NBA Finals: Pistons vs. Lakers
 

Who will win the Finals and in how many games? Personally, I think the Lakers in 6 is reasonable. Home court helps the Lakers in this case.

Lakers in 5 is my guess.

Pistons in 7! Got to keep a positive additude, but I know i'm gonna get harrassed seeing as most of this board are piston haters for some reason =(

Hey.. I LOVE the Pistons. I just love the Lakers more. GO LAKERS! SWEEP!

Lakers is 5

i'm saying pistons in 7 but I dont know. I think that the lakers will win it but Detroit will give them a run for the money. I'm hopeing for the Pistons. we will see.

Lets go pistons

Pistons in six. They have the D to beat the Lakers.

Lakers in 5: 4 easy wins, 1 token home win for long-suffering (paying) Detroit fans.

Lakers win 1+2 at the Staples center, lose #3 at the Palace, win #4, clinch the title on home court in #5.

Pistons in 6. Hopefully.

LA in 5, I am not a Piston hater. They just don't have enough scorers imo.
I would love to see an upset though.

LA will be handed the title because its good for ratings.

Pistons in 6.

I hate the lakers, but after knocking off the Spurs AND the timberwolves I doubt the pistons will have much of a chance. Lakers in 5.

You take a Championship now rather than a few potentials down the line. Watching the Pistons I laugh because Carmelo Anthony would open up their offense so much and then with Rasheed Wallace?!?!?!?

The Lakers will cream the Pistons.

I'm hoping the Pistons in 6, but I'm realisitic that the Lakers will take it. If the Pistons can keep Kobe from scoring, and Shaq from dominating, then they'll have a shot.

Pistons have to score of the Lakers tight defense, and as we all know, the pistons have piss poor scoring capability. To even have a slight chance of winning the Pistons will need to play insane defense in every game, which they won't be able to do. The Pistons one advantage in the series is Rahseed because lord knows Karl Malone can't D up on the perimeter nor fly like him, only problem posed is if Rahseed still has it in him to TAKE OVER.

The Pistons are a good team......but they aren't the Lakers. The Lakers are going to run the Pistons into the ground, I don't even care how good their defence is. The Pistons can't score! Richard Hamilton is a good weapon, but that's all they have. If he's off, they aren't going to win a single game. In my opinon, it looks like Karl and Gary and finally going to get their championship ring. GO LAKERS!

I disdain the Lakers but the way they are playing right now it wouldn't surprise me if they beat the Pistons in 4 or 5 but I played it safe and voted for 6.

I voted for Pistons in 7, just because that would be a dream series for me. I don't want a sweep from the Lakers, but if Detroit sweeps it would be cool. That will NEVER happen, though, and I'm saying that as someone who hates the Lakers with all my heart.

Pistons in 7 would mean it was a damn good series.

Dammit who am I kidding the Lakers are going to win.

i voted lakers in five but changed my mind i think the lakers will win the frist 2 then get lazy in detorit lose 2 close games come home win one and then close it out on the road in detorit

I say Lakers in 5, I agree that after the Lakers win the first 2-3 games they will get lazy/bored and drop a game before finishing the series. The Glove and Malone finally get their long awaited rings this year.

Lakers in 5 maybe 6. the real danger is if they underestimate detroit. If detroit wins one of the two games in LA then I think they have a shot. If the don't win game or 1 or 2 then the lakers will win in 5.

lakers in 5...

err uh, edit:

Lakers in 6. Detroit will win a home game, and the Lakers will get overconfident or make mental mistakes and lose another one. I really think the Pistons can do well if they out-hustle the Lakers, especially on defense. Sure, the Lakers have beat San Antonio and Minnesota, but those teams are not very similar to the Pistons. It will be interesting to see them get a feel for each other in game 1. Should be a good series if Detroit puts up a fight.

Ditto.

Stop reading my mind please :)

I hate the Lakers so my heart is with the Pistons. Unfortunately, if you only score 69 points against a dead Pacers team...how the hell do you win one game against the Lakers?

Lakers in 4.

--jaded

Since this series is a 2home/3away/2home instead of the 2/2/1/1/1 format of the rest of the playoffs, I'm thinking Lakers in 6; Pistons will win 2 of 3 at home. If the format were like the Semi's then I'd agree with Lakers in 5.

interesting: 13 people (so far) believe the Pistons actually have a chance at winning this series.

I voted Lakers in 5, but wouldnt be surprised if they swept.

Detroit has one of the best defenses in the league, and against any other team from the west, would have a legitimate shot at the title. But there is NO defense for Shaq, other than breaking one of his legs in game 1, and even then, it'd be only a 50-50 proposition the rest of the way.

The ONLY team from the east that could possibly beat the Lakers in the finals is....
never mind, there is NO team from the east that could beat the Lakers.

My observations about the voting so far:

Not a single person has voted for the Pistons in 4 or 5 games, but 13 people, making up 32% of the votes, think the Pistons can win in 6 or 7 games.

Less than 10% of voters think the series will only last 4 games.

Nobody thinks the Lakers will win the series if it goes to 7 games.

It's a small sample, but it's interesting how it has worked out.

You don't mention the Lakers defense which has two first team all nba defense members (correct Shaq and Kobe?). Plus you got the glove and Karl Malone, who may be slower then he used to be, but he is still a presence in the paint. Pistons defense is not all that stellar compared to the Lakers, and when further comparing the two teams it won't come down how well the Pistons defense holds up, rather their only hope at winning is out scoring the lakers, which will not happen.

let's just say if the pistons win, a LOT and i mean a LOT of people are going to be mad/laughing/insane.

Don't forget happy.

You gotta realize that the Lakers offense is meant to pick apart teams like the Pistons. Also, if you think Kareem Rush blew his wad in game 6, you've got another thing comin'

Welcome to hell, Pistons fans!

The only chance the Pistons would have at winning this series is if the real Bad Boys from 15 years ago were playing. These pussies don't stand a chance. They are good defensively, but they aren't complete badasses like the Pistons that won titles.

Cant stand Lakers, I say Pistons in 6!

I think people are forgetting this is not the standard 7 game series format. There are 3 home games for the Pistons in the middle. So I voted Lakers in 6 rather than 5.

1. Sun, Jun 6 – at LA Lakers, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
2. Tue, Jun 8 – at LA Lakers, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
3. Thu, Jun 10 – at Detroit, 8:30 pm EDT
4. Sun, Jun 13 – at Detroit, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
5.* Tue, Jun 15 – at Detroit, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
6.* Thu, Jun 17 – at LA Lakers, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
7.* Sun, Jun 20 – at LA Lakers, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)

* - If necessary

The question will be focus. If the Lakers are focused...it could easily be a sweep.

Since they tend to take a few games off in the series.....Lakers in 6.

The Lakers could win 1 of 3 at Detroit, and win the series in 6... IF they stay focused. Most of you are very mistaken in your underestimation of the Pistons. They beat the Lakers without Rasheed, and pushed them to the limit on their home court in their loss in LA.

If LA plays lazy and let's Detroit steal game 1 or 2, the Pistons might steal the whole series.