I can't believe it. The Pistons actually lost twice in a row. Pretty sad if you ask me.
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They aren't taking those games seriously anymore. Their main concern is resting their main guys so they're ready for the playoffs so they don't care if they win or lose those games. They're just trying to give their bench more playing time so it's understandable that good teams will lose some of their last games.
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Miami. Here's why. They're showing their toughness very early in this series and the way they're shooting right now, if they continue playing the way they did in game one, and make the necessary adjustments to remain consistently effective, they are going to the NBA Finals. Rasheed is still ailing from an ankle injury, and the rest of the Pistons squad is pretty tired from going seven games against the Cavs. Making the necessary adjustments this late in the playoffs was the talk all-over sports media. It'll be interesting to see what Detroit can do and what Miami is going to try next!!!!
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Miami 95, Detroit 78\nHeat Overcome Wade’s Illness to Eliminate Pistons\nBox Score \n|\nHeat Home \n|\nPistons Home\n\n\nMIAMI, June 2 (Ticker) -- When Dwyane Wade came down with the flu, the Miami Heat had to be feeling a bit queasy. In the end, however, the Detroit Pistons were left feeling sick to their stomachs.\n\nThe Heat are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, overcoming Wade's untimely illness with a huge game from Shaquille O'Neal and hot shooting from Jason Williams in an affirming 95-78 victory over the Pistons.\n\nNBA TV highlights from\nPistons-Heat: Play\nPress Conference: Play\nThe second-seeded Heat won the series in six games and ended the two-year reign of the top-seeded Pistons as Eastern Conference champions. They play at Dallas or Phoenix on Tuesday.\n\n"To be at the point where we are now on our way to The Finals is truly amazing for this organization," Wade said. "As the saying goes with this team, they did what they do and we went out there and played team basketball at the right time of the year."\n\n"I only celebrate when it's really over," said O'Neal, who is headed to The Finals with his third team. "I'll celebrate a little bit, but like I told the guys, the job is not done."\n\nMiami avenged last year's disheartening loss, when it held the lead with less than two minutes to play in Game 7 at home but was denied by Detroit. Wade labored through that game with bruised ribs.\n\nA sickening case of deja vu swept over South Florida when Wade missed Friday's shootaround - and briefly was hospitalized - with a bad touch of the flu. He showed courage in starting and playing 37 minutes but was not himself.\n\n"At 3 a.m. is really when I woke up and I knew I wasn't going to go back to sleep," Wade said. "My wife was giving me tea and vapor rub and everything she could. I told her to call our trainer, probably 7 or 8 today, and that's when he told me I needed to get to the hospital. I stayed at the hospital until 3 p.m. They I went home and changed and came to the game."\n\n"I feel bad for him after what he had to go through in last year's playoffs," teammate Antoine Walker said. "He got hurt ... last year and to see him not at 100 percent was tough. We felt for him but we were very confident that we could pick up the slack and make it happen."\n\nWade didn't have to be 100 percent, not with O'Neal unleashing a "Shaq Attack" and Williams finally finding his shooting touch. The Heat took the lead for good in the first quarter and took off in the third period, when Wade finally got into the act.\n\nO'Neal scored 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting, grabbing 16 rebounds and blocking five shots.\n\n"Shaquille is Shaquille. We couldn't get him the ball enough," said Heat coach Pat Riley, also going to The Finals with his third different team. "We couldn't straight post him up, so we started doing a lot of things to move him a little bit on pick-and-rolls so he could get the ball."\n\n"I just told the guys that they can come to me. Whenever they need a bucket just come to me," O'Neal said. "For the first five or six minutes, I actually didn't touch the ball and I got a little worried, but everyone else was playing so well, I just became a role player - until they came to me."\n\nWilliams made his first 10 shots before missing his last two, finishing with 21 points.\n\n"I think you saw his game tonight," Riley said. "It was at the right time, there's no doubt."\n\n"I just wanted to come out and try to do what I always try to do - be aggressive and knock down open shots, and luckily they were falling for me tonight," said Williams, who was shooting 38 percent in the postseason.\n\nWade had 14 points and 10 assists. He began as a playmaker, missed the start of the
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They're only 2.5 games out of the eight seed going into tonights games so it's possible.  I don't know if they have it though.  I'd have to say no.  They're just not that good this year.
