Detroit brings its defense back

Series tied, 3-3

If you didn't watch Game 6, the final score makes sense. To the normal person – not from Orlando, not from Detroit, goes out on a Friday night and/or stays in and doesn't watch a Piston/Magic game – a 14-point Piston road win against a Magic crew working without Franz Wagner scans.

What happened between those lines, however, was unspeakable. A 24-point third quarter lead for the Magic turned into a comfortable Piston victory. J.B. Bickerstaff, frankly, shoulda rested his starters for the final 90 seconds.

A 38-point swing can't speak well of either side, so who was worse? Detroit in the first half or Orlando in the second?

Minnesota moves on

Isn't this a lot of basketball? If you love hoops, it is time to subscribe! Five bucks to read about all of it, especially that weird Phil Jackson story. Minnesota 110, Denver 98 Timberwolves take series, 4-2 This was a sweaty watch, each team had to work so

Rockets look for tie

No. 5 Houston 99, No. 4 Los Angeles 93 Lakers lead series, 3-2 Yup, the idea of LeBron James' Lakers career ending with a blown 3-0 series lead crossed our simple mind. This series is closer than its title card: Game 3's ending was a farce, our

Spurs back in this game

There will come a time, many years from now, decades from now, when people will ask us what the last six years were like, these 2020s. How it felt to tick over into a new decade with that president and burn through a pandemic and incessant war and never stop

Detroit squints at the end

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Minnesota moves on

Rockets look for tie

Spurs back in this game

Detroit squints at the end