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.