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unfair enough because shawn marion is way WAY 2 beastly, he averages a double double and jason kidd barley gets 10 assits now a days morrison doesnt play and camby just all around sucks
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yeah and anyone who says spurs needs to go kill themselves...\nlast year, pistons lost it in game seven on THEIR FLOOR, this year its on our floor...
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This is a must-win game for the pistons. I know everyone is saying that but it's true. I just want to say thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers for getting the Pistons all wiped out and very tired for this series. You have to agree with me on that Miami fans. I really think the Pistons are going to put up a fight. I hate to say it but I think the Pistons are going to win it only because they are good in clutch games and the Heat barely got past them in past games. The Pistons are going to force a game 6 and win tonight-87-81. But, the Heat are going to win Game 6 and then lose to the Mavericks in the finals. Thanks for listening and hope you pick me!!! Peace!
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Losing Larry Hughes hurt them. They need a second scoring threat, and right now they don't have one. James is good, but he still needs help. It reminds me allot of the situation AI has been over in Philly.
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Did you see detroit completely kill indiana today. I think they won by about 30. The pistons have a great bench and are not going to let the heat even come close to beating them.
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Isaiah Thomas has single handedly destroyed a once proud franchise.  His decisions are pathetic.  It's time for the owner to find a new man for the job.
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Crazy!  Detroit got an upset!  Go Cavs!
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no.. i dont think so not a chance, pistons r gonna win no doubt bout it.
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So? the teams that lost in game 1 win in game 2 because they have the determination to win. didnt you notice that with the Nets vs Heat? nets win game 1, but heat win game 2? and then the spurs won game 1 but lost to the mavs on game 2? but the pistons are invulnerable to this.
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People are always trying hold the Pistons down! I swear the good guys always finish last. Maybe this ref needs an enema, so that he'll be able to concentrate on the game!\n\nListen, I am from Grand Rapids, MI. Anyone from Detroit is a good guy to me. If you do like that then boohoo to you!
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I'm with you.  \n\nAnd I really think they have at least 2 more losses in them this regular season.
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Yes and no.  Let me expalin.  Everything was going fine for the Mavericks.  They won their two games at home.  They were in control of game 3 up until 5 1/2 minutes but they got relaxed, Wade took over and lost that game.  Then had a terrible game five, which you can be allowed one in a 7 game series, the Heat had theirs in game 2.  So that was the Mavs way of losing the momentum.  Now we really have a game and a series in game 5.  But that is when and I think the refs did have something to do with the win.  The touch fouls on Wade, the over and back, etc... we have all heard and seen before.  But now the Heat have all the momentum going into Game 6.  (And this is the first time I have seen this in the finals and I am surpised it has not happened more often, but with the 2-3-2 format, this should give the non-home-court advantaged team a huge advantage if you think about it.  Just win your 3 home games in a row at home and take that momentum and win the 6th.  I think pat Riley was thinking this the whole time.)  Now the Mavs could have done one of two things.  Used that anger and have a hell of a Game 6, or used that anger to totally fall apart.  I think they did have a pretty good game 6 but the Heat countered everything the Mavs gave them.  And Wade is still getting the touch calls because they have to be consistent with the other games.  But all in all it was a close game.  The Mavs almost won it.  But "they" lost this game, not the refs.  I really think they became the Mavs of old and tried to rely on the 3-point shot, and they were ice cold in that dept.  And after winning 3 in a row the Heat could smell blood and with all their veterans and Wade, they were not going to lose.
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seriously!...people have been doubting us all season even people from miami. Some say we could never beat the nets and especially the pistons. i'm happy to see how crazy people are acting in the streets of miami