Rockets-Pistons Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Mar 07 2010 12:44AM

This has been a decidedly poor season for the Detroit Pistons. Now, the mounting losses have taken a backseat to Rodney Stuckey's health.

With their thoughts assuredly focused on their teammate's condition, the Pistons come off a deflating stretch of road games to face the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

In line to miss the playoffs for the first time in nine years, Detroit's season suddenly became much more somber when Stuckey collapsed into the arms of strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander on Friday night during the third quarter of a 99-92 loss to Cleveland.

The third-year guard was "doing well" and was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon. His tests at the Cleveland Clinic came back normal, the team said, and he's returning to Detroit to undergo further testing.

Stuckey was breathing on his own as he was taken to the hospital after collapsing. In 2008, he missed two games after feeling dizzy and lightheaded during a game.

"It's not pleasant to talk about," coach John Kuester said. "All that matters is he's going to be OK."

There is no timetable for Stuckey's return and there won't be until the additional testing is finished. Stuckey is having a career season, averaging 17.1 points and 5.0 assists.

Will Bynum may take Stuckey's place versus the Rockets (31-30), or Ben Gordon could move into the starting lineup for the Pistons (21-41) while more of the offense gets run through forward Tayshaun Prince.

Detroit is also expected to be without Ben Wallace, who has missed consecutive games with a knee injury. Wallace is averaging a team-high 9.1 rebounds.

With the veteran big man out, Jonas Jerebko and Jason Maxiell have been relied on more for their rebounding. They combined for 20 of the Pistons' 36 boards versus the Cavaliers.

It was the sixth straight loss - five of which were on the road - for Detroit, which is tied with New York for the Eastern Conference's third-worst record.

Houston is in a tie with Memphis for ninth place in the West, 4 1/2 games behind eighth-place Portland.

"We're right there in the playoff race," Rockets forward Luis Scola said. "From now on, every one of them is important."

The Rockets picked up a much-needed win Saturday night, beating Minnesota 112-98. They had lost five of their first seven since acquiring Kevin Martin in a trade with Sacramento.

Martin is coming off a strong performance, posting 30 points, six rebounds and five assists. He has scored 30 points or more in three of his last five games.

Scola has had two straight dominant games. He had 25 points and a career-high 21 rebounds against the Timberwolves three days after a 19-point, 18-rebound effort in an 84-81 loss to the Kings.

Scola is averaging 19.3 points and shooting 61.0 percent in his last three games against the Pistons.

Scola has more than made up for the absence of forward Trevor Ariza, who has missed five straight games with a hip injury. Ariza's status is uncertain.

Houston beat Detroit 107-96 on Dec. 15, getting 23 points from Scola. The Rockets have won three straight and five of their last six against the Pistons.

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Pistons lock down Rockets in OT, end six-game losing skid

By Dana Gauruder, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 7, 2010 10:35PM

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (NBA.com exclusive) -- Will Bynum found a niche in the NBA with his ability to score in bunches. While filling in for Rodney Stuckey on Sunday night, he showed how effective he can be defensively.

Bynum hounded Houston's high-scoring point guard Aaron Brooks in the late going as the Detroit Pistons snapped a six-game losing streak with a 110-107 victory at The Palace.

Brooks scored 25 points but missed his last four shots, including all three of his overtime attempts. Houston was held scoreless in the last 2:18 of regulation as the Pistons erased a six-point deficit.

"I thought we did a nice job of trying to stay as attached with [Brooks] as we possibly could," Pistons head coach John Kuester said. "Will Bynum did an outstanding job of staying with him and not allowing him to get easy looks."

Bynum started and played 42 minutes while Stuckey missed his first game this season after a frightening episode at Cleveland Friday.

Stuckey collapsed into the arms of Pistons strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander and was hospitalized overnight before returning to Detroit. Stuckey felt woozy but never lost consciousness.

Thus far, medical tests have not uncovered any abnormalities with Stuckey's health, but there is no timetable for his return.

