[ChrisWoj]

Well, I just turned the game on (was busy beating those nasty Redskins in my new ESPN NFL 2K5 dynasty... they have Pollard/Garcia/Rogers... wtf, right? haha...). Looks like I turned it on just in time, Chauncey looks hot and the Suns look like they're falling off after a fast start that I apparently missed.


-Chris.

[ChrisWoj]

Great ball movement by the Pistons as Hamilton puts home a tip deuce.

Phoenix though, right back with a deuce. The stons up 18-16.

Prince backing them down low... missing a lay in attempt.

Big shot by Barbosa, nice jumper to tie things up.

Chauncey bringing it up, he draws a foul and he'll go to the line for two.

[P33r~]

Too bad we don't get TNT in Australia.

We had that regular slow start but Flip picked it up and recovered early on with a timeout, and now we are up 4. I love it when he does that.

[ChrisWoj]

billups with the first. And the second. Pistons up 20-18 now.

Nash bringing it up for the Suns. they're moving it around the top. Nash driving. Pass out ... and Barbosa tipping his own missed layin for two. He looks good out there as he ties it up for the Suns.

Chauncey inside to Ben... big layin to give them the lead.. AND. ONE.

[ChrisWoj]

Ben just hit a nice free throw, the new Ben Wallace with his new free throw shot.

Barbosa though right back with a triple.

And Billups with a HELL of a shot to get the lead right back... and I say this once more: AND. ONE. 26-23 after the free throw now.

[ChrisWoj]

Nash misses the floater off to Rasheed. Pistons bringing it up... Chaunc to Ben... and Ben loses the handle out of bounds for the Pistons. TNT goes to break, with the Pistons holding that same 26-23 lead right now.

Both teams look like they're hot on offense... the Pistons are going to need to find a way to stop Barbosa and the Suns if they're going to pull away.

[ChrisWoj]

TNT is back. 2:43 remaining with Detroit up 26-23.

The Suns holding it, whipping it around... missed jumper. Offensive board. Grant holding it on the perimeter. House misses a three, but OB off of Rasheed Wallace.

Arroyo is in for the Stons with Chaunc going out. Barbosa with a miss... but the Suns get it back. James Jones misses a long J, and back to the Suns again... Missed jumper.

Prince rebound, and now the Pistons bringing up.

Arroyo handling on the perimeter. To Sheed. Inside to Dice who misses with the shot clock running down. Rebound goes out of bounds off of Phoenix.

[ChrisWoj]

Prince with a long off-balance jumper for a 28-23 lead for the Pistons!

Foul called... not sure on who... Suns inbound it. James Jones misses a short jumper. to Ben, he tosses to Arroyo who brings it up, and trying to do too much again he loses it to the Suns.

House with a layin on the fast break, going end-to-end there.

Arroyo bringing it up again with a three point lead. Sheed holding it now. Turned, shot jumper falls for a 5 point lead again. 30-25.

Suns now with it going for the last possession... Barbosa to Jones to Grant... jumper misses.

Q1 over: 30 - 25 Pistons lead!

[ChrisWoj]

Funky Pong Champ to `Stons fans... WHERE Y'ALL AT?!

[ian]

They need to D up and use that to get easy buckets. Too easy for Phoenix so far.

[ChrisWoj]

A quick two for the Suns to start the quarter.

Pistons now bringing it up. Arroyo with it at the top... missing the long Jumper but offensive board by Evans and they pass it off toPrince. Prince handling at the top of the key... over to Evans. And Dice with the perimeter J to regain the 5 point lead, 32-27.

Suns with it, Barbosa trying to make something happen draws the foul.

[ChrisWoj]

Barbosa at the line. First free throw does NOT fall. Ben Wallace comes in for Rasheed Wallace between free throws.

Barbosa's second... falls. 32-28 Pistons lead.

[ChrisWoj]

Arroyo brings it up, inside to McDyess who travels trying to make a move.

Rip standing up, he'll check in soon.

Grant with it at the top for the Suns. To Barbosa who misses a long jumper to McDyess. Arroyo bringing it up. Over to Prince. To Dce to Mo. back to Dice. And Mo now... misses the short floater

Suns with it... no, steal by Prince! Phoenix's Eddie House with the foul to stop the break. Play stops and Rip will come back in for the Pistons. Prince sitting down for a break.

Mo with it, to Carloes, to Ben out to Mo.. long J misses and McDyess misses the putback attempt out of bounds. Pistons... will retain possession.