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Detroit with all five starters out there.
Rasho and Finley out for San Antonio for Nazr Mohammed and Manu Ginobili.

14-9 Detroit lead.

Spurs with it and Manu misses a jumper off of the screen. Detroit with it. 5 minutes left.

Sheed with it, and he goes to Chauncey who goes to Ben... missed half-hook. Ginobili boards.

Spurs with it, parker bhandling.

And offensive foul on Mohammed off the ball.

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Billups brings it up.

Around a screen and going to the basket. billups gets trapped, stolen, and Parker runs full court for the lay in.

14-11 Detroit lead.

Billups with it. Backing down Tony. To Rip. Loong deuce for Rip!

Spurs bring it up. Parker has it. To Bowen.

Over to Parker.

Back to Horry who is apparently in now. Missed trey.

Ben with it at the top. To Mo who is in now. To Billupswho drives.... dishes to Sheed for the SLAM.

18-11

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Parker with it, Sheed on him.

Great reverse layup by Bruce Bowen!! Wow, that looked pretty. 18-13.

Billups has it. Bad camera angle sees Hamilton miss a jumper to Mo Evans who puts it back into the cylinder.

Ginobili with it, nice pump fake, but REJECTED by Big Ben. Stons on the fast break and Sheed lays it home, he has 10 of Detroit's 22 tonight.

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Evans does an admirable job staying in front of Ginobili, but those crafty hands get around the block try and deuce for SA.

Billups right back for three and he nails it like its nothing. 25-15.

Parker brings it up. Drives and airballs a hook.

Detroit with it, hamilton goes COAST-TO-COAST... LAYS IT HOME... AND ONE.

27-15 Detroit lead, with one coming.....

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And Rip puts home the freebie.

28-15.

Billups and Sheed off of the floor.

Ben Rejects Duncan!

Pistons with it. Running with Delfino and Dice out on the floor.

Delfino to Ben. To Rip. Misses the floater, awkward.

Horry ... misses a buzzer beater, no Big Shot Bob in the 1st Quarter.

1st Quarter comes to an end.
DETROIT - 28
SAN ANT. - 15

What a solid start for the Pistons!

[ChrisWoj]

1st Q LEADERS:

DETROIT
Sheed - 10pt, 2rb, 2as
Rip - 7pt, 2as
Ben - 3rb, 2blk

SAN ANTONIO
Parker - 8pt
Rasha - 2pt, 2rb
....That's really it.

Detroit has four guys sitting on one foul. San Antonio has two guys sitting on one.

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Amazing... 17/21 from the Field for the Pistons. That's just shy of 85% from the floor.

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San Antonio brings it up hard, Manu drawing a foul now. The foul is on Carlos Delfino.

Spurs take it out from the side. Ginobili with it. Pump fake and a leaner doesn't fall... to Prince.

Prince with it in to Ben, to Delfino, back to Ben.

He makes a move... Travel. Ben tried to make a nice crossover on Timmy D, it was funny

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Finley in for Ginobili.

Duncan misses a layup, but boards his own miss and puts it in. He's 1/7 to start the night.

Prince brings it up. Holding it. And... Foul on NVE away from the ball, he's in for Parker by the way.

28-15 still.

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Pistons in... Hamilton with a little floater. He has 9 on the game.

30-17 right now.

Timmy D goes for the trademark, banker, doesn't fall.

Prince brings it up and proceeds to make a bad pass, San Antonio tips it out of bounds.
Delfino needs to be handling it.

Delfino to Ben... bad hands, Ben drops it to San Antonio.

NVE with it. To Finley who takes a three and misses to Rip who is fouled by Finley.

30-17 right now as some subs are made... looks like Ben going off for Sheed.

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Prince again bringing it up. Over to Delfino. He gets it to Dice who nails the midrange!

32-17.

NVE brings it up. Backs into Rip. Over to Findawg.

To NVE who makes a nice pump fake but misses the jumper to Prince. Nice move by Tay. Over to Sheed... THREE BALL DROPS!

35-17!

Timeout San Antonio!

People give these boys a standing O!

[ChrisWoj]

Ed from the Nokia commercial has really big freaking ears.

... Endearing commercial though. haha...