"I thank God Rodney is back healthy and he's back here," said Bynum, who had 12 points and 11 assists. "He's doing well. It was kind of scary for all of us to see him go through something like that. This win was extremely important for us. We had lost so many in a row and it's important to have a winning spirit around here."

Tayshaun Prince continued his resurgence with a season-high 29 points and 10 rebounds. Prince, who missed 32 games with back and knee injuries, is averaging 18.2 points over the last nine games.

Prince did most of his damage against Shane Battier, one of the league's top defenders. He drove hard to the basket and posted up, rather than passively hanging around the 3-point line. Prince also ran the floor off missed shots and turnovers, scoring three fast break dunks in the final 3:06 of regulation.

Detroit's normally deliberate offense had extra pep, as it outscored the Rockets 24-8 on the break to help overcome the absence of its usual floor leader.

"We made some bad decisions down the end of that game and they ran and made some easy baskets to get back in the game," Rockets forward Luis Scola said.

The loss dropped the Rockets to the .500 mark as they continued to tumble out of the Western Conference playoff race. They have lost nine of their last 13 games.

"We didn't know how to close this game tonight," Scola said. "We are having this problem right now. We are running out of time and we need to win some games."

Closing out games has also been a problem for the Pistons during their latest skid. They squandered a 21-point lead to the Cavaliers and lost by seven points or less to the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver, Golden State and Boston.

Bynum's defense at the point of attack, with help from the frontcourt on pick-and-rolls and stagger screens, altered the script.

"It's tough to defend these guys, but in the last three minutes we buckled down and had some fast break opportunities," Prince said. "We did a good job of rebounding the basketball late. Then, going into overtime, we ran our sets well and our defense stayed intact, which is something we haven't been doing. It was good to see us do that today."

Ben Wallace missed his third consecutive game with a right patella tendon strain but his replacement, Jason Maxiell, crashed the boards for a career-high 16 rebounds. Half of them were on the offensive end, creating extra possessions. His putback of Prince's missed turnaround jumper gave the Pistons a 109-105 lead with 2:15 left.

Detroit's defense did the rest, holding the Rockets to one field goal and three turnovers in overtime.

"I sure liked the way our guys fought tonight," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. "They just couldn't finish the game."

Kevin Martin led Houston with 27 points while Richard Hamilton added 22 for Detroit.

• Rockets: Ariza, Lowry, Yao
• Pistons: Stuckey, Wallace

• Rockets: --
• Pistons: Hamilton, Wallace

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #30 Tony Brown, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 18422
• Duration: 2:37

