The Pistons shot just 30% from the field and missed a franchise low for points scored by one thanks to a three-pointer by Amir Johnson with 13 seconds remaining. I’m hard pressed to think of anyone having a worse night, though Rudi Giuliani in the New Hampshire primary comes to mind.

To be fair, Detroit was maybe a little tired when they reached the Garden to play the last of four road games, but these guys are supposed to be professional athletes who do all that conditioning stuff, right? Or maybe Flip Saunders lets his team just lay around eating Ding Dongs and Ho-Ho’s during road trips.

The worst part about this, though, is that the Knicks might point to this game as evidence that Isiah Thomas is in fact doing a good job and shouldn’t be fired. Not that James Dolan ever needed reason or logic to justify a fucked up decision.

Chris Webber has officially inked a deal with the Pistons, getting the pro-rated league veteran’s minimum of $550,000 for a one year deal.

“I’m excited to be home in Detroit, but I’m more excited about being on this team,” Webber said Tuesday after signing with his hometown team. “If this was not a good team, it would not be that much fun.

He interrupted his statement to take a nap and, when waking up half an hour later, had to be reminded that he was playing for the Pistons, not the Warriors, Wizards, Kings, or 76ers.

His agent also reminded him that he might actually want to play a little for the Pistons, unless he planned on wisely investing the $38 million buyout the 76ers gave him to not play basketball for them anymore. Webber nodded, smiled, and lay down on the floor to catch another quick nap.

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