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With Chauncey Billups Sidelined, Rookie Rodney Stuckey Pulled a Chauncey Billups
With Chauncey Billups Sidelined, Rookie Rodney Stuckey Pulled a Chauncey Billups
In Game 5 Tuesday night, Stuckey let the game come to him and rarely forced anything, committing no turnovers in just over 33 minutes. He got his teammates involved and didn’t worry as much about his own shot… until his team needed him to. He drove hard to the hole without a care in the world, drew fouls, and made big free throws down the stretch. Sounds a lot like somebody else on the Pistons.
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