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Detroit vs. Cleveland
Lets not kid ourselves. As Rasheed stated..
"Monday is the last game here in this building for this season"
Truer words have never been said.
Lets look back at Game 3.
Detroit played the kinda game they like to on the road and had complete control about midway thru the 3rd quarter. At that point, Billups and Hamilton were playing very well, Tay had Bron in lock-down mode and the only Cavalier with any spirit was Varajoa.
Then, Varajoa's hustle and excitement seemed to carry over to the Cavs. They all got aggressive and the crowd was into it. Once the 4th hit, they felt like they could actually win. Thats when LeBron got more aggressive and did it on both ends which he is not always known for. At the same time...Detroit was not aggressive whatsoever and basically fed into the Cavs hands with jumpshots and lackadaisical defense for first time all night.
Gaem.Set.Match.
So why is Detroit gonna roll in Game 4?
-This is what they do. Game 3's up 2-0 detroit is now 0-6 their last 6 in that position SU. I remember a little pest named Jeff Foster pulled the same kinda game Varajoe did last year in Game 2 of the Stons-Pacers series. That was the last time he did that in the series. I expect a prime Detroit focus on keeping him largely inactive.
-Billups loves road games. He kinda lets the other guys get it donw at home but likes to take over more on the orad. You saw that a bit in Game 3 with some early big shots but he just didn't have it late. I expect a similar performance to Game 4 of the Bucks series here with 25-35 points.
-Rasheed had one bad game in first round 2. Not coincidentally it was a loss as well. They can't cover him. He just needs to be aggressive. He ain't gonna make predictions and come up with a lame effort.
-Detroit benched struggled. McDyess has been awesome lately and he just had an off game. I expect him to return to previous form and that elevates the rest of the bench.
This is a classis Detroit game here and they should win by 10 at least. I will step out on this one. I said when the Washington-Cavaliers series was 3-2 that my biggest play of playoffs would be Detroit Game 4 against Cleveland if the scenario was right. And it is so right.
Pistons -5
Lets not kid ourselves. As Rasheed stated..
"Monday is the last game here in this building for this season"
Truer words have never been said.
Lets look back at Game 3.
Detroit played the kinda game they like to on the road and had complete control about midway thru the 3rd quarter. At that point, Billups and Hamilton were playing very well, Tay had Bron in lock-down mode and the only Cavalier with any spirit was Varajoa.
Then, Varajoa's hustle and excitement seemed to carry over to the Cavs. They all got aggressive and the crowd was into it. Once the 4th hit, they felt like they could actually win. Thats when LeBron got more aggressive and did it on both ends which he is not always known for. At the same time...Detroit was not aggressive whatsoever and basically fed into the Cavs hands with jumpshots and lackadaisical defense for first time all night.
Gaem.Set.Match.
So why is Detroit gonna roll in Game 4?
-This is what they do. Game 3's up 2-0 detroit is now 0-6 their last 6 in that position SU. I remember a little pest named Jeff Foster pulled the same kinda game Varajoe did last year in Game 2 of the Stons-Pacers series. That was the last time he did that in the series. I expect a prime Detroit focus on keeping him largely inactive.
-Billups loves road games. He kinda lets the other guys get it donw at home but likes to take over more on the orad. You saw that a bit in Game 3 with some early big shots but he just didn't have it late. I expect a similar performance to Game 4 of the Bucks series here with 25-35 points.
-Rasheed had one bad game in first round 2. Not coincidentally it was a loss as well. They can't cover him. He just needs to be aggressive. He ain't gonna make predictions and come up with a lame effort.
-Detroit benched struggled. McDyess has been awesome lately and he just had an off game. I expect him to return to previous form and that elevates the rest of the bench.
This is a classis Detroit game here and they should win by 10 at least. I will step out on this one. I said when the Washington-Cavaliers series was 3-2 that my biggest play of playoffs would be Detroit Game 4 against Cleveland if the scenario was right. And it is so right.
Pistons -5