Apr

24

Pistons’ Balanced Scoring Overwhelms 76ers 105-88, Series Tied 1-1

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under NBA PLAYOFFS 

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The Detroit Pistons, in the course of 24 hours, reverted to playing like the team that reached the last five Eastern Conference finals; balanced scoring in addition?to shooting 54.9% from the floor enabled Detroit to flatten the Philadelphia 76ers 105-88 Tuesday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills; the Pistons’ victory knots the series up at 1-1.?

Rasheed Wallace was one of 4 Pistons who had scored in double-digits as they took a 53-36 lead into halftime; unfortunately for Philadelphia, they would never recover from that sizable deficit for the remainder of the game.? Detroit led Philadelphia in all of the important categories: field goal percentage (54.9%-39.5%), free throw percentage (73.3%-65.7%), rebounds (42-34) and assists (26-12).? Detroit was led by Richard Hamilton with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and a block while a trio of Pistons - Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Antonio McDyess - scored 16 each; Wallace grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out an assist, had 2 steals and blocked 3shots while Prince grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and had a steal.? McDyess grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out an assist.? Philadelphia was led by Louis Williams with 17 points, a rebound and 2 assists while Andre Miller scored 14 with 3 rebounds and 3 assists.? The series, knotted at 1-1, returns to Wachovia Center in Philadelphia as they host Detroit on Friday night.

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