Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about how some of the Penguins are in unchartered water... "Just six members of their current roster -- forwards Petr Sykora, Gary Roberts and Georges Laraque, defensemen Darryl Sydor and Sergei Gonchar and goalie Ty Conklin -- have competed in a Stanley Cup final, which means most players will be in uncharted territory when the Penguins face Detroit in Game 1 Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena." ...
Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes how Pittsburgh's other sports teams are supporting the Penguins... "Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend, who did not know the difference between hockey and curling when he grew up in Mississippi, is scrambling for tickets to Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final in Mellon Arena Wednesday night." ...
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press writes about the dynamic match-up of Crosby-Malkin vs. Datsyuk-Zetterberg... "In the playoffs, Crosby leads the NHL with 17 assists and is tied with Zetterberg for the scoring lead with 21 points, but Crosby's output came over 14 games to 16 for Zetterberg. Datsyuk and Malkin are tied for second (with Penguins forward Marian Hossa) in scoring with 19 points and each has nine goals." ...
Eric Adelson of ESPN writes how Detroits fans have a dilemma on Saturday night... "The first three games of the Stanley Cup finals will be played at the same time as Games 3, 4 and 5 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals. Who cares, you say? Well, just about everyone in Detroit, to start with, as fans here will now have to choose whether to watch the Red Wings or the Pistons." ...
Spurs-Lakers
Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News writes how the tired Spurs will regret losing a 20-point lead... "All of the Spurs had reason to be tired after the previous two days. Playing a tense Game 7 two time zones away from Los Angeles, then sleeping in an airplane makes for a pretty good excuse." ...
Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times writes how the Lakers comeback win will haunt the Spurs... "They stole a victory from a team that was doing everything right, and they stole it after doing everything wrong." ...
Pistons-Celtics
Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free-Press writes how the Pistons-Celtics match-up is different than 20 years ago... "If you could have been at the old Boston Garden, back when Dumars, Isiah Thomas and the others were battling a dynasty that included Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. That building reeked of age and legend. The banners hung low enough to taunt you. The screaming fans were one part enthusiasm and nine parts arrogance." ...
Christopher Gasper of the Boston Globe writes about the match-up and friendship between Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace... "There are few players in the NBA Garnett respects as much as Wallace. He looks forward to their matchups. They share a friendship and, according to Garnett, a lot more." ...
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