After another brutal game 5 playoff loss at home, the Detroit Pistons found themselves facing a 3-2 deficit on the road yet again. Although many were writing them off and counting them out, the Pistons were far from finished.
The 05-06 season was a historical one for the Detroit Pistons. They replaced Larry Brown with offense-oriented head coach Flip Saunders (both a blessing and a curse) and the results were incredible. In avenging their finals loss to San Antonio; the Pistons posted their best record in franchise history at 64-18, 4 of their starters made the all star game, a record 73 consecutive games with the same starting lineup (cut short due to too many tech's from Rasheed Wallace...