Game 6 - Pistons-Knicks - 7:30pm ET

[tmorgan]

If you are New York and Brunson has been limping do you try to play him light minutes and prep for a game 7 at home or do you still play him 40 minutes on short rest and hope his ankle isn’t torched even more by game 7 if you can’t pull it off tonight going all in? I think if I were the Knicks I would put more of an offensive load on KAT tonight and lighten up Brunson's minutes/load.

You would.

I would.

Thibs won’t.

[zeebneeb]

I've been thinking over the past few days just how close the Pistons are to being a really good team, and I'm sitting here wondering how this series would have gone with Ivey healthy.

Cade has had a really damn good first playoff series, but Ivey would have helped so damn much breaking down defenders and getting into the lane, and helping the offense.

So damn close to being up 3-2 and this would be the closeout game. No Ivey, and No Stewart. I really wonder how close this team is...

[Snakebites]

People are saying Brunson isn’t really injured because he keeps coming back.

They forget that this is Thibs. The guy infamous for causing injuries by playing guys too much and playing them when he shouldn’t.

[Cowology]

I want to see us do a better job of stopping the ball in transition. Hart in particular had 8-10 pts where he basically went coast to coast in G5. Make him earn it against our half-court D.

And of course continue to be physical with Brunson. If he going down anyway you might as well get your monies worth on that foul. Not looking to injure anybody, but no free passes through the lane.

[tmorgan]

I've been thinking over the past few days just how close the Pistons are to being a really good team, and I'm sitting here wondering how this series would have gone with Ivey healthy.

Cade has had a really damn good first playoff series, but Ivey would have helped so damn much breaking down defenders and getting into the lane, and helping the offense.

So damn close to being up 3-2 and this would be the closeout game. No Ivey, and No Stewart. I really wonder how close this team is...

Close to New York? Very close. Even, probably. And they’re a solid team, win 50+, two very good players and another few good ones.

Close to Boston, Cleveland and OKC, and thus a title? Not close. There’s a lot of learning, improving and adjusting that is still to come. We’ve cracked the window, but it’s not even letting a real breeze in yet. That’ll depend on further development from the under 25 crew, smart use of resources and roster spots, trading for or developing a legit #2 guy, and Cade getting more efficient and less sloppy with the ball.

[blog_pistons]

With the refeeres tonight (Tony Brothers and cia) Detroit 0-4 and Knicks 4-0

[catari11]

that's a worrisome development - regarding the refs. games have been very close and one or two calls could be decisive.
Let's hope the crowd keeps the refs in line and calling a fair game. Those persistent Brunson flops are really starting to get on my nerves. How is a guy built like a mini-tank hits the floor when a defender barely brushes him!?!

[Kalamazoo317]

We need Threesley to show up in the series. Will probably take an onslaught from the outside that we're capable of but haven't seen yet for whatever reason for us to keep the series going.

[Moses ShamMoses]

Beef Stew is officially listed out tonight

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[Snakebites]

I've been thinking over the past few days just how close the Pistons are to being a really good team, and I'm sitting here wondering how this series would have gone with Ivey healthy.

Cade has had a really damn good first playoff series, but Ivey would have helped so damn much breaking down defenders and getting into the lane, and helping the offense.

So damn close to being up 3-2 and this would be the closeout game. No Ivey, and No Stewart. I really wonder how close this team is...

Totally possible.

We don't have enough of a sample size of Ivey with this improved group to know how much of a difference he'd make in a matchup like this. While we've been better without him than with him this year, I'm more than willing to chalk that up to the natural growth of this team throughout the course of the season and say that we simply don't know. We'll hopefully find out next year.

Fair to point out that a guy taking a lot of the minutes Ivey would have taken up (Schroeder) has been arguably our most consistent player in this series.

[MortSahlfan]

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[breezypeezy]

Pre-Game TNT sideline reporter at LCA saying its going to be "electric" in the arena tonight.

The crowd needs to step-up and really deliver, let the World know "WE HAVE ARRIVED".

Shaq saying he expects Cade to blow up tonight, he said he's on the MotorCade, saying he needs Cade to give him 40 tonight!

[Cowology]

Pre-Game TNT sideline reporter at LCA saying its going to be "electric" in the arena tonight.

The crowd needs to step-up and really deliver, let the World know "WE HAVE ARRIVED".

Shaq saying he expects Cade to blow up tonight, he said he's on the MotorCade, saying he needs Cade to give him 40 tonight!

That's not really Cade's game. Gimme that 25-8-8 with low turnovers & I'll be a happy camper. We do need other guys to make shots tonight.

[ComboGuardCity]

I think Brunson is banged up but I also think he plays it up

[ComboGuardCity]

Can we please run offense tonight where we get Kat and Brunson to play both ends

[smann7]

Pathetic start

[Cowology]

Bad enough we can't make a 3, but long rebounds are hurting us too.

[tradez401]

really bad start.

[nastassiav]

These **** out parting the previous night wake the **** up

[MotownMadness]

Gross