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It’s a good thing the Detroit Pistons are up 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But how they won those two games at their home floor is a different story.

The Pistons had to rely on their experience and Cleveland’s lack there of to scrape two close wins. Two amazingly similar three-point wins. Detroit should feel lucky that LeBron James passed off a potential game-winner to wide-open Donyelle Marshall in Game One, and Rip Hamilton was not called for a possible foul on James in the dying seconds of Game Two.

I should say Cleveland has done a hell of a job in stopping the Pistons supposedly balanced attack. Tayshaun Prince has been expending so much effort in guarding LeBron, that he has an empty tack in the offensive end. Chauncey Billups and Chris Webber have been struggling as well.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers rely too much on James to make the plays. All the plays emanate from him all game long, that’s why he’s tiring out in the end game. That spells the big difference in this series. Those two close games going the Pistons way will spell doom on Cleveland. It ain’t there time just yet.

Danny Ferry needs to add an All-Star playmaker before the Cavs franchise will be able to go the NBA Finals. This year though, they are just happy where they are now.