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Pistons Pull Away Late, Top Celtics To Even Series

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 27, 2008

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Antonio McDyess refused to let the Detroit Pistons get pushed to the brink of elimination.

McDyess had his best game of the playoffs, scoring 21 points and grabbing 16 rebounds to lift Detroit to a 94-75 series-evening win Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Boston, then the Pistons will host Game 6 on Friday night.

Boston's Big Three shot awfully as did most of the Celtics, but the NBA's top-seeded team stayed competitive for much of the game thanks to a stark disparity in free throws.

Odom, Lakers Eager To Bounce Back

SAN ANTONIO - Lamar Odom had a sleepless night after the Lakers' Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Pau Gasol said it's always hard to get shut eye after a tough loss and Derek Fisher said he slept "decent enough."

Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson wasn't surprised.

"I like players to get their rest, there's no doubt," Jackson said Monday. "But any time you have a game of that importance and you don't play well, you're upset. It's bothersome."

Bothered might be an understatement for Odom.

"I got to the point where I couldn't make a shot," said Odom, who went two of 11 from the field and finished with seven points Sunday. "But then I got to the free throw line and I wasn't making free throws. That can't happen."

The Lakers hold a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. Game 4 is tonight.

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