Top 5 season openers in Detroit Pistons history

2007-08 @ Miami Heat

This might be a slightly biased addition to the list due to my love of Tayshaun Prince, but this was such a great game from a man who never properly received the recognition he deserved.

This was right at the tail-end of the Pistons’ dominance in the Eastern Conference, but despite Chauncey Billups and Rasheed Wallace still being on the team, it was The Palace Prince’s night to shine.

Prince dropped 34 points, which was a new career-high for him and remains his career-high to this day.

He also led the team in rebounding with 12 boards.

The Miami Heat were without superstar Dwyane Wade for this game, but that doesn’t make their lineup any less interesting.

Any lineup featuring Shaquille O’Neil, Jason Williams, Smush Parker, Alonzo Mourning and Anfernee Hardaway gets the tick of approval from me.

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If you ever want a nostalgic blast of deep-cut players from the mid-2000s, the box score for this game is the perfect one for you to check out.