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| Pistons survive Heat |
| 05.26.06 (3:21 pm) [edit] |
The revitalised Detroit Pistons downed the Miami Heat 92-88 on Thursday to knot the NBA Eastern Conference playoff finals at one game each.
With Ben Wallace providing the early energy and Tayshaun Prince the offensive punch with 24 points, the Pistons rebounded from a lackluster loss in Game One of the series and handed the Heat their first road loss since April 30.
Miami managed to make it too close for comfort in the waning moments, but by then it was too late.
Richard Hamilton scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half for the top-seeded Pistons, who came out determined to break out of a funk that saw them pushed to the limit by upstarts Cleveland in the conference semi-finals.
Monday’s loss to Miami was their fourth in six games, a stretch during which they averaged just 80.3 points and displayed an uncharacteristic lack of determination and focus.
“We just had to bring energy tonight,” Prince said. “Ben brought it, our leader bought a lot of energy tonight, and once he brings it that feeds to everybody else
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