Game Preview: Detroit at Philadelphia
By Dan Feldman
When
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Records
Detroit: 36-39
Philadelphia: 39-35
Probable starters
Detroit:
Rodney
StuckeyRichard
HamiltonTayshaun
PrinceAntonio
McDyessKwame
Brown
Philadelphia:
Andre
MillerWillie
GreenAndre
IguodalaReggie
EvansSamuel
Dalembert
Las Vegas projection
Spread: Detroit +3
Over/under: 185.5
Score: Philadelphia wins 94-91
Statistical projection
Detroit offensive rating: 106.9 (21st)
Detroit defensive rating: 107.8 (14th)
Detroit pace: 86.8 (29th)
Philadelphia offensive rating: 107.7 (18th)
Philadelphia defensive rating: 106.7 (11th)
Philadelphia pace: 90.4 (19th)
Score: Tie 95-95
Outlook
Rasheed Wallace will come off the bench, according to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. I’m fine with Curry’s logic for this game. He wants Wallace to play limited minutes and in the fourth quarter. Bring Wallace off the bench makes the rotation easier to handle.
But Wallace should be starting once he can handle regular minutes. Kwame Brown can’t keep this level of play up.