Chauncey Billups picked up ten assists and scored seventeen points to lead the way for the Pistons last night as they picked up their sixth straight victory. The win gives them an impressive 6 1/2 game lead in the Central Division and it also firmly entrenches them in the second seed spot in the conference. The Celtics are still three games away but as soon as they hit a rough patch, I have a feeling the Pistons will be all over them.
Rip Hamilton had a team high 22 points while Antonio MyDyess ruled the glass with nine boards. Rodney Stuckey had his best game of the season so far (he’s only played three) with seven points and three assists in almost eleven minutes.
Next up for the Pistons are the second place Pacers tomorrow. If the Pistons can take care of the Pacers, it’ll mean they’ll be the lone team in the division with a winning record again.
Pistons fans have to be happy these days. Just two days ago, the Pistons handed the Conference leading Boston Celtics their third loss of the season in an exciting game that was in the national spotlight. With the win, the Pistons now sit in second place in the conference just ahead of the Southeast Conference leading Orlando Magic.
Just as important, Rodney Stuckey has been cleared to practice and play. It’s unclear how soon we’ll him on the court but this is definitely encouraging news because an already good Pistons team looks to get better in the New Year.
In a cool column on the last draft class that included high school players, Kevin Pelton takes a look at a few guys who are now in their third NBA season. Last on the list is Amir Johnson who he likens to a Jermaine O’Neal who was blocked from making too much progress early because he played for a veteran team similar to the Pistons.
The Pistons held off the Memphis Grizzlies last night and they did it behind one of Chauncey Billups best game of the season. He scored 28 points which included a perfect 12 for 12 from the line and he had fourteen assists. Throw in five rebounds and three steals and you have a guy who put the team on his back to ensure a win.
Richard Hamilton also had a solid effort with 27 points and he shot a nice 11 for 16 from the field. Tayshaun Prince had a team high seven rebounds and he scored 17 while Jason Maxiell rounded out the players who scored in double figures with 15 points and five rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace, who wasn’t feeling good prior to the game and didn’t get the start, was the key guy off the bench. He scored eight, had five rebounds and picked up three steals.
The Pistons now sit as the only team in the Central with a winning record and they’re now just a half game back of the Orlando Magic for the second best record in the Conference. Next up is a non-conference road game against the Houston Rockets.
Ben Wallace comes home tonight as the Pistons go for their sixth straight win tonight. This was after another blowout win over the Hornets on Wednesday. Richard Hamilton led the way with 21 points while Rasheed Wallace had thirteen points and ten boards. Chauncey Billips had a team high seven assists to go with seven rebounds and eighteen points.
The Pistons already have a 4 1/2 game lead over the second place Paces and Bucks. They’re still 2 1/2 games back of first place in the conference though with the Bucks sitting at 15-2.
The Pistons won their 4th game in a row beating the Atlanta Hawks 106-95.
The Pistons have been playing some great basketball lately. They led the Hawks by as many as 26 points in the 3rd quarter. They had over 7 players score double figures and Tayshawn Prince led the team in scoring with 23 points. The Pistons also had a strong defensive game with 10 blocked shots and held the Hawks leading scorer Joe Johnson to 5 points.
Up next for the Pistons are the New Orleons Hornets tonight at 8:00 PM.
The Pistons took care of the Nets 118-95 in what was one of your typical Pistons team performances. Six different players hit double figures in points while nobody touched 20. Richard Hamilton led the way with 19 points while both Chauncey Billips and Jason Maxiel were right behind Hamilton with 18. Billups had a team high nine assists while Maxiel led the Pistons on the glass with eleven rebounds and he also blocked three shots.
The Pistons shot a very effecient 56.2% from the field in the win while they held New Jersey to 45.6% shooting. Everything else from a team perspective was pretty close. The Pistons now lead the Cavs by three games in the division but they still have the worst record of the three division leaders in the conference. Still, 16 games into things, you can’t be too unhappy with an 11-5 record considering they already had one of their west coast swings in their. And they’re getting it don at the Palaca with a 6-1 record and within the Eastern Conference with an 8-1 record.
Next up are the Hawks tomorrow in Atlanta and then they slide over to New Orleans on Wednesday. New Orleans has had a solid start but hopefully they can walk away with a win in both of those games.
The Pistons shot an impressive 22 for 25 at the free throw line last night and despite committing one more foul then the Bucks, they outscored them at the charity stripe by thirteen points. They also hammered the Bucks on the offensive glass with 15 second chances.
Tayshaun Prince had a pretty strange box score line. He led the team with 20 points but he didn’t pull down a single board and he had just one assist. Rasheed Wallace had a team high ten rebounds to go with fifteen points while Chauncey Billups rained in eighteen points to go along with his nine dishes.
There’s no rest for the Pistons because they take on the Nets tonight. On the line is the Pistons two game mini-win streak.
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