Game #47: 2-2-10 Detroit @ New Jersey

( 15 -31 ) vs ( 4 - 42 )

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Time: 7.30 P
Radio: 104.3 FM WOMC
TV: FS Detroit
Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey

At
Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey



Stuckey/Hamilton/Prince/Jerebko/Wallace





Dooling/Lee/Douglas-Roberts/Jianlian/Lopez

INJURY REPORT

Charlie Villanueva Prob - Back.
Will Bynum Prob - Ankle.


Devin Harris Doubt - Wrist.

TEAM LEADERS

Richard Hamilton 18.3ppg & 5.1apg
Ben Wallace 9.2rpg & 1.11bpg
Rodney Stuckey 1.39spg


Brook Lopez 18.9ppg, 9.3rpg & 2.07bpg
Devin Harris 5.9apg
Courtney Lee 1.55spg

Detroit 97
New Jersey 93

Box Score

For the first time since the season opener, Detroit played with a full complement of players. Will Bynum forced himself to play through soreness in his ankles and helped spark the Pistons off the bench to their 5th road win of the season and go 16-31 overall.

Welcome back Will.

Powered by Devin Harris and Brook Lopez, the Nets played hard and led 86-81 with 5:30 left in the game. But the Pistons played well down the stretch, capping it off with a Tayshaun Prince dunk on an inbounds play with 47 seconds left to snap the Pistons' 5 game losing streak.

The Pistons went into a zone defense in the second half to stop penetration by Harris and not enough players stepped up for New Jersey in his place.

Ben Wallace also got his 2000th career block in the game to join a select list of players and be the first person under 6'10" to hit that mark.

Props, Ben.

Hopefully, Detroit will stay healthy, develop chemistry, and build on this win.