A very interesting first game. The Lakers looked like the team that had difficulty with Houston and the first two games at San Antonio. A great win for the Pistons who now hold the home-court advantage. Lets see what adjustments the Lakers make for game 2.

 

I'm just hoping that the Lakers come to play the next 4 game. I get frustrated when I see these multimillion dollar players bring a B game to an A event and expect to win. The lakers took the Pistons way to lightly and got creamed. However, I do anticipate that the Lakers will "bring it" in games 2 and 3.

Ortiz, who still wore his Laker gear to meet with a bunch of Piston fan after the game.

 

sorry,

Payton < Billups

also look for Rip to bounce back from a bad game 1

GOOOOOOOOOOOO PISTONS!

 

Just wondering ... the Piston game plan was to make Shaq and Kobe take difficult shots (but mostly defend one-on-one with switching) and shut down the other 3 Lakers. What was the Lakers game plan? I don't think they had one. Show up, play, hope to win, analyze what the Pistons are doing after game 1 and make adjustments? That's like giving away a game.

I had a horrible sports Sunday. Lakers lost, Dodger bullpen gave up a lead to ARIZONA and lost, Angels lost, Belmont Stakes were a disappointment, and Freddy Couples finished behind Ernie Els. At least Long Beach State advanced to the superregional by beating Stanford.

 

Yea, Larry Brown definetly came out with a great plan that none of the other teams have really tried, probably due to personnel... defend Shaq one-on-one, and let him have his points. It negates Kobe since there is no focus on Shaq and everything now comes down to the other players. Now if Fisher and company delivered, the game might have been different.
But Phil Jackson's no idiot, he probably wanted to feel this opponent out and probably had a game plan.

Junkster, who can't wait for game two

 

pretty good game 68-68 10 mins left in 4th quarter

 

pistons came back from a 11 point deficit...

71-70 detroit 9 mins left

 

75-71 lakers 7:47 mins left

walton is thet x factor in this game with 7 assists

 

damn! b.wallace is as bad as shaq for free throws - 2 for 8

 

dayum...b.wallace and shaq are at war! shaq just got his 5th foul knocking b.wallace down...game is getting interesting

 

75-75 5 minutes left

 

Go Pistons!

 

81-77 detroit with 3 minutes left

 

85-82 detroit, 1:40

 

its so weird that 10-14 yrs ago i hated the "bad boys" pistons cause they always beat the Michael Jordan lead Bulls.

 

i wonder how many ppl on espn radio tomorrow are gonna be changing their predictions of lakers in 6.

 

oh wow

87-82 pistons with 1 minute left

 

kobe just missed a free throw...

pistons should win this unless there's another fisher miracle shot

 

I can't pull for any NBA team, so I just pull for former Tarheels. So go 'Sheed!

 

And I know Rick Fox is a Heel too, but he is an ass.

 

holy shiet!!! b.wallace just got a monster rebound making it 89-83

shaq just made a shot and one!!! 89-85

oh boi oh boi

 

89-86 pistons 30 secs left

 

89-86 pistons 10 secs left...lakers ball...

dabuda, who smells OT

 

whoa!

 

Holy Cow What A Shot !!

 

OMG!!! kobe just made a long three!!!

89-89 2 secs left

 

Bryant comparison to Jordan ... puhllleeeeas

 

pistons still have the last shot...

 

maybe if kobe went to UNC?

 

 

oh yeah oh yeah! OT

dabuda, who called OT

 

OT Baaaaaby

 

kobe is no jordan

 

 

oh dayum...they need to foul shaq out soon

 

true.

meteorman, who wonders where tmac will end up next year.

 

ok, or foul kobe out tooo

 

damn, pistons need a bucket bad.

 

yeah 95-89 pistons with 3 mins left in OT

lakers on 12-0 run

 

i cant believe larry brown didnt foul on the last laker possession of the 4th

WTF