The Pistons played great defense last night and that’s why they won.  The Pistons held the Nets to 37.2% shooting from the floor and outscored them 21-13 in the 4th quarter to seal the victory.

Chauncey Billups had a great night as he scored 27 points, dished out 11 assists and stole the ball 5 times.  Richard Hamilton also had a good game with 26 points and 5 rebounds.  The Pistons dusted off veteran Dale Davis and let him play 25 minutes.  He responded by scoring 4 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, stole the ball 3 times and blocked 2 shots. 

The Pistons improved to 14-8 on the season with this win.

The Pistons new that when they lost Ben Wallace that they were going to need more help around the basket for rebounding and defense.  Rasheed Wallace has moved quite a bit closer to the basket, especially on defense and the results are paying off for the Pistons.  Wallace is averaging 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.0 blocks per game so far this season.  He has also hit an amazing 40% of his three-point shots so far this season.

Wallace’s unselfish play has been unbelievable since he has become a Detroit Piston.  That’s what makes this “team” so tough is how unselfish they play the game.

The Pistons only hit 39% of their shots from the floor in this game.  Chauncey Billups played well as he scored 22 points and dished out 5 assists.  Richard Hamilton had a good all-around game with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.  Rasheed Wallace added 14 points and 6 rebounds.  Tayshaun Prince scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.

The Pistons fell to 13-8 with this loss.

Rookie guard Will Blalock hasn’t got to play yet for the Pistons.  He probably won’t get much of a chance with the veteran Pistons to do much of anything this season.

The Pistons got a huge road win in a tough place to win last night.  Chauncey Billups led the way for the Pistons with 31 points and 6 rebounds.  Richard Hamilton had a solid game with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Rasheed Wallace scored 13 points, but only grabbed 4 rebounds.  Flip Murray added 13 points off the bench.  Tayshaun Prince was very active despite only scoring 6 points, but he grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.

The Pistons have improved to 13-7 on the season.