
DECEMBER 9, 2009


First Quarter
Charlie Villanueva, whom has been somewhat lost throughout the games so far this season began the game scoring 15 points. Villanueva was shifted to small forward in rotation in order to let the down low duo of Ben Wallace and Chris Anderson to defend the key and post area. Due to this LeBron was forced to guard Villanueva and he did a very bad job, allowing Villanueva to come in for dunks and layups at will. Rodney Stuckey too had a great first quarter, with 5 points and 6 Assists.

Charlie Villanueva off the alley-oop from Stuckey
Second Quarter
Much like the second quarter, we saw not only a great offensive display by Villanueva, but we saw a defensive awakening by Ben Wallace. Wallace was on fire this quarter defensively, blocking every shot that came his way. He ended with 6 blocks on the quarter. LeBron woke up this quarter however, scoring 22 Points in the quarter. Wallace was also slamming down constantly over the weak defense given by both Shaquille O'Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Villanueva ended the quarter with 25 points. The score at the half was 72-52, Pistons way.

Big Ben blocking Mo Williams shot
Third Quarter
The third quarter was another repeat of the first half, with Charlie Villanueva punishing the saggy Cleveland defense. Villanueva yet again was flying in for dunks left, right and center. Coach Kuester stated that for some reason, tonight Villanueva was like a man possessed, nobody could stop him and he always wanted the ball. The highlight of quarter however was in the dying seconds. With 5 Seconds left, Charlie pushed through the defense and connected with a hammering dunk. With 2 seconds left to go he stole the inbound pass and shot a three that swished through. Villanueva had 39 points at the end of the quarter. LeBron was fairly silent throughout the entire second half, mostly due to the fantastic defense being played in the key by Anderson and Wallace at the phenomenal perimeter defense by Villanueva. Stuckey, Hamilton and Gordon were amazing on the steals this quarter with 2 each.

Charlie V soaring through the air for a crushing dunk
Fourth Quarter
The final quarter solidified the blowout victory by the Pistons and the fantastic and amazing game by Charlie Villanueva. He continued his demolition process by dismantling the Cavaliers defense, blowing by them for more dunks, layups and shots. He ended the game with a career high 52 points, a high of any Pistons player for the season. LeBron was very dissapointing, shining in the first moments of the game however slowly he looked as if he lacked passion. Kuester said after the game that "Charlie was just too good, LeBron was probably not used to someone else truly stealing his light". The final score was 116-84, with the Pistons getting their 4th win in 5 games.

Big Ben with a tip-in
Final Score
Detroit 116 - Cleveland 84
No box score today, I forgot to save them and I can't manage to go back in my dynasty to "view box score" if anyone could tell me how and if I could I'd love that.


Player Of The Game

52 Points / 9 Rebounds / 3 Assists / 1 Steals / 1 Blocks