Allen fires a shot
The Garden is electric tonight. But don’t tell that to Ray Allen.
“Nothing,” Allen said when asked if he felt anything extra in the air tonight. “What is this game 59 for us? It’s business as usual.”
In reference to a comment by Chauncey Billups claiming the Pistons have the best backcourt in the league, Allen was then asked to compare Detroit’s backcourt with Boston’s.
“I don’t [compare them],” Allen said. “I don’t get caught up in those battles or those games. I want to have the best 12 guys. Whatever they want to say or whatever they think, I’m happy for them. Our goal is to win the game.”
Allen was then asked directly what he thought of Detroit’s backcourt.
“Nothing,” he said sternly. “When we left the All-Star game, Rasheed [Wallace] told me, ‘Way to play hard, thanks for giving me the money [the Eastern Conference players got for winning the game]. Now you guys can all kiss where the sun don’t shine.’
“They don’t like Boston and we won’t like Detroit. I think playoff positions are starting to take shape. We don’t like anybody. We like ourselves, and we’ve got to get better. So my focus is not on their locker room but it’s in ours.”
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