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PLAYERS:
Tayshaun Prince,
Greg Monroe,
Jason Maxiell,
Ben Gordon,
Brandon Knight,
Ricky Rubio,
Joe Dumars
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies
Need4Sheed Guest Writer – Lefteris Aslanoglou – Pistons fan from Greece following his team and getting very little sleep watching games in the middle of the night: @LeftosaIn usual Pistons fashion as of lately, the Pistons manage to give up a 16 point lead and lose after a 4th quarter run by the Wolves. 85-93 was the final score.Key Points:Minessota came back from hitting less than 30% in the first half. Even so, Pistons were just 6 ahead in the half after having been up front by 16.4th quarter collapse. -sigh-Pistons actually played quite well in the first half, showing hustle and getting some nice plays going, especially after all the turnovers they forced on the Wolves. Yet, just 38% from the floor.Tables turned in the second half, and the Pistons started playing worse as time went by, making the same silly mistakes and turnovers they had forced in the first half. 19 turnovers to close the game.There’s a difference between being more accurate, and making the mos...
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