"You had Detroit coming in well-rested; this was a perfect game for them to come and steal and we were aware of that," Pierce said. "They probably figured we were tired from the last series, while they practiced, but we came out with extra focus and extra energy." Via The Detroit News -- "As bad as we played, we were only down by six points with five minutes left," Billups said. "That was encouraging." Via The Detroit News -- "KG is one of those (players) that if he gets off to a good start and hits the first two or three jumpers, he can get it rolling," said Saunders, who coached Garnett in Minnesota. "I think he was extra excited to play against Rasheed (Wallace), gets pumped up to play. He came out and I thought he set the tone early." Via MLive -- "We played a horrible game," Antonio McDyess said. "We felt we played a horrible game and we just can’t continue playing that way. I think tomorrow is going to be a little different." -- Saunders said Garnett set screens a whopping 53 times in Game 1. “Well,” he said when asked about that likelihood, “you’ll find out.” Via truebluepistons -- ‧Great defensive effort by the Celtics, who never really let the Pistons get into their offense, hassled everyone and contested every pass. They forced the Pistons into 13 turnovers and a 43% shooting night. ‧Stuckey had a solid night going 3-for-5 for 9 points and 3 boards. ‧Thank you Antonio for keeping the Pistons in the game when nobody else could knock down a shot. ‧Detroit got murdered in the paint 22-44. ‧14 Piston Bench Points, 15 from the Celtics. ‧Hard time guarding the Pick and Roll all night long. Via Need4Sheed -- http://0rz.tw/0a4aP http://0rz.tw/b446C Sheed 新造型！ -- ※ 編輯: Loj 來自: 140.115.43.161 (05/22 12:58)