It was a week ago today that the sky seemed to be falling for the Pistons. They had just lost to the 76ers for the second time in three games, looking completely discombobulated and confused in the process.
But then, something clicked. After trailing by 10 at halftime in Game 4, the Pistons suddenly reverted to form and became the team that won 59 games in the regular season. They came back to win Game 4 with an excellent second half, and they simply dominated the young 76ers from start to finish in Game 5 in Detroit and Game 6 last night in Philly.
Who's the guy responsible? The man holding the ball in the picture above. Not only did Tayshaun Prince make Andre Iguodala a complete afterthought in this series (Iggy averaged just 12.6 points per game on 30.6% shooting), he also shot an amazing 78% in the last four games. In a starting lineup featuring three All-Stars, Prince rarely gets the type of recognition he deserves, but without him there's a good chance the Pistons would be preparing for a Game 7 on Saturday at the Palace, or worse yet, already done for the year wondering what the hell just happened.
ADVERTISEMENT
_thumbnail.jpg "NASCAR Cowboy Hats")
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Tayshaun Prince and company did their job. It should be an interesting second round playoff series.
Posted at 9:16AM on May 2nd 2008 by LA Lawyer