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Pistons handily dispatch Knicks in finale

By Tim Thielke

Jan 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks center Jason Smith (14) defends Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe (10) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Detroit Pistons won 97-81. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks center Jason Smith (14) defends Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe (10) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Detroit Pistons won 97-81. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /
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Final. 90. 27. 112. 64

A-. The degree of difficulty was miniscule, but Reggie Jackson ended his season with a bang. 24 points, 11 assists, 3 steals, and just 2 turnovers while holding Langston Galloway to 25% shooting marked yet another complete game.<p class=. PG. Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON

Caldwell-Pope also finished strong, posting his best game in nearly a month and one of his best road games of the entire season.. SG. Pistons. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE. B+

B+. Caron Butler had a really good game too? What’s going on? Everybody is going off? Were they playing the Knicks or something? Oh, they were. Well, still, good shooting by Butler.. SF. Pistons. CARON BUTLER

GREG MONROE. C. Monroe stole the ball four times in 21 minutes. Apart from that, it was a fairly underwhelming game for the big man.. PF. Pistons

ANDRE DRUMMOND. A-. 17 and 12 is a ho-hum game for Drummond, who averages 14 and 14. But he managed this in just 22 minutes. That’s tough to do.. C. Pistons

D+. Lucas was bad. But I really can’t expect too much more of him.. PG. Pistons. JOHN LUCAS III

JODIE MEEKS. B. Meeks’ shooting cooled down a bit. But his three steals ensured that it was still a pretty good game for him. Hopefully his stroke returns more fully next year. This season, his 42/36/91 splits are barely better than notorious non-shooter Jackson’s.. SG. Pistons

B. With the Pistons looking handily like the better team from start to finish, Tolliver was able to sop up more minutes than normal. He didn’t blow up or anything, but he capitalized with a very solid game.. PF. Pistons. ANTHONY TOLLIVER

SF. Pistons. QUINCY MILLER. C. Quincy Miller’s looked satisfactory in this game.

Inc. Williams played five minutes of garbage time.. F. Pistons. SHAWNE WILLIAMS

B. Anthony played excellent defense and didn’t overly assert himself on offense. It was a good game for him.. C. Pistons. JOEL ANTHONY

Head Coach. Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY. D. In the last game of the season, Van Gundy gave Butler and Anthony a combined 41 minutes. Unacceptable

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