It looks as though the Detroit Pistons are turning their frustrations from their coach to the officials, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting, with forward Rasheed Wallace complaining about the free through disparity as his team now faces elimination, down 3-1.
Wallace pointed out the Heat's 47 free-throw attempts to 22 for Detroit and Dwyane Wade's 19 attempts.
"You know that was some B.S." Wallace said. "They doubled us on free throws. He had 19 and we had 22. We have just got to stay together. We did a couple good things in this game. We got close and then there was some B.S. But we have got to fight through it. We've done it this long, so we just have to keep doing it."
Wallace, who spent most of the game in a dialogue with official Bob Delaney, fouled out with 3:30 to play. Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups and Lindsey Hunter all were in foul trouble at some point.
Pistons forward Antonio McDyess, who had five fouls, said, "Breathe on [Wade], it's a foul. You back off, he makes shots. You can't really play physical with him."
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Before Monday's game, Pistons coach Flip Saunders reacted strongly to his players questioning him for assorted things after Game 3.
On Ben Wallace suggesting that Saunders doesn't emphasize defense as much as ex-coach Larry Brown: ``This is the same group that said we did more defensive drills than we ever did. . . . You want to talk about lack of defense? Yeah, there's a lack of defense because guys aren't doing what they're supposed to do. If I gave up 50 points in the paint and I gave up 13 straight drives to the basket when I'm supposed to be guarding someone, I mean these are things you learn in the sixth grade: Stay between your man and the basket. If you can't do it, you are right, there's going to be a defensive lapse.''
On Tayshaun Prince questioning why Lindsey Hunter, who has had some success defending Dwyane Wade, did not play in the second half of Game 3: ``The reason we couldn't put Lindsey on the floor was . . . because Tay wasn't scoring. That was one of the things that went into it, so it's pretty ironic.''
Saunders made it clear that players would not dictate his decisions: ``As a coach, I make decisions. I have to live by the decisions. As players, they play, and they have to implement. . . . [But] we're better when we're irritable, and we're feeling fat cats about ourselves.''
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The night belonged to Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat.
With one more win, so will the Eastern Conference crown.
Wade scored 12 of his 31 points in the final quarter Monday night, leading a late charge that carried the Heat to an 89-78 win over the Detroit Pistons and a 3-1 lead in the series. Miami is on the cusp of its first trip to the NBA Finals.
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Pistons May 2006 Archive
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Detroit News | May 28, 2006
In all probability, Ben Wallace’s agent, Arn Tellem, will be negotiating for a four-year deal for his client this summer.
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AP | May 28, 2006
The 12-point lead Miami held minutes earlier was whittled to a single point, and Antonio McDyess rose for a dunk that would have given the Detroit Pistons the lead and all the momentum.
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Journal Sentinel | May 27, 2006
"We have to get back to playing the way we were playing as far as moving the basketball, being more aggressive offensively and making basketball plays."
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Journal Sentinel | May 27, 2006
Miami's outburst of 17 points in the final minute and 47 seconds of Game 2's loss showed the club that they will need to play with that kind of intensity in Game 3.
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Yahoo! | May 26, 2006
Tayshaun Prince had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Richard Hamilton scored 22 and the Pistons bounced back -- as usual -- and held on to beat the Heat 92-88 Thursday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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Sun-Sentinel | May 24, 2006
The Miami Heat were well rested after their layover from the Eastern Conference Semifinals and beat the Pistons in Auburn Hills on Tuesday night by a final score of 91-86
The Pistons, who just finished off the Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Conference Semifinals, appeared sluggish.
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Miami Herald | May 23, 2006
Rip Hamilton and then Lindsay Hunter will be responsible for guarding Dwyane Wade for the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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Detroit News | May 22, 2006
By sending the Pistons to a 7th game, it is safe to say that the Cavaliers exceeded expectations.
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AP | May 22, 2006
Minutes after the Pistons finished their work Sunday, the Heat began prepping in earnest.
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RealGM | May 21, 2006
The Pistons, renown for their defense, held Cleveland to just 23 second half points en route to a 79-61 Game 7 win.
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Detroit Free Press | May 20, 2006
Larry Hughes was in uniform on Friday night, but was not ready to play Game 6. Hughes will be available to play any minutes coach Mike Brown assigns for him in Game 7.
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ESPN | May 20, 2006
Summoning all their postseason experience and making every big play down the stretch, the Pistons beat the Cavaliers 84-82 on Friday night to even their series and force a decisive Game 7.
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Globe and Mail | May 19, 2006
After missing the previous three games because of his brother's death, Larry Hughes will rejoin the team Friday night for Game 6 against Detroi. Cleveland won all three games in Hughes' absence.
