Detroit Pistons Wiretap

Hamilton Rips Pistons For Loss

Richard Hamilton, the NBA's masked man, didn't hide his feelings about the Pistons' porous play in the final minutes of their triple-overtime loss at the Garden last night.

Hamilton scored a career-high 51 points but had little to celebrate after Jamal Crawford & Co. made all the right plays in the final minutes of the final three frames of the Knicks' 151-145 win.

"It's tough, man, because we had more than one opportunity to win the game," Hamilton said. "But we just made boneheaded moves down the stretch.

"We know late-game situations, we know how to win," he added. "But we pretty much let this one slip out the door tonight."

Via New York Daily News


Knicks Outlast Hamilton, Pistons In 3 OT's

Channing Frye forced the third overtime with a buzzer-beating jumper, Jamal Crawford took over from there and the Knicks outlasted Richard Hamilton and the Pistons 151-145 Wednesday night.

The Knicks withstood their third overtime game in 10 days and Hamilton's career-high 51 points, the first 50-point game against them since Michael Jordan accomplished the feat in 1997. They improved to 4-0 in OT this season, including a pair of triple-overtime games. New York won at Memphis in its season opener.

Via AP


Nets Cry Foul After Loss

Following a 92-91 defeat to the Pistons at the Palace last night, two of the Nets' leaders blasted officials for not calling a foul against the Pistons on Vince Carter's potential game-winning shot with 1.6 seconds left.

Every Net protested on the court after Rasheed Wallace and Carter bumped up against each other while Wallace was defending Carter's 18-footer, which clanked off the back rim. But after the game, Lawrence Frank and Jason Kidd went an extra step, blasting official Tom Washington, the referee who was the closest to the play.

After referring to the whole crew as "the three blind mice," Kidd singled out Washington, saying, "Tom being a veteran referee, you'd expect him to have the (courage) to blow (the whistle) but I guess he lost his breath."

"It's obviously a foul," said Frank. "I'm sure if it was looked over again they would say it's a foul. But the call wasn't made. It's a shame. It's a real shame."

Via New York Daily News


Pistons Dec 2006 Archive

  • 'Sheed To Miss Two Games With Ankle Injury

    Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace will miss the next two games with an ankle injury.

  • Murray Likely To Opt-Out?

    Flip Murray signed a two-year deal with Detroit during the summer, but is likely that he will opt-out in order to test the waters.

  • Billups Tweaks Hamstring, Could Sit Tonight

    Late in Thursday night's game, Pistons guard Chauncey Billups tweaked his right hamstring and was visibly in pain as he played out the final three minutes with the injury.

  • Hunter Expected To Miss 2 Weeks

    Lindsey Hunter has been trying to play through the pain in his right ankle and leg the past week.

  • Dale Davis Rejoins Pistons

    Detroit Pistons center Dale Davis rejoined the team on Sunday and didn't score in 12 minutes, two days after he was acquitted of assault charges stemming from an incident with Miami Beach police.

  • Potential Detroit Return For Mike James?

    Joe Dumars isn't sure if the Pistons will make a trade before the February deadline, but one name that keeps popping up is Mike James.

  • Jury: Pistons' Davis Acquitted On Assault Charges

    Pistons center Dale Davis was acquitted Friday on assault charges stemming from an altercation with police.