<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Looks nice, although isnt that Jason Maxiell in the 'Nazr Mohammed' photo?</div> Probably. It was the only picture of Nazr Mohammed in a Pistons jersey on Google Images so it's possible that it messed up. My bad, it doesn't help that I have no idea what Nazr looks like.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Chauncey Billups had 27 points, 11 assists and two of his five steals late to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 90-82 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night. Richard Hamilton scored 26 points and hit a go-ahead 15-foot jumper to break an 82-all tie with 1:35 to play, and then Billups banked in a shot and scored on a fastbreak to give the Pistons their eighth win in 11 games. Hamilton added two final free throws for Detroit which scored the final eight points and forced two turnovers with the game on the line. Nenad Krstic had a season-high 27 points for the Nets, who lost their second game in as many night. Jason Kidd added 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and Vince Carter had 12 points on 5-of-21 shooting. Detroit star forward Rasheed Wallace missed the game with a sore ankle. The Pistons seemed to take command early in the fourth quarter as the unlikely lineup of Will Blalock, Jason Maxiell, Flip Murray, Carlos Delfino and Hamilton led a 9-2 spurt that gave the Pistons a 78-71 lead with 7:07 to play. New Jersey didn't tie the game until Kidd hit a 3-pointer with 2:26 to go to cap an 11-4 spurt in which the Nets point guard had five points. After Tayshaun Prince missed a shot, Billups stole a Richard Jefferson pass and came downcourt and found Hamilton coming off a screen for the go-ahead basket. Carter missed a running 5-footer and then Billups pushed the lead to 86-82 with a bank shot. Prince partially blocked a 3-pointer by Kidd and Carter got the offensive rebound. However, Billups stole the ball again and scored on a fastbreak for an 88-82 lead with 50.4 second left. The Nets never threatened again. Notes The game was the nightcap of a day-night, NHL-NBA "Motown" doubleheader at the Continental Airlines Arena. The Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in a 1 p.m. A crew took three hours to cover the ice with a basketball floor. ... Nets F Clifford, who sidelined with a knee injury, celebrated his 40th birthday. ... Blalock made his NBA debut, scoring two points in 12 minutes.</div> Source Good to see Blalock get a run in, even if he only scored 2 points. Hopefully we use him a bit more throughout the season.