Houston Rockets (31-32)		Detroit Pistons (23-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Maxiell vs Scola (Bynum gains possession)
	11:42	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
	11:41	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:31 [DET 2-0]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	11:12 [HOU 3-2]
	10:54	Prince Hook Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:52
	10:44	Hamilton Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Martin Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	10:44 [HOU 4-2]
Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jerebko (1 ST)	10:40
	10:30 [DET 4-4]	Bynum Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	10:05
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:03
Scola Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:58 [HOU 6-4]
	09:32	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:31
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07	Maxiell Jump Shot: Missed
	09:06	Hamilton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:49 [DET 7-6]	Jerebko 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (1 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:32
	08:18 [DET 9-6]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:02 [HOU 8-9]
	07:41 [DET 11-8]	Jerebko Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:30	Maxiell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:26	Hamilton Layup Shot: Missed
	07:25	Team Rebound
Hayes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:22
	07:22 [DET 12-8]	Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	07:22 [DET 13-8]	Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Martin Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Maxiell Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:59 [DET 15-8]	Jerebko Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Maxiell (1 AST)
Battier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	06:46 [HOU 10-15]
Hayes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:34
	06:34 [DET 16-10]	Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hayes Substitution replaced by Jeffries	06:34
	06:34	Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:34
Martin Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:13 [HOU 12-16]
	06:02 [DET 18-12]	Prince Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	05:49	Maxiell Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
Battier Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jerebko (1 BLK)	05:34
	05:33	Maxiell Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:11 [DET 20-12]	Prince Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:53	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Battier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:47
	04:47 [DET 21-12]	Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:47 [DET 22-12]	Hamilton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	04:26
	04:25	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:12	Jerebko 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:11
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:55	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:49 [DET 24-12]	Bynum Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Scola Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)	03:25 [HOU 14-24]
	03:05 [DET 26-14]	Prince Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jerebko (1 AST)
Brooks Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:48 [HOU 16-26]
	02:27	Jerebko Running Hook Shot: Missed
	02:26	Maxiell Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:20 [DET 29-16]	Prince 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (2 AST)
	02:13	Hamilton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:13
Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger	02:13
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:40	Jerebko Hook Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:39
Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed	01:21
Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:20
Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jerebko (2 BLK)	01:19
	01:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:11	Maxiell Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
Martin Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:00 [HOU 18-29]
	00:46.9	Maxiell Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (1 BLK)
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:45.9
Jeffries Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	00:39.3 [HOU 20-29]
	00:26.9	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
	00:25.9	Maxiell Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:02.9	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:01.9
Scola 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (31-32)		Detroit Pistons (23-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Scola Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:37 [HOU 22-29]
	11:22 [DET 31-22]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Prince (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:53	Villanueva Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	10:52	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:44	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:43
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Conroy (1 AST)	10:38 [HOU 25-31]
Martin Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:15
	10:15	Wallace Technical
Martin Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	10:15 [HOU 26-31]
	10:15	Prince Substitution replaced by Daye
	09:56 [DET 33-25]	Villanueva Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	09:47	Daye Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Conroy (2 AST)	09:34 [HOU 28-33]
	09:18	Hamilton Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
	09:14	Gordon Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Martin Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:09 [HOU 30-33]
	08:54	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
Conroy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:53
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	08:45
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:44
Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed	08:34
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:33
Budinger Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:32 [HOU 32-33]
	08:23	Team Timeout : Regular
Martin Substitution replaced by Battier	08:23
	08:23	Hamilton Substitution replaced by Bynum
Conroy Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:21
	08:10 [DET 35-32]	Villanueva Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (3 AST)
Budinger Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Battier (3 AST)	07:55 [HOU 34-35]
	07:55	Daye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Budinger Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:55
	07:55	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:46 [DET 38-34]	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bynum (4 AST)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:13 [DET 41-34]	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bynum (5 AST)
Conroy 3pt Shot: Missed	06:49
	06:47	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Scola Substitution replaced by Hill	06:41
Conroy Substitution replaced by Brooks	06:41
	06:31	Bynum Running Jump Shot: Missed
	06:30	Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:21 [DET 43-34]	Daye Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Villanueva (1 AST)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	05:59 [HOU 37-43]
	05:40 [DET 45-37]	Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	05:28	Gordon Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:28
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	05:19
Team Rebound	05:15
	05:15	Daye Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:15 [HOU 38-45]
	05:15	Daye Substitution replaced by Prince
Jeffries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:15
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:13
Hill Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:10 [HOU 40-45]
