New Jersey Nets @ Detroit Pistons

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</font> <div align="center"><font color="Blue">The New Jersey Nets</font> (27-22) @ <font color="DimGray"><font color="Red">The Detroit Pistons</font> <font color="Black">(41-9)</font></font>

Time: Tuesday , February 14th, 7:30 PM

Location: <font color="Red">The Palace</font>
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<div align="center"><font color="Blue"><font color="Black">TV: Yes Network</font></font>
<font color="Blue"><font color="Black"> Radio: WFAN 660 AM</font></font>
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</font>[div=50%]The Pistons, by thier own standards are in a slump. Past ten games that they played have resulted in a record of 6-4. Forget about them reaching the NBA record for the best regular season.

Projected Starters

Point Guard: <font color="DeepSkyBlue"><font color="Red">Chauncey Billups</font>
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One of the four Pistons on the All-Star team. Is certainly capable of challenging Kidd on defense.

Shooting Guard: <font color="Red">Richard Hamilton</font>
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Another one of the four all-star Pistons. Will RJ or Carter get the assignment to defend him?
Small Forward: <font color="Red">Tayshaun Prince</font>
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He can shoot the three, and have the agility to go inside. He does the most damage on defense with his long arms.

Power Forward: <font color="Red">Rasheed Wallace</font>
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Another All-Star. Last time the Nets played the Pistons he did not have a great game by any means.

Center: <font color="Red">Ben Wallace</font>
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<font color="DimGray"><font color="Black">The fourth All-star on this team. Should rebound and defend as he always does. It will be interesing to see how Krstic plays against him. Krstic had a very good game against the Pistons.</font>

<font color="Red">Pistons: Key To The Game</font></font><font color="Sienna">
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1) They need inside scoring and prevent Krstic from doing damage.

[/div]The Nets are playing thier best basketball of the season, and improving with every game. They have not been playing as well on the road however. Can they do in Detroit what they did in New Jersey? Judging by thier habit this season, I do not think that they can.

Projected Starters

Point Guard: <font color="Blue">Jason Kidd</font>
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Kidd will have to defend Billups, and should have a challenge playing against a more athletic, but equally strong player.

Shooting Guard: <font color="Blue">Vince Carter</font>
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Perhaps will need more breathers due to the strong possibility that he will be asked to defend Richard Hamilton.

Small Forward: <font color="Blue">Richard Jefferson</font>
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RJ, should be able to defend Prince, but may have trouble in the offensive end against the taller Prince.

Power Forward: <font color="Blue">Jason Collins</font>
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He should be able to prevent the Pistons from rebounding too much with his boxing out.

Center: <font color="Blue">Nenad Krstic</font>
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Krstic is the x-factor in this game. If Detroit cannot stop him with one player, then Nets win.

<font color="Blue">Nets Keys To The Game</font>

<font color="Black">1) Hope that Krstic has a big game.


Sorry for the shortened preview...I lost track of time.

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[NJNetz]

Great Preview.

The Nets played awful in the 3rd quarter and that is mainly the reason for the loss. If they played a good 3rd quarter they could have won.

 

[Legacy]

Man, they keep losing on the road.