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As soon as the game was over, my buddy Chris (who's a Spurs fan) sent me a text message: "I want to see these 2 teams in the conference finals". Me too, Chris. Me too.
All the credit in the world to the Pistons, and specifically Chauncey Billups, who knocked down two free-throws with a tenth of a second left to seal the win, 87-85. They gave the Celtics everything they had and
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