Two games from history
https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/050510&num=0 Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Updated: May 11, 12:42 PM ET By Scoop Jackson Yes, it was supposed to be closer in Detroit. But it wasn't and it might not be. It wasn't long ago that Rick was all about the Pistons. Yes, it was the fifth playoff blowout in a row. Two Game 7s, two Game 1s, then this. (Maybe Phoenix/Dallas later on Monday would be different. But it wasn't, and that series might not ever be.) Yes, from the looks of things -- from Reggie Miller chasing Rip , to JO going 2-for-14 after he opened the game 6-for-8 -- you shoulda shut off the plasma after the first quarter. But you didn't, because, well, there might be some extracurriculars. Yes, this is the only rivalry left in basketball, the only series with some history. But there's something missing, and that absence destroys any possibility of what might have been. Two games. That's all we're talking about. Millions of dollars spent, ...