Brown wins everywhere he goes
http://www.espn.com/classic/s/brown_larry_add.html Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Brown wins everywhere he goes By Bob Carter Special to ESPN.com Signature Game June 15, 2004 – The Los Angeles Lakers supposedly had a dream team with future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Gary Payton and coach Phil Jackson. The Detroit Pistons, a team full of castoffs and coached by Larry Brown, had a dream defense that quieted the Lakers in the NBA Finals. In Game 5 at Auburn Hills, Detroit held L.A. to 41.3 percent shooting, outrebounded the Lakers 50-36, built a 23-point lead after three quarters and clinched the championship with a 100-87 victory. Ben Wallace got 18 points and 22 rebounds, outplaying O'Neal, and guard Chauncey Billups was voted the Finals MVP. The favored Lakers averaged 81.8 points in the five games after scoring at a 98.2 clip during the season. "We didn't depend on making shots," Pistons forward Darvin Ham said. "We depended on maki...