I did my due diligence and watched this one but I’m having a hard time recapping the action. One game against the Heat, ok. But, another one 10 days later on a beautiful Sunday is a bit much. So, here’s what I recall:

I remember Stuckey getting some nice open court steals. I also remember him shattering Daequan Cook’s ankles on a cross over and the Pistons bench going wild. Even the hundreds of Heat fans that attended the game ewwed and ahhed at that. Looking at the box score it looks as if the Rodney Stuckey roundball evolution is still in full effect. He led the Pistons scoring with 19 and had 4 helpers.

The Heat have a center named Joel Anthony that, if kept in the league, can put the versatile big man movement back 20 years. What a stiff.

No Rip. He was still dealing with that hip thing. Dice got the night of so J-Max got some extended rim rocking minutes.

Walter “Big Herm” Herrmann got some PT and he was swooping every which where, cradling the ball in his monster mitts like it was a soft ball. I remember seeing that.

I seen Amir Johnson in there skying for boards. He and Maxiell tied for Pistons rebound leader with 7 a piece. Amir also blocked four shots. No surprises there. I could have perked up a little more for this one if Amir was doing work on the offensive end. That’ll come though he’s still so young. It’s just with all the preseason build up and the contract I think a lot of us in the Pisotns fan Nation were expecting to some Dwight Howard stuff from Amir. That’s not to say Amir has been a disappointment, no I wouldn’t say that. He’s seems like a great kid with a awesome work ethic. He’ll get his and reward us all for being behind him from the start. Bet on that.

Our boy Cheikh got some burn. He didn’t put much in his stat line but it’s just fun and intriguing to see the big fella from the Senegal out there. With that mask he looks like Rip’s lanky younger brother.
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Fill in all the stuff I missed in comments, and for more in depth coverage check out:

• Slam Dunk Central: Stuckey Helps Pistons Stick It To Heat 91-75
• Sun Sentine: Pistons 91, Heat 75
• Detroit News: Hamilton sits again; Pistons clinch no. 2