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Mon Jan 17, 2005 · 4:30 PM
Phoenix SunsSuns
109
away
Chemistry Tense
Detroit PistonsPistons
111
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Phoenix SunsSuns 30 27 28 24 109
Detroit PistonsPistons 23 29 29 30 111

After Action Report

In Detroit, the Pistons squeaked past the Suns 111-109. Pistons' scorers couldn't be contained. Suns' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition; second-chance points piled up for the Suns. The Pistons locker room is humming, and it showed. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Pistons · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Suns · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Suns · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Suns · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.