	04:40	Brown Hook Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:39
Brooks Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:27 [HOU 42-45]
	04:12	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:11
Hill Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	04:03 [HOU 44-45]
	04:03	Prince Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:03	Brown Substitution replaced by Maxiell
	04:03	Gordon Substitution replaced by Hamilton
Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	04:03 [HOU 45-45]
	03:49 [DET 47-45]	Prince Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (3 AST)
Jeffries Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 47-47]
	03:32	Villanueva Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:32	Villanueva Substitution replaced by Jerebko
Budinger Substitution replaced by Martin	03:32
Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 48-47]
	03:18	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:17
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:08 [HOU 50-47]
	02:54	Prince 3pt Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:53
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:36	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:18 [DET 49-50]	Jerebko Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (4 AST)
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:57	Jerebko Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:57
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Scola	01:57
Hill Layup Shot: Missed	01:40
Team Rebound	01:39
Hill Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	01:31 [HOU 52-49]
	01:08 [DET 51-52]	Prince Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	00:45.9 [HOU 55-51]
	00:31.0 [DET 53-55]	Hamilton Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Martin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:31.0
	00:31.0	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Villanueva
	00:31.0	Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:30.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:24.8
Martin Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:24.8
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)	00:09.9
	00:06.7 [DET 55-55]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:06.7
	00:06.7	Team Timeout : Short
Budinger Substitution replaced by Jeffries	00:06.7
	00:06.7	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Gordon
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:04.2
	00:04.2 [DET 56-55]	Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:04.2
	00:04.2	Villanueva Substitution replaced by Jerebko
	00:04.2 [DET 57-55]	Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (31-32)		Detroit Pistons (23-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Scola Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Battier (4 AST)	11:39 [HOU 57-57]
	11:12	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	11:11
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	10:55
	10:54	Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:48 [DET 59-57]	Maxiell Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (5 AST)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)	10:23 [HOU 60-59]
	09:59 [DET 61-60]	Prince Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Bynum (6 AST)
	09:47	Hamilton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:47	Hamilton Technical
Martin Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)	09:47 [HOU 61-61]
	09:39	Bynum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	09:32	Hamilton Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brooks Running Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:23 [HOU 63-61]
	09:17 [DET 63-63]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bynum (7 AST)
Martin Running Bank shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:00 [HOU 65-63]
	08:42	Jerebko Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)
	08:40	Hamilton Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:40 [HOU 66-63]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:40
	08:39	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:24	Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)	08:15 [HOU 69-63]
	07:55 [DET 66-69]	Jerebko 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (6 AST)
	07:44	Jerebko Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:44	Hamilton Substitution replaced by Gordon
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:44 [HOU 70-66]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:44 [HOU 71-66]
	07:27	Maxiell Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	07:26	Prince Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:24 [DET 68-71]	Prince Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	07:04
	06:48 [DET 70-71]	Prince Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:23 [DET 72-71]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)	06:03 [HOU 74-72]
	05:38	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
	05:37	Maxiell Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Hayes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:37
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:37 [DET 73-74]	Maxiell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:37	Maxiell Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:36	Prince Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:17	Jerebko 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:16
Martin Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:52 [DET 75-74]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hayes (2 AST)	04:34 [HOU 76-75]
	04:22	Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (2 ST)
Brooks Turnover : Kicked Ball Violation (2 TO)	04:18
	03:59	Jerebko Jump Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:57
	03:47	Jerebko Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:47 [HOU 77-75]
	03:47	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Villanueva
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:47 [HOU 78-75]
	03:25	Gordon Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:24
	03:18	Jerebko Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:18 [HOU 79-75]
Hayes Substitution replaced by Jeffries	03:18
	03:18	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Brown
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:18 [HOU 80-75]
	03:05 [DET 77-80]	Prince Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Bynum (8 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:49	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:48
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	02:27
	02:26	Team Rebound
	02:12 [DET 79-80]	Villanueva Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Prince (2 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	02:01
	02:00	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:51	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:50
Martin Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	01:44
	01:29	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	01:28
	01:20	Gordon Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:20 [HOU 81-79]
	01:20	Prince Substitution replaced by Daye
Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger	01:20
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:20 [HOU 82-79]
	01:04 [DET 82-82]	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bynum (9 AST)
Martin Reverse Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	00:50.3 [HOU 84-82]
	00:35.9	Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brooks (2 ST)
Brooks Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:32.6 [HOU 86-82]
	00:11.9	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:10.5
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.0
Budinger Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:00.1
End of 3rd Quarter
Houston Rockets (31-32)		Detroit Pistons (23-41)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	11:41
	11:27	Gordon Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	11:27 [HOU 87-82]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	11:27 [HOU 88-82]
