Our hearts were soaring as the final seconds ticked away.

Our hearts sank as he sunk that last basket to tie the sumbitch.

The Pistons shamed them on their home turf, two times in a row. They let it go in the last little seconds. Damn.

Bring on Detroit. The Motor City. Wear of leather jackets with Red Wings insignia. Drivers of the Alero, Grand Am and Citation. Three home games coming up for those Pistons.

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Nothing burns me more than seeing California one-up the Midwest. Nothing.

(The comments section is closed on all matters of sport. We gotta focus. )