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The Pistons and Magic reflect on the most obvious scoreboard error of the season.
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Reactions to the game-clock gaffe
Odenized — Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download The Pistons and Magic reflect on the most obvious scoreboard error of the season.

Time Stands Still For the Pistons
The Sporting Blog — Shoals is once again absent as he s on a spiritual journey to find his inner Chi. (Well, either that, or he s stuck in an airport in Newark.) So, there will be no grand recap of last night s NBA Playoff action (Chris Paul loses mind, Hornets take 2-0 lead Detroit also up 2-0, but we knew they d win this series before it started). But, there is this: controversy in Detroit! It s not as good as body slamming or brink-walling guys, but it s something. Keep your eye on the clock and watch as the Pistons get some home cookin from the time keeper: So, the Pistons got a free three-pointer at the end of the third, but still won 100-93, which means ...

The Internets are alive: Magic at Pistons, Game 2
Ball Don't Lie — Scanning the blogs and beats following the Pistons' 100-93 win over the Magic in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals ... Krista Jahnke, Detroit Free Press: "The clock started when the Pistons, trailing by one, inbounded with 5.1 seconds left. But with 4.8 seconds left, one of the officials exhaled into his whistle loud enough that the clock operator, Tom Mauer, stopped the clock. The league rotates clock operators during the playoffs; Mauer, a WNBA official and the brother of NBA official Ken Mauer, is from Minneapolis. None of the officials seemed to notice the stuck clock as the Pistons ...

Reactions to the Pistons/Magic game clock error
Hail Mary Jane — This is probably the most blatant game clock error of the season. Here are some of the reactions of the the Magic/Pistons. Tags: pistons, magic, game clock

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odenized.com 5/6/2008 — Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download The Pistons and Magic reflect on the most obvious scoreboard error of the season.
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