Wallace Delivers on Guarantee

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Rasheed Wallace put his game where his mouth was Sunday afternoon at Conseco Fieldhouse, with a lot of help from his friends.

    After guaranteeing a pivotal playoff victory over the Indiana Pacers for a second time in two years, Wallace handled his part of the Detroit Pistons' 89-76 win over the Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with 17 points, 12 rebounds, five blocked shots and disruptive defense on Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal.

    The series resumes Tuesday evening at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., tied at two games apiece. Just as the impulsive Wallace predicted after the Pacers grabbed a 2-1 lead.

    "I'm the megaphone on the team," he said. "I'll say what other people feel."

    Wallace insisted his latest proclamation -- he also successfully guaranteed a win over the Pacers in Game 2 of last year's conference finals -- was meant "to motivate the character and the heart of the guys in the locker room. It was answering the bell.

    "We couldn't afford to go down 3-1 to this team, so we just had to come out and answer the bell."</div>

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