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Home invasion by Pistons forces Game 7
By David Zizmor June 22, 2005 |
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Game 6 was everything we hoped it would be and, more importantly, it gave the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons a Game 7. Detroit won Game 6 95-86 at the SBC Center in San Antonio Tuesday. Thursday night at the SBC Center will be the one for all the money - Game 7, the winner takes home the championship, the loser goes home and gets to think about what they've done in a corner for the rest of the year. This was a very, very exciting game right up until the very last couple of minutes. This was almost as good as Game 5 - not quite, but close. Leading the Detroit Pistons was Richard Hamilton with 23 points, but Chauncey Billups was really the big guy all throughout this game. Billups scored 21 to go with six assists and six boards. Billups was the guy who led the charge late in the game, hitting five 3-pointers. If Detroit happens to win the series on Thursday, I would imagine Chauncey Billups once again will be MVP of this Finals. Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace also had great games inside. Tayshaun Prince had his usual - 13 points, seven boards, and fantastic defense. Antonio McDyess was a real pick-me-up for the Pistons - he scored 10 points in 28 minutes, had eight rebounds, and again proved to be a big force in the middle. On the Spurs side, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan both had 21 points, fifteen boards for Duncan, 10 for Ginobili, they both had a fantastic game. Duncan was actually was a letdown in the fourth quarter as his problems continued at the free throw line. Duncan was only 5-for-10 at the line. As it was, Detroit went up by seven with just over a minute to go. Robert Horry didn't have a chance to put up a three or put this one ahead. San Antonio lost this game by nine points and they missed ten free throws - that is the game right there. They make all those free throws, different outcome - they go home with the trophy. Ziz's footnotes: We're looking forward to a big Game 7 on Thursday night - winner goes home with that title and San Antonio has the home-court advantage so they figure to be the favorites in this one. Detroit is the defending champ and they know what it takes to win it all. This is going to be a smack-down, drag-em' out fight. Everybody loves a Game 7, and I'm no different. Tune in on Thursday and you'll have the wrap on the new NBA Champion. Scores and schedule: June 9th San Antonio 84 Detroit 69 June 12th San Antonio 97 Detroit 76 June 14th Detroit 96 San Antonio 79 June 16th Detroit 102 San Antonio 71 June 19th San Antonio 96 Detroit 95 (OT) June 21st Detroit 95 San Antonio 86 June 23rd Detroit @ San Antonio Game 7 is Thursday, 6:00PM PDT Dave Zizmor covers the NBA finals and co-hosts Sportstalk on 1430 KVVN San Jose and 1110 KLIB Sacramento. |
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