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06/11/2004: "Pistons up 2-1"

Having routed the Lakers 88-68 in game 3, I'm tempted to call for the Pistons to win in five games. I hesitate, if only for the Laker / Kobe / Coach / Shaq mystique.

But already, something has happened against the Lakers that the Pacers prevented. Darko played.

I'm kinda kicking myself right now. I remember feeling after the Nets series that 'this is it'; kinda like when the USA hockey team beat the Russians in 1980 or after a Dem wins a Chicago primary; the hard part is done, all that is left is the formalities. L.A., knock wood, could be done in 5. Indiana would have gone out in 5, if not for a brilliant lineup change in game 4. It seems that the Pistons turned the corner after losing the triple overtime in game 4 against the Nets.