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Pistons-Warriors: Detroit Still Finding Team Identity

 
Thursday night and into Friday morning (if you're on the East Coast) the Detroit Pistons showed moments of brilliance and moments of disarray.  After a slow start, and an even worse out of halftime performance, the Pistons went on a couple different scoring runs to squeak out a victory over the Warriors 107-102.  Allen Iverson finished with 23 points on a lackluster 8-of-23 shooting to help the Pistons. Richard Hamilton, getting back to his old self, finished with 24 points on 7-of-15 shooting in 40 minutes of work.  It was another lackluster start for the Pistons (6-2) who finished the first half down by seven to the Warriors (3-6), only to come out of the locker room after the half looking like a team who had never stepped on the same hardwood together. The Warriors went on a quick run right out of halftime, but the Pistons answered after a timeout by coach Michael Curry who reminded them they looked like a sloppy, out of shape team "and that's not what we're all ... (link)

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