in overtime and Ben Wallace blocked two shots in the final five seconds as the Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 90-89 Friday night. Vince Carter sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer and gave Toronto a three-point lead with 1:01 left in the extra period, but Hamilton followed with a driving layup and two free throws, giving Detroit a 90-89 lead with 23 seconds remaining. Toronto's Alvin Williams and Chris Bosh both missed jumpers before Wallace blocked Morris Peterson's shot attempt with five seconds left. The Raptors won the ensuing jump ball, and Wallace blocked Carter's potential game-winning jumper just before the buzzer. </div> Recap Box Score
Damn, it seemed like it was one of the best pistons games of the year. I missed it, was at some party. I saw the Replay of the 2 Big Blocks, he did that alot last year. I remember 2 years ago with like 2 secs left, Alonzo Morning tried to shoot but got his stuff beat by Wallace.
