Motown's own Aretha Franklin sang the National Anthem, Karl Malone didn't even wear his warm ups, the "Diesel" ran out of fuel, the Pistons D-stroyed any glimmer of hope Los Angeles had of turning this series around, Chauncey Billups was announced playoff MVP, and to thunderous applause which erupted all across metro Detroit and inside the Palace, the Detroit Pistons became the 2004 NBA Champions. Sweet.

Ya know, it took a while to get used to yelling "WE WANT LARRY" instead of "WE WANT STANLEY" ... but I *think* I'm catching on.

Details, analysis, quotes, and more to come... but for now... I'm off to bed. I've got to work in the morning.
Have a nice flight home, Lakers... and you can take Jack with you.
WAY TO GO, PISTONS!