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June 19, 2005Pistons Spurs Game 5Will the Home Team Prevail Again? Game five of the 2005 NBA Championship between the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs is underway. The two teams took Saturday off in order to have the showdown on Fathers Day. It will be interesting to see if the Spurs can be the first team in this series to win on the road. San Antonio started strong and got off to a 4-0 lead but the Pistons scored 8 stright points to grab a 8-4. Detroit streched the lead to 7 points with 6 minutes left so the Spurs were forced to take a time out. Greg Popovich made some adjustments and with 4:28 left in the first quarter the Pistons lead is down to 4 points. Oh the joy of Tivo, my wife insisted that I give my daughters a bath so I've been gone for 30 minutes but haven't missed a second of the game. I've actually had tivo for 5 years but have never really liked recording sports. I just feel that sports can only be watched live (if possible). Any way back to the game. It's now the second quarter and the Pistons lead by 4 points with 11:18 left. You can tell the Spurs are a little uptight by the fact that Tim Duncan just received a technical foul. Another interesting tidbit is that Ben Wallace is 4 for 4 from the free throw line. Why is this intersting, simply because the guy shoots 48% from the line. Well there is 8:29 left in the second quarter and the momentum has shifted. The San Antonio Spurs are now winning by 4 points. Actually, the lead is not at 9 point with 6:28 left, the Pistons can't buy a basket. Detroit has now gone on a 6 - 0 run and only trails by 3 points. The Spurs have called a timeout to kill the Pistons momentum. Let's see if it worked. Duncan just took an awful shot that resulted in an airball but the Pistons were called for an offensive foul so the score remains 38-35. Ben Wallace has come back down to earth after shooting an airball from the free throw line. Well, the first half just ended and we are all tied up at 42. Finally a game that will actually have an exciting second half. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to watch it live. Time to go back upstairs and read the kids a story. Posted by Dogger at June 19, 2005 08:25 PM CommentsPost a comment |
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