The Pistons will look to take a 2-0 series lead before heading back to New Jersey. Detroit won Game 1 Monday by a score of 78-56, holding the Nets to 27% shooting. The Nets star forwards, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson, to just 19 combined points on 5 for 23 from the field. New Jersey will look to improve spacing offensively in order to execute better in the halfcourt. Their running game was about all they had going for them on Monday, as they recorded 19 fast break points.
- Discuss It! - BasketballBoards.net
- Pistons look to avoid another Game 2 letdown - Larry Lage - AP
- Nets refining offense for Game 2 - Tom Canavan - AP
- Nets' future could be determined tonight - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Nets remain upbeat despite being down - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Ten steps for Nets to follow vs. Pistons - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Game 2 not soon enough for Nets - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets see future in past - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- We locate 'em: Down 'Pike & up creek - Filip Bondy - New York Daily News
- Brown searches for ways to keep Pistons pumped - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
- Not Two Concerned - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets' Goal for Game 2: Prove Doubters Wrong - Steve Popper - New York Times
- Nets dazed and have long way to go - Spero Dedes - YES Network
- Mind games take over - Chris McCosky - Detroit News
- Pistons face Nets armed with image of Game 2 loss to Bucks - Rob Parker - Detroit News
- Nets trying to pretend Game 1 never happened - Jemele Hill - Detroit Free Press
- Finally, a break from break - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- NBA playoff notebook - Mark Francescutti - Detroit Free Press
- TV time-out too much for Pistons - Mitch Albom - Detroit Free Press
- Pistons will try to keep momentum despite big gap between games - A. Sherrod Blakely - Booth Newspapers