The Detroit Pistons are up against the wall, down 3-1 to the Miami Heat. There is no room left for soft play. Each and every Piston player must step up and have a great game tonight or they are done for the season. Detroit has shown the ability to step it up when pushed, but this series has called their overall ability into question. Should they have not shown up last game? They lost by 11 points.

The Suns did exactly what I talked about yesterday, the increased the tempo of the game. As a result, the Mavs simply could not keep up. In the 4th quarter, the Mavs had no choice but to increase their play, which played right into the Suns’ hands. As a result, the lead widened. The Mavs were really never in this game. They managed to close some to end the first half, but the writing was on the wall. To win they must slow down the pace and make the Suns play their game.

Tonight in Phoenix game 4 of the Western Conference championship is going down. The Suns are looking to get their offense back in gear. Their offense, which was brilliant all season long, has been sputtering of late. In game three, the Suns managed just 88 points of offense and that was not good enough. Now, they are in a hole 2-1 to Dallas who smells blood.

Last night the Miami Heat put one more nail in the coffin of the Detroit Pistons. The Heat now leads the best of seven series 3-1. The 89-78 loss puts the Miami Heat and coach Pat Riley one step closer to their mission. It seems like the Detroit Pistons are more committed to talking than playing. The writing may be on the wall for this year’s Pistons.

Tonight, it’s game four of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pistons are looking to even the score at Miami. The current line has the Heat as a minor 2 point favorite and the under/over is 183. In game 3, the Miami Heat looked defiant as they chalked up a series leading win. The Pistons have been on shaky ground during the playoffs this year and they are performing a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type show.