For the first time in months, we finally have internet connection at home. Blogging will therefore improve.

Disappointing night last night for those of us rooting for Detroit. 20 for 70 from the floor. That's brutal. Credit LA's defense.

Leslie beat up Riley on both ends of the floor. That match-up is key, and it's one-sided. It will take some serious team play to overcome the problems at center.

Laimbeer remains confident. "We lost Game 1," Laimbeer said. "But nothing that we saw out there tonight makes us any less confident in our abilities or in the eventual outcome of the series. We know what we did wrong."

They play well at home, so all is not lost.