[Preface: I'm in the metro-Detroit area, so this article hits almost literally home for me :) ]
What I remember of that game was that it set the tone for the rest of the season between the teams. It was the NBA version of the March 26, 1997 game between the Detroit Red Wings & Colorado Avalanche. Blood was going to be spilled, hatred was genuine, and playoff results were on the line.
In the playoffs later that season, Detroit faced Indiana again. The house across the street from me was just so hyped up for the entire night that they kept partying well after whichever game was over such that I had to be That Guy and call the police on them because it was something like 1:00am on a goddamn Tuesday and they were still yelling and screaming.
I, too, hate basketball. I was a cheerleader and those assholes always slung sweat around and shoved people. Great column though.
What simpleton, what jackanape, what absolute fucking BUFFOON passed up calling this "The Basketbrawl of '04"???
[Preface: I'm in the metro-Detroit area, so this article hits almost literally home for me :) ]
What I remember of that game was that it set the tone for the rest of the season between the teams. It was the NBA version of the March 26, 1997 game between the Detroit Red Wings & Colorado Avalanche. Blood was going to be spilled, hatred was genuine, and playoff results were on the line.
In the playoffs later that season, Detroit faced Indiana again. The house across the street from me was just so hyped up for the entire night that they kept partying well after whichever game was over such that I had to be That Guy and call the police on them because it was something like 1:00am on a goddamn Tuesday and they were still yelling and screaming.