![]() ![]() 84 because his nephew dreamed that would be his uncle's new jersey number. 4 because it's retired by Hall of Famer and president of basketball operations Joe Dumars, is wearing No. Williams' previous career high was 28 points, a total he reached for a third time on Jan. "I knew I was playing well and doing everything I was supposed to do. I just wasn't getting shots to fall," he said. ![]() Williams, in his second NBA season, had his best performance offensively after shooting poorly recently. "We always play good against good teams." Each time Detroit rallied, he or Williams made shots or free throws to keep Utah ahead of the Eastern Conference power it has dominated lately. Okur made his sixth straight shot midway through the fourth quarter to put the Jazz ahead by seven points. Detroit went ahead 51-46 at halftime before falling behind 72-70 entering the final quarter. The Pistons got off to an awful start, missing their first seven shots, but trailed just 26-24 after the first quarter. ![]() Saunders appeared to be upset with Wallace, shouting at him from the sideline, but it was too late.ĭetroit's Antonio McDyess scored 16 points, matching his season high for the second straight game, and fellow reserve Lindsey Hunter had 12 points in his second straight game after returning to the lineup Monday from an injury. That allowed Okur to shoot a free throw to give the Jazz a seven-point lead with five minutes left, and the point proved to be the difference in the closely contested game. Rasheed Wallace, who had 11 points, was called for a technical while Williams was shooting free throws. ![]() "When things have gone bad, we've settled for jumpers and we've lost some of our aggressiveness." "It seems right now our confidence is shaky," Detroit coach Flip Saunders said. The Pistons were 3-5 without the All-Star guard in the lineup and have lost eight of their last 11 games overall. "I've been working at not letting it affect me too much," he said. "It's going to take some time for us to get a feel for him and vice versa."īillups had 26 points and seven assists in 35 minutes after missing the previous eight games with a calf injury. "He had limited mobility, but he played great and carried us at times in the first half," said Tayshaun Prince, who scored 17. The only player with a higher total at the time of his Pistons debut was Adrian Dantley (17,936 points prior to his first game with Detroit in 1986). Webber entered the game with 16,661 points in his NBA career. "I'm telling you, this is going to be special." Elias SaysĬhris Webber made his Pistons debut in Detroit's loss. "I'm sure people expected more, but you can't judge this on one night," he said. Philadelphia bought out the final 1 1/2 years of his contract last week.Ĭlearly, Webber was not discouraged by the result of his first game playing with his hometown team. The five-time All-Star made his first shot before missing his next four and finished with two points, five rebounds and three assists over 17 minutes in his first game since Dec. Webber, who signed the previous day, was with the team for only the morning shootaround before entering the game with 10:07 left in the first half and was welcomed by a standing ovation. Utah's Carlos Boozer had 20 points and nine rebounds and reserve Matt Harpring added 10 points. "But this one was important to stop the bleeding." "We always seem to play well against the Pistons," Williams said. Mehmet Okur had 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Utah improve to 4-0 over the last two seasons against his former team and to end a four-game losing streak. The Pistons had a chance to win after a timeout with 5.1 seconds left, but Billups missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer. He thanked Thomas in a heartfelt tribute and spoke about Turkey Stearnes, star of the Detroit Stars of the Negro Leagues.In his first game with the Pistons, Chris Webber played a big role, writes David Thorpe. Webber spoke about his Fab Five teammates - Juwan Howard, the current Michigan coach, Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson and Jimmy King - and coach Steve Fisher, and the impact that they made with the Wolverines. More: 'You have to do it all': Chris Webber has Detroit to thank ahead of HOF induction "To the student body, alumni, faculty and staff at the University of Michigan, I flat-out love you,” Webber said during his induction speech. Webber and the university seemed to be on the road to reconciling, as Webber said this week that he received a private apology from current athletic director Warde Manuel - a claim that Manuel refuted. The second part of the comment was a reference to one of the legacies of Webber’s career, the Ed Martin scandal at Michigan. “You protected me from the vultures,” Webber said, “That’s why I never had to take a penny from anyone.” ![]()
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