But at this rate, this series won't make it to Sunday. The Spurs are firing on all cyclinders, drilling a Pistons team that can't put points on the board nor get any kind of consistency from their starters. They scored 69 in Game 1, and then turned in 76 in Game 2. That's pathetic.
But while others are saying that Detroit is underperforming, I simply say they can't get anything done against this Spurs team. I always looked at this series as to what the Spurs did, rather than the Pistons. ESPN's crew thought the Pistons front court could neutralize Tim Duncan. They were wrong. They thought Tayshaun Prince could shut down Manu Ginobili. They were wrong. They thought Billups could once again lead the Pistons to victory. They are wrong.
And why the Pistons are behind is really simple too; while the Spurs and the Pistons are defensive equals, who can humble the best scoring teams in the league, the Pistons are NOT equal to the Spurs in offensive production. That was a key point that a lot of analysts that were picking the Spurs are missing out. After the Spurs easily handled the Suns by playing a run and gun style, you'd think someone would have factored that in.
With the trio of Ginobili, Parker, and Duncan, the Spurs simply have too many weapons for the Pistons to keep up with. They can't double team anyone because the Spurs are one of the best ballhanding teams in the league, and will always find the open man. Can't play zone either, because Parker and Ginobili will run circles around them and Duncan isn't afraid to shoot a mid-to-long range jumper to stay away from the Wallaces.
In other words, the Spurs are so versatile that it's virtually impossible to blow them out. You have to play hard for four quarters and squeak in a win because they match their offensive prowess with tenacity on defense. The Pistons can't do the same, which allows the Spurs to pull away from them at any moment of the game.