Houston Rockets
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Detroit Pistons
Richard Hamilton's removal from the starting lineup has all sorts of implications, both big and small.
The Pistons' big men will be happy because they'll get more playing time. So will the team's shortest player, backup point guard Will Bynum...
Bynum's main role, when he enters late in the first quarter or early in the second, will be to get Hamilton the ball in his sweet spots. Curry wants to reduce Rodney Stuckey's minutes so that his second-year point guard is not gassed by playoff time. Bynum made four assists in just four minutes at Memphis Monday.
"I try to teach him little stuff when I'm out there, like last game, knowing where I'm going to be at," Hamilton said. "It's another part of my game that I've got to make an adjustment."
Curry plans to bring in Hamilton no later than with four minutes remaining in the first quarter. He could substitute for either Allen Iverson, Tayshaun Prince or Stuckey.
There is sure to be some substitution alterations. Wednesday night the Pistons new starting lineup started clicking in the 3rd quarter and coach Curry decided to leave the starting unit out and forgo his planned substitutions. The result was the Pistons outscoring the Raptors 30-19 in the third quarter.
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