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And after 52 minutes of a back-and-forth of the first truly competitive game in the series, the Pistons left the wrong person open at the worst possible moment.

It's a T-REX, but not like one you'd find on Jurassic Park. The Pistons' Ben Wallace says it sure looks like the one he used to own.

The NBA is filled with many of the worst, most poisonous contracts in sports. Deals for stars like Joe Johnson , role players like Charlie Villenueva and busts like Andris Biedrins continue to plague teams and keep them from targeting new impact players in free agency.

Detroit Pistons ' general manager Joe Dumars has been walking on thin ice for the past few years after some questionable moves, but he can start making up for his mistakes by trading away Ben Gordon in the offseason.

Key Stats : 8.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, .9 blocks in 20 minutes per game while shooting 61 percent in Turkish league This year's draft isn't loaded with international prospects, but there are a lot of guys in the second round like Aldemir who are big, young and unknown.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank lauded the play of rookie point guard Brandon Knight and cited positives from his first season Thursday during a radio interview with Jim Rome.

Great shot blockers are nasty, intimidating and fearless. To be able to block shots against NBA players you have to be long and have great timing.

Detroit's Brandon Knight has placed 8th in rookie of the year voting in a list honoring its winner, Cavaliers ' guard Kyrie Ivring.

Back in the day they used to call former NBA star John Long "Long Ball." That's because he used to hit long jumpers from the three-point arc with ease.

Looking at a 25-41 record, many would assume it was a failure of a season for the Detroit Pistons .

There was no greater contrast from a player's expectations to his actual production than with Austin Daye, the third-year Pistons forward.

After seeing The Avengers A earlier today, I got to thinking about the current Detroit roster and wanted to connect the two.

The 2012 NBA Draft is a less than two months away and the Detroit Pistons find themselves in a unique position.

ESPN's John Hollinger, the D-League of NBA statisticians, has suggested that the 2004 Pistons won their championship thanks to a string of key injuries to the Pacers , Nets and Lakers .

A few days ago, Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince told reporters outside of the locker room what he thought the team needed next season.

Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace, left, smiles as he enters the game against the San Antonio Spurs with teammate Tayshuan Prince on Feb.

It was announced today that New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler has won the 2011-2012 Defensive Player of the Year award.

A: Actually, they'd probably be content at No. 9, if that's how things fall. After consensus No.

I was intrigued by Jefferson Smith's theory regarding championship teams, and how the Blazers can look to a Detroit Pistons template in their pursuit of the Larry O'Brien trophy.

April 26, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Knight and center Ben Wallace high five in the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at The Palace.