It never should have came down to the wire like it did. Detroit led by about five after one, ten at halftime, and 15 after three. It was a steady defensive shutdown of Carmelo Anthony, with a white boy shooting his mid-range the only obstacle.
Greg Monroe led the Piston charge with his first start of the season. Good to see Stan Van wise up and start Jennings-Pope-Smith-Monroe-Drummond, an unstoppable athletic five. Our frontcourt will especially prove dominant all season long if he can play all three together. They each snagged over ten boards against the Knicks.
With New York trailing by fifteen with only five minutes to play, the game was surely over. Then, Tim Hardaway Jr. decided to impress his dad, Pistons assistant coach. They actually managed to get it down to a 97-94 lead, then we missed both our free throws. A loose ball call went our way with two seconds to play and a two point lead. Without Monroe’s scoring in the fourth quarter, we’d have lost the game.
……….. might have been a game we lost last year …yet as young snarf pointed out Stan van wised up… we never gave up the lead down the stretch….win games like this you get that 8th seed…good job guys.
ty oldschool indeed a clutch finish we may have lost last season