Of course, whatever happens, breaking the 1-1 tie IS a guarantee.

The 2008 NBA playoffs have begun to shift towards the yard of the lower seeded teams and in this case, Philadelphia, as the Pistons and the 76ers resume their best-of-seven first round match-up in Philly with the series tied at one game apiece.

That’s right, after the Detroit Pistons were defeated by Philadelphia in shocking fashion back in Game 1, the 76ers return home for Game 3 with the homecourt advantage over the no.2 seeded team from the 313.

Although the Pistons won Game 2 convincingly, they STILL have a lot of work to do as they try to regain homecourt, looking to win at least one of the next two games to be played in the City of Brotherly Love against the somewhat pesky Philadelphia 76ers team.

The Pistons STILL have a lot of concerns coming into Game 3 as well. Although they pounded the 76ers in Game 2 en route to a convincing 105-88 win, it doesn’t guarantee that the Pistons we saw in Game 1 won’t materialize in Philly on Friday night.

You see, back in Game 1, Rasheed Wallace and the rest of the Pistons looked uninterested, treating their first playoff game of the year against the 76ers as if it was nothing. They didn’t took the young Sixers seriously.

And as a result, Andre Iguodala and his boys from Philadelphia made them pay dearly.

Regardless of the success these Pistons already have; with five straight conference finals, two NBA Finals and one world championship, they’ve left many wanting more and wondering why. And when looking for a culprit, the finger is pretty much always aimed at their annoying habit of playing to the level of their competition rather than the level of their ambition.

”I don’t like it,” Detroit Pistons head coach Flip Saunders said afterward. ”I don’t think anybody likes it.”

Will we see the Pistons crumble again in Game 3 like they did back in Game 1? Keep your fingers crossed Piston fans because this game could determine who wins this series.

Who will win the NBA title in the 2007-08 NBA basketball season? AcesAce Sportsbook has the odds.

San Antonio Spurs EVEN +350

Cleveland Cavaliers EVEN +1,300

Boston Celtics EVEN +450

Detroit Pistons EVEN +1,000

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