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Detroit Free-Press | May 18, 2006
The Pistons are one game away from elimination, but Chauncey Billups isn't worried about beating the Cavaliers in Games 6 and 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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ESPN | May 18, 2006
Thanks to Tim Duncan, there will be a Game 6 for San Antonio.
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RealGM | May 17, 2006
Drew Gooden hit the winning basket with 27 seconds remaining in Game 5, putting the Pistons on the brink of elimination.
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ESPN | May 16, 2006
Rasheed Wallace's perfect record of predicting Detroit playoff victories was snapped Monday night when LeBron James scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep on defense to beat the Detroit Pistons 74-72, evening their second-round series at 2-2.
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AP | May 14, 2006
"I know we're going to win it," Wallace said. "We're going to bust their (butt). Tomorrow night is the last game here in this building for this year."
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Michigan Live | May 14, 2006
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ESPN | May 13, 2006
Cavaliers starting guard Larry Hughes remained with his grieving family and missed Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday following the sudden death of his 20-year-old brother.
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Detroit News | May 13, 2006
With the Cavaliers halfway to elimination, LeBron James acknowledged on Friday that the Cavaliers may have already won their final game of the season.
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Detroit News | May 13, 2006
The brother of Larry Hughes died on Thursday after a lifelong struggle with cardiac problems and the team does not expect the starting guard to be available for Game 3 versus Detroit.
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Detroit Free-Press | May 12, 2006
The left knee injury that Antonio McDyess appeared to suffer during Game 2 was actually a blow to his right shin, revealed head coach Flip Saunders.
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Detroit News | May 12, 2006
Scott Perry, director of player personnel for the Pistons, has been mentioned as a candidate for the general manager position with the Nuggets, according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News.
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Press Release | May 11, 2006
Bruce Bowen was the leading vote-getter on the NBA All-Defensive Team, the sixth consecutive season he's been on the team.
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ESPN | May 10, 2006
Donyell Marshall says he didn't mean what he said about the Cavaliers not having a chance against the Pistons.
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ESPN | May 10, 2006
Rasheed Wallace had 29 points and Tayshaun Prince added 20 to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 97-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night -- and a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
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Detroit Free Press | May 9, 2006
Ben Wallace is an unrestricted free agent this summer and is coming off winning his 4th Defensive Player of the Year award.
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Sports Illustrated | May 8, 2006
The Associated Press is reporting that Cavs forward Donyell Marshall believes that the Pistons' experience is too great, and that his team will not be able to beat the team who finished with the NBA's best record.
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Press Release | May 8, 2006
The NBA announced today that Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons has won the 2005-06 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, marking the fourth time in his career that he has captured the trophy as the league’s best defender.
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Yahoo! | May 7, 2006
The Detroit Pistons made 10 3-pointers in the first half -- one shy of an NBA playoff record -- to open up a 21-point lead at halftime before cruising to a 113-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in Game 1 of their second-round series.
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Associated Press | May 7, 2006
In a year that has celebrated the team play of the Detroit Pistons, one of their own is reportedly taking home some hardware of his own.
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aol.com | May 5, 2006
Detroit Pistons assistant coach Sidney Lowe will return to North Carolina State to coach the school he led to a national championship.
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Detroit Free Press | May 4, 2006
The Pistons have a one-year option on Tony Delk's contract that they may exercise this summer and the guard is certainly interested in returning.
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | May 3, 2006
Richard Hamilton had a playoff-career high 40 points Wednesday night and the Pistons tied a franchise-playoff scoring record in the first quarter against Milwaukee, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Jacksonville.com | May 2, 2006
Otis Smith is expected to be named Orlando's official general manager within the next few weeks and is looking to the models used by Joe Dumars and R.
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Yahoo! | May 1, 2006
Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was 16-of-16 from the foul line and scored 34 points to send the Pistons back to Detroit with a 3-1 series lead, beating Milwaukee 109-99 in the first round of the NBA playoffs Monday night.
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Sports Illustrated | May 1, 2006
Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Monday for a foul against the Milwaukee Bucks' Michael Redd in the fourth quarter of Saturday's playoff game, the Associated Press is reporting.
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ESPN | May 1, 2006
The man accused of throwing the cup that sparked a 2004 brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons fans was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail on an assault and battery charge, the Associated Press is reporting.
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Detroit Free Press | May 1, 2006
Yesterday, Pistons star Richard Hamilton put on a practice jersey and ran through an off-day workout for the first time since he sprained his left ankle in Game 1 against the Bucks.
