Yet again the home team was dominant, as the Detroit Pistons cruised to a 102-71 thrashing of the San Antonio Spurs to even the series at two.

"They really pressured us, and they didn't let us do anything on offense. We've got to find a solution," Spurs guard Tony Parker said.

Lindsey Hunter scored 17 points on 7-10 shooting and it was his stellar 3rd quarter, which put the game out of reach for the Pistons.

"We've got a lot of guys who can score. Tonight, Chauncey recognized I had it going, and like I said before the game, I still know how to put it in the hole a little bit," said Hunter, a 12-year veteran averaging just 3.3 points in the postseason. "My dad always taught me the only way you know if the next one is going in is to put it in the air. So I've always lived by that."

Larry Brown was very pleased with his squad's performance.

"We were phenomenal tonight," Brown said. "I really believe in all honesty this is the best game on a team I've been involved with at this level, this is they best we've played. This was a pretty special game."

Tim Duncan had 16 points and 16 rebounds, but shot 5-17 from the floor and sat beside Gregg Popovich during the final minutes of the game with a look of extreme dejection.

"I don't feel frustrated at all. There would be some other words that would be a lot more accurate," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's disappointing that their physical play and their defense has taken us away from everything that we normally do."