Free Pick 76ers vs. Pistons

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NBA Furious Free Picks 2008 – Can Sixers Punish Pistons Again?

Philadelphia 76ers (40-42) vs. Detroit Pistons (59-23)

Wednesday, April 23rd --- Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit --- 7:30pm EST

Series: Phi 1-0

NBA Betting Line: Detroit -10.5 (178.5)

Philadelphia embarrassed Detroit in the last matchup, beating them to the boards, batting down shots and absolutely decimating them with crash ball play. Can Detroit defend themselves at home and even the series, or will they lose the interior battle and send this series back to Philly with an ominous two-game deficit? I’d say, “Not if Rasheed has anything to do with it,” but I’m not so sure anymore.

And that is no knock against Rasheed Wallace, who posted 24 points and an inhuman 7 blocks in Game 1. It’s more of a knock against Detroit, who thought they could replace the once-great Ben Wallace with Antonio McDyess and Jamiel Maxwell. Way to go management. Detroit’s defense allowed a slim 90.1 points against, but they got decimated by teams with great post games.

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