Chauncey

"Oh man, it was so much fun, man, so much fun, man. I loved it," Billups said. "With the East being where it is right now, those games are kind of fun in between. You get real good basketball, teams that are elite status that go at it, and it could go either way. I love it. I love it. You always get excited.

"It would be a real, real, real intense series," Billups said. "You're looking at a [Celtics] team that everyone's pretty much been talking about all season as far as are they are the best of this or the best of that. And they have - they've been good.

"You can't fight that. But then you look at us. We've been right there, hovering at the top. Like I've always said, we're not going anywhere. It would be a hard-fought series."

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I give Chauncey credit here for owning up to reality. After Detroit's loss to Boston at Auburn Hills, Billups made light of the loss and poked fun at the Celtics celebrating the win.

Before Ali-Frazier III, Chauncey had the guts to man-up before the game. So when they lost, their was no disingenious minimizing and rationalizing heard from the visitors locker room.