According to ESPN.com, Saunders explained, "what we've got to do now is go out and win two games in a row. Usually whoever wins two in a row takes control of a series, and neither us nor Boston has been able to win two."
The Pistons will get that chance to win two in a row on Wednesday night, where the Celtics will participate in a situation they've been in before. This will be the third time since the start of the playoffs that Boston is faced with a game five at home with the series tied at 2-2.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers seemed to have it all figured out until their offense misfired on Sunday night, letting the Spurs back into the series and giving them a chance of tying it at home on Tuesday night.
The series began with a close battle in which Kobe Bryant finished off in the final minute for an 89-85 Los Angeles win. Game two wasn't even close, as the Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the series with a thirty-point victory that made some question the Spurs' chances to win even one game in the series.
Luckily, San Antonio was the destination for game three and the Spurs handled the pressure of going down 3-0 as the professionals they are. Manu Ginobli and Tim Duncan controlled the game, as the Spurs buckled down on the defensive side, frustrating Lakers all night.
Ginobli loosened up with a 30-point performance and Duncan controlled the inside with 22 points and 21 rebounds.
The Lakers, on the other hand, looked tight and couldn't put it together for the majority of the night.
While Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol finished with 15 and Lamar Odom finished 2-for-11 with just seven points.
The run to the Finals won't get any easier as every game grows in importance, from here until a winner is decided. Of the four teams remaining, three represent the best defensive squads in the NBA. The other team, Los Angeles, has arguably the most prolific scorer in NBA history wearing their number 24.
While you won't see Michael Jordan flying through the air in this years Finals or little John Stockton dishing the ball to Karl Malone, you will see a new brand of NBA Basketball. With the re-emergence of solid defense and high-flyers like Kobe Bryant still in the fight, this brand may be just what we've been looking for.
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