Pistons 93, Nuggets 90!
Wow, we snuck out of the Pepsi Center with a win? Chauncey looked like a man on a mission, scoring 20 points in the first half. He kept driving the lane and no one decided they wanted to stop him. He finished with 30 points.We looked terrible in the first half, especially the second quarter, where we started by shooting 1-10. The announcers kept saying how Iverson is the perfect piece. He had another exquisite shooting night, going 6-18, including 1-5 from beyond the arc. He did lead the team though with 23 points. However, three players really were impressive for the Pistons tonight. Once again, Tayshaun took the reins, scoring 19 points and locking down Linas Kleiza, who went 0-6 from the field. Don't laugh, Kleiza had 21 against Miami. McDyess continued his beastly rebounding grabbing 12 boards in 23 minutes. Finally, the man tonight was Arron Afflalo. He came through quietly in the first half, but he knocked down 6 clutch free throws to keep the game intact. Why 6? AI decided to foul J.R. Smith when he was shooting a 3.
Other things of note:
- Kwame looked terrible! He may have had 8 rebounds but he couldnt seem to hang on to the ball once it came to him
- Nene and K-Mart both looked impressive. I laughed when K-Mart threw down a wide open dunk and then stared down nobody in particular
- Our FT shooting was uncharacteristically bad. We were 27-40. Stuckey went 1-4
- I know they gave up 93 points, but where did Denver's defense come from. At times, it looked like we were playing the Spurs. They were a terrible defensive team last year, and they had Marcus Camby. What is going on? Is Linas Kleiza the key?
- Why doesn't George Karl give more minutes to J.R. Smith. He probably doesn't play much defense, and he is a streaky shooter, but Dahntay Jones is a scrub.
- Maxiell had a few nasty dunks, reminding us all that he still eats babies
- What is up with Birdman Chris Andersen? Did he and Robert Swift secretly bet who could be the first to cover their bodies in tattoos? Did they draw inspiration from the exploits of DeShawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden?
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