Because going down 3-1 to this Celtics team heading back to Boston for Game 5 is just career suicide for the Pistons.

It was only a few days ago when the Pistons looked primed to upset the Celtics in the 2008 NBA playoffs after dealing this year’s No.1 team their very first playoff loss in Boston back in Game 2 to steal the homecourt advantage.

Lo and behold, the Boston Celtics came up with their first road win of the postseason, beating the Pistons in Detroit in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead in the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and of course, regain the homecourt edge.

That sure was a huge opportunity lost for the Detroit Pistons. Jeez… Why in the hell did they let this team, a team utterly miserable away from Boston, win one at the Palace of Auburn Hills of all places? They didn’t just let the Celtics have the homecourt advantage back, they gave the Celtics back the momentum that they were riding on before these playoffs began.

After the Boston Celtics lost all these road games in the playoffs, losing thrice in Atlanta before losing another three games in Cleveland, winning a playoff game in Detroit was like the Celtics getting their groove back.

FUCK…

Although I wouldn’t mind seeing a retro NBA Finals series between Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers, I’m still a huge Piston fan and watching those guys throw a game like that away last weekend sure was painful, to say the least.

Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, was not a factor again, just like what he was back in Game 1. Is he still being bothered by that right hamstring injury? For what it’s worth, Billups is not letting his injury be an excuse for Detroit losing two of the first three games of this series that leads to a berth at the NBA Finals.

‘’Hurt or not, I still have to play better and fight through it,'’ Chauncey Billups said.

‘’At this juncture of the season, you can’t sit out. I’m one of the main leaders of the team. We’ve got a young guy, Stuckey, who is playing great and we’ve got to find ways to keep him playing well.'’

‘’But I know I have to play good for us to win.'’

Who will win the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference Finals? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Detroit Pistons 6.50

Boston Celtics 2.75

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