Hello, and welcome to THE Sports Blog on Foxsports.  I'm your host, MiamiSports, but you can call me Pat, and I'll touch on all sorts of topics ranging from the NBA to NFL, so how about we start it with the NBA playoffs?

Last night, on May 19th, two different games were played; the Pistons trying to hold on to their playoff life as they played the Cavs, and the Spurs who tried to stretch their series against the Dallas Mavericks to game 7.  Today, I'll turn my attention to the game played in Quicken Loans Arena where the Pistons held on in a close one to win, 84-82.  The Spurs meanwhile, succeeded in taking game 6, 91-86.

So the Miami Heat wait and watch to see who they will have to face in the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Cleveland Cavaliers played host the Detroit Pistons as the Cavs tried to make it one step further.  Lebron James did what he could putting up 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, but in the end, it came down to grabbing the loose ball.

In the last two minutes of play, The Pistons rumbled down court looking to play some outstanding offense, but who knew it would come down to Detroit playing their best defense?  Ben Wallace snatched one offensive rebound after another and eventually forced Cleveland to use their fouls just to get some offense going, but it didn't work.  After a missed basket by Wallace, Richard Hamilton came up with yet another Piston rebound, which only kept draining the clock and the Cavs hopes of winning.

In the last 12 seconds of the game, Lebron grabs his 11th rebound, and flies down court.  On a pass to Damon Jones, the officials call a foul on Detroit, and it sends Lebron to the foul line.  The score at that point was 84-81 with 1.4 seconds on the clock, and Lebron needed to work his magic.  He drains the first free throw and intentionally misses the second, only to see the ball bounce off the rim, catch the tip of Chauncey Billups' fingers, pop up, and come down short of the net.

Though Lebron played his best, it was not good enough as 4 different Pistons' had at least 15 points.  Detroit's' top scorer was Rasheed Wallace, who posted 24 points.  Rasheed was asked what the Pistons did different to win, and came out with a simple answer: "we just executed". 

Wallace, who is known for making guarantees, left the court somewhat speechless, but LeBron did remind everybody of one thing,

"we've proven doubters wrong, so it's time to prove some others wrong."

Game 7 should prove to be an exciting one as both teams are in a "win or go home" situation, but the only thing that'll matter at the end of the day will be who was victorious?  This is where I'd like to hear from all of you; do the Cavs stand a chance?  Can the Pistons play their game of basketball at home?  Your turn.