Detroit Pistons Clinch NBA Championship Title

Source: http://www.nba.com/pistons

This is probably the greatest upset in the NBA Finals history. The Los Angeles Lakers are a team that was designed to win this year's NBA title. Little did anyone know that the underrated Detroit Pistons would turn the odds around and defeat the star-studded LA Lakers.

Hall-of-famers Karl Malone (PF) and Gary Payton (PG) joined the Lakers hoping, together with Shaq and Kobe, to win an NBA title this year. Malone was initially rumoured to have joined the San Antonio Spurs but instead, he joined the Lakers for half the salary paid if he were to join the Spurs, hoping to win an NBA title before retiring. Malone has never won an NBA title and he will be disappointed not to win one with the Lakers in his final season of his NBA career.

Defense dominates offense. The Detroit Pistons showed total dominance over the Lakers with their 3D (Detroit's Dominant Defense). Everyone was expecting the Lakers to sweep the series but was proven wrong when the Pistons won the first game at Staples Centre. The Pistons also kept the Lakers to their all-time scoring low of only 75 points and then 65 points in Game 3. I must also say that the Pistons have shutdown Kobe Bryant very well. Whenever Kobe penatrates the lane, he'll get double or even triple team causing a miss or turnoever. Shaquille O'Neal (7') has also not played well in the Finals although he has a height advantage over the 6'9 Ben Wallace.

Now comes to the future of the Lakers team. Kobe Bryant will become a free-agent and Karl Malone will retire. Rumours has it that Orlando Magic star Tracy McGrady is looking to join another team - either Lakers or Spurs. It'll be superb to see a McGrady-O'Neal partnership! I think that Kobe would probably join the Spurs or Pistons.


I congratulate the Detroit Pistons for winning the NBA title and for executing defense at its perfection.

I'll end my review here, probably will add more information and opinions when I've the time. Take care guys! If you've any comments, please leave them at the comments section at the end of this post. Also, olease remember to sign my guestbook before leaving. Thanks!

Some pictures from NBA.com:

Ben Wallace slamming it home


Ben Wallace and co. celebrating after clinching title
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