Sat Feb 5, 2005 · 2:00 PM
Detroit PistonsPistons
94
away
Chemistry
Tense
New Jersey NetsNets
81
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit PistonsPistons | 25 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 94 |
| New Jersey NetsNets | 21 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 81 |
After Action Report
The Pistons outlasted the Nets 94-81. Ugly basketball, but the Pistons did just enough. Pistons' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Pistons answered the bell with a bounce-back effort. Whispers of a Nets locker-room rift aren't helping. The Nets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.
What tipped it
- Nets · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Nets · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- Pistons · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Pistons · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.