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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons will win Game 4 -- guaran-Sheed.
One day after an 86-77 loss to the Cavaliers cut Detroit's series lead in half, forward Rasheed Wallace, the irrepressible motor mouth from the Motor City, boldly declared the Pistons would win Game 4.
On top of that, Wallace proclaimed the best-of-seven series over.
"I know we're going to win it," Wallace said sitting on the scorer's table following Sunday practice at Quicken Loans Arena. "We're going to bust their (butt). Tomorrow night is the last game here in this building for this year."
Sheesh, Sheed. Anything else big fella?

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"Y'all can quote me, put it back page, front page, whatever," Wallace said. "They can send whoever they want to send. I know the crew I think they're going to send. But it don't matter. I know we can do it, and they know we can do it. We know what we've got to do."
Although he said he respects the Cavs, Wallace isn't worried about giving them any motivation.
"It ain't bulletin board material, it's a fact," he said bluntly. "They can put it on the bulletin board. They can put it on a video. I don't care. I know what we're capable of doing, that's all that it is." Wallace has gone prognosticator before in the playoffs, placing his neck on the line to inspire his teammates. And, the Pistons have responded with a win every time.

GO CAVS!!!

[Tommy]

Nice, Rasheed being Rasheed.

[dananderson32]

hey worst part is that hes right gonna end the series 4-1 in det

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CAVS TO WIN SERIES +2900


I hope he is wrong! Dana! He is so cocky he can't be right forever. GO LEBRON & Company!!

[Tommy]

Damn, Rasheed eat some crow brotha

Detroit will win the series still, but Cleveland is giving them a run for their money.

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Rasheed Wallace's right ankle was heavily taped. Maybe his mouth should have been, too.
Wallace's perfect record of predicting Detroit playoff victories was snapped Monday when LeBron James scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep on defense to beat the Pistons 74-72, evening their second-round series at 2-2.
"Everybody was counting us out," James said. "Even people in our own backyard were counting us out. That's extra motivation for us. We don't listen to nobody."
Following Detroit's loss in Game 3, Wallace had pledged the Pistons would not only win Game 4, but that the Cavaliers would be playing in front of their fans for the last time this season Monday night. He was doubly wrong.