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Celtics to Pistons: "Who's Your Daddy?"

 
  One word can be used to sum up the Detroit Pistons right now: inconsistent.  One word can also be used to describe the Boston Celtics in comparison to those Pistons: better.  Right now the Pistons are the little brother and the Celtics are the big brother.  Little brother always goes into the game excited and ready, hoping this is the game he can prove himself.  It usually doesn't happen.  The Detroit Pistons (8-4) didn't even show up, outside of the first five minutes in the first quarter, in their second showdown with the Boston Celtics (11-2) in less than a month.  They were out hustled, out played, out toughed, out coached, out shot, and pretty much out done in everything in their 98-80 loss Thursday night. They were embarrassed, and even more-so than the first blowout which took place just a couple weeks ago in Detroit (believe it or not).  So what have we learned about these two teams thus far? They are in complete different ... (link)

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