	11:05 [DET 84-88]	Daye Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (10 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	10:40 [HOU 90-84]
	10:23	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:22
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bynum (2 ST)	10:15
	10:11	Gordon Layup Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:10
	10:10	Villanueva Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:10	Bynum Substitution replaced by Hamilton
	10:10	Brown Substitution replaced by Maxiell
	10:10	Daye Substitution replaced by Prince
Scola Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	09:56
	09:35	Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:33
Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	09:23
Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier	09:23
	08:59	Prince Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:58
Brooks Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	08:44 [HOU 92-84]
	08:26	Maxiell Running Jump Shot: Missed
	08:25	Maxiell Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:12	Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:11
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:01	Maxiell Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
Martin Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:55
	07:55	Timeout : Official
	07:55 [DET 85-92]	Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:55 [DET 86-92]	Hamilton Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	07:32
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Maxiell Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:04
	07:04 [DET 87-92]	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:04 [DET 88-92]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Battier Hook Shot: Missed	06:41
Team Rebound	06:40
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:40
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:28
	06:28 [DET 89-92]	Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:28 [DET 90-92]	Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Battier Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	06:10 [HOU 94-90]
	05:57	Prince Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brooks (3 ST)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	05:54
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:53
Hill Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:52 [HOU 96-90]
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:32	Gordon Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:31
	05:31	Maxiell Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)	05:12 [HOU 98-90]
	04:59	Villanueva Layup Shot: Missed
	04:58	Maxiell Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	04:57	Maxiell Dunk Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:55
Hill Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	04:52
	04:50	Maxiell Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	04:45 [DET 92-98]	Hamilton Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Villanueva (2 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:07	Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	04:06
Martin Running Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:42 [HOU 100-92]
	03:23	Hamilton Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:11	Hamilton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:06 [DET 94-100]	Prince Slam Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (7 AST)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Maxiell Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	02:36 [DET 96-100]	Prince Dunk Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
	02:35	Gordon Substitution replaced by Bynum
	02:35	Villanueva Substitution replaced by Jerebko
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)	02:18 [HOU 102-96]
	01:58	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:57
Martin Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	01:40
	01:40	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Gordon
Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [DET 97-102]	Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	01:31	Gordon Substitution replaced by Jerebko
	01:31 [DET 98-102]	Hamilton Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:10	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:08 [DET 100-102]	Hamilton Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bynum (11 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:48.9	Prince Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:45.8 [DET 102-102]	Prince Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:45.8
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.5	Prince Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:20.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:20.7	Jerebko Substitution replaced by Gordon
	00:20.7	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Villanueva
Hill Substitution replaced by Jeffries	00:20.7
	00:01.0	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter
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(05:00) Jump Ball Maxiell vs Hill (Prince gains possession)
	04:44 [DET 104-102]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Hamilton (1 ST)	04:28
	04:06	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
	04:03	Maxiell Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
	03:47	Prince Jump Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:46
Hill Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brooks (7 AST)	03:39 [HOU 104-104]
	03:39	Maxiell Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	03:39 [HOU 105-104]
	03:25 [DET 106-105]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Prince (3 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	03:07
	03:05	Maxiell Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
Scola Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:55
	02:55	Maxiell Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:55	Team Rebound
	02:55 [DET 107-105]	Maxiell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Maxiell (1 ST)	02:42
	02:19	Prince Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)
	02:16	Maxiell Rebound (Off:7 Def:8)
	02:15 [DET 109-105]	Maxiell Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	02:11	Jerebko Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Scola Turnover : Traveling (6 TO)	02:04
	01:48	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
	01:47	Maxiell Rebound (Off:8 Def:8)
Scola Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:47
	01:37	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:36
	01:32	Prince Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jerebko (3 BLK)	01:23
	01:21	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:59.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:59.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	00:52.4	Jerebko Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:52.4 [HOU 106-109]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	00:52.4 [HOU 107-109]
	00:31.9	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:30.4
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	00:13.9
	00:12.3	Prince Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
Battier Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:11.7
	00:11.7	Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:11.7	Team Rebound
	00:11.7	Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)	00:11.3
Team Timeout : Regular	00:11.3
Hill Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:11.3
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:04.8	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Budinger Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:04.8
Budinger Substitution replaced by Hill	00:04.8
	00:04.8	Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:04.8	Team Rebound
	00:04.8 [DET 110-107]	Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:04.8
Hill Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:04.8
	00:04.8	Maxiell Substitution replaced by Summers
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.0
	00:01.0	Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
End of 1st Overtime

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