Game 66: Detroit Pistons (34-31) @ Brooklyn Nets (35-33)

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:54 pm

vege · Post #2 » by **vege** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:10 pm

This should be important and difficult. Is Bruce Brown out of this game as well? We could use him to slow down D'Angelo Russell.

zeebneeb · Post #3 » by **zeebneeb** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:57 pm

Andre should once again feast on the nets front line, barring foul trouble. Big game. Not a must win, but it would be huge and all but secure a playoff berth.

Spider156 · Post #4 » by **Spider156** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:09 pm

This game is huge. I'm gonna have a great time watching it tonight. It's gonna be a great win! It'll be a fight in the first half but only because they're home and then we're gonna crush them in the 4th quarter. Blake and Drummond will dominate once again. There's just TOO many SHOOTERS on the court

DetroitPistons · Post #5 » by **DetroitPistons** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:17 pm

Biggest game of the year so far. This would put us a full game ahead of the Nets plus give us the tiebreaker. Bring everything you got guys.

ChuckVanBrown · Post #6 » by **ChuckVanBrown** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:19 pm

Can’t wait for this one. Nets have been playing well these past few games, so should be a competitive matchup.

If I recall, we lost at the buzzer last time we played these guys in Brooklyn while having the game mostly in our grasp. Hopefully the Pistons are looking for some payback.

Fully expect Dinwiddie to play lights out as he normally does against us. He sure has a vendetta against our team. I get it to a certain extent, but it’s not like he played well for us and we treated him unfairly. Glad to see him doing well, but don’t act like the Pistons did you dirty.

zeebneeb · Post #7 » by **zeebneeb** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:44 pm

Spider156 wrote:This game is huge. I'm gonna have a great time watching it tonight. It's gonna be a great win! It'll be a fight in the first half but only because they're home and then we're gonna crush them in the 4th quarter. Blake and Drummond will dominate once again. There's just TOO many SHOOTERS on the court

One thing is certain, the Pistons front court should maul the Nets once again.

The shooting is going to cool off eventually. It's insane what has happened over the past 14 games(#1FG% #1 3P%)and just isnt sustainable.

What is awesome is that it's almost a guarantee that at least one of the bombers(jackson,blake,Galloway, kennard,ellengton)will have a good shooting game.

Its awesome to have so many damn good three point shooters now.

5 guys shooting over 36% from 3, and one just under. (Ish Smith 35.3%)

Sick when combined with the biggest front line in the league.

Over the last 14 games here are the Pistons top shooters 3P%;

Galloway-49.1
Jackson-48.1
Kennard-46.2
Griffen-38.3
Ellington-37.8
Smith-36.8

That's insane.

Bricks50 · Post #8 » by **Bricks50** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:48 pm

With the Pistons I just hope the 3’s continue to fall. If not, we can still dominate the paint and come out with the W.

Manocad · Post #9 » by **Manocad** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:15 pm

I'll bet anyone $100 that GRIII goes off this game.

Ok, maybe that's not a good bet. I just hope he shows something.

tmorgan · Post #10 » by **tmorgan** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:22 pm

This is a big one. Psyched.

the_l_train · Post #11 » by **the_l_train** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:27 pm

Manocad wrote:I'll bet anyone $100 that GRIII goes off this game.

Ok, maybe that's not a good bet. I just hope he shows something.

Deal. What constitutes "going off"? I bet he goes for 10 points MAX

tmorgan · Post #12 » by **tmorgan** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:33 pm

As much as I love Kelser and (especially) Blaha, it's probably time for some new (read: less senile) blood in the booth. Yikes.

Nostalgia only gets you so far.

the_l_train · Post #13 » by **the_l_train** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:36 pm

tmorgan wrote:As much as I love Kelser and (especially) Blaha, it's probably time for some new (read: less senile) blood in the booth. Yikes.

Nostalgia only gets you so far.

Smooth Johnny Kane not doing it for you?

tmorgan · Post #14 » by **tmorgan** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:43 pm

Do work, Dre!

ComboGuardCity · Post #15 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:45 pm

3 seconds!!!!! Wtf

Manocad · Post #16 » by **Manocad** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:48 pm

the_l_train wrote:
Manocad wrote:I'll bet anyone $100 that GRIII goes off this game.

Ok, maybe that's not a good bet. I just hope he shows something.

Deal. What constitutes "going off"? I bet he goes for 10 points MAX

For him 15 would qualify as going off, I would think. And maybe something like 5 boards and either a block or a steal.

However since I wasn't serious and he's not starting after all which was the impetus for my farcical bet in any case, I must rescind it.

detroitKG · Post #17 » by **detroitKG** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:50 pm

not a great start

DetroitPistons · Post #18 » by **DetroitPistons** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:51 pm

Ellington needs to hit those wide open 3s

ComboGuardCity · Post #19 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:51 pm

They need to call one of These defensive 3 seconds. You can’t camp in the key like Allen is doing. Dre needs to just hold the ball at the top of the key.

The Moose · Post #20 » by **The Moose** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:52 pm

They look a little sluggish, to be expected on a b2b I guess