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Ginobili gives Prince fits again in Game 2
Spurs guard finds more room to roam against Pistons defense and scores 27 points.
Fair or not, Tayshaun Prince's hard-earned reputation as a defensive stopper has taken a hit the last two playoff rounds.
He effectively stifled Kyle Korver, Stephen Jackson and Reggie Miller, but not so much Dwyane Wade or Manu Ginobili.
"It just seems like every series it gets tougher," Prince said. "But I've been in this situation before last year with the guys I had to guard. It just gets tougher and tougher every year."
Ginobili ran circles around Prince and the rest of the Pistons for the second straight game Sunday. Ginobili followed up his 26-point performance in Game 1 with a 27-point effort Sunday. He made six of eight shots, and scored 11 points from the free-throw line.
"Defensively, we've just been real soft," coach Larry Brown said. "We haven't been able to keep people in front of us, and that's been a key."
The Spurs' execution was so crisp, it seemed they could get any shot they wanted. They shot 46.8 percent overall and 45.8 percent on three-pointers.
"We are just moving the ball so well, it makes it that much easier," Tim Duncan said. "On top of that, we're really spreading the floor and making our shots."
The ability of Ginobili to break the defense down off the dribble is causing most of the Pistons' problems.
"He's been playing great," said Richard Hamilton, who also tried guarding Ginobili. "He's been making plays for his teammates. He's been getting to the free-throw line and things like that.
"I think one thing we probably have to do is keep pressure on him. A lot of teams think they should make him into a shooter, but we can't just allow him to stand out there and make plays and to dribble the ball into the defensive lanes. We've got to pressure him."
The Pistons did pressure him early, and he responded with five assists in the first half.
"He's doing what I've seen him do," said Lindsey Hunter, who also guarded Ginobili. "He hasn't done anything I haven't seen him do on film."
The night was a disaster for Prince. He not only struggled defensively (he got into quick foul trouble), he also was ineffective on the offensive end. He had three points, missing 6 of 7 shots.
"For Tayshaun, it's not an easy matchup, but I was hopeful we could take advantage at the other end," Brown said. "But we weren't doing all the tough things to get in position to command the ball. I think if you're going to have a touch matchup on the defensive end, you have to make somebody pay on the offensive end."
It's not happening. Prince is now 5 for 19 in the series.
"You just have to give them credit," Chauncey Billups said. "They played great. Every time we made a run, they made a huge play."
Clearly, the Pistons are going to have to make some radical adjustments before Game 3.
Brown spent a lot of time during shoot-around Sunday, imploring the guards to avoid the screens and only switch as a last resort. He felt the Pistons too often got caught with big guys trying to slow Ginobili.
"For a 6-9 kid (Prince), split high (long-bodied), when you have to guard guys that are so athletic and capable of putting the ball on the floor, that's a pretty difficult position to be in," Brown said.
But Ginobili has shown the ability to beat both the big defenders and the quick defenders.
"We didn't play any defense," Ben Wallace said.
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