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Big3 is old-school hoops — with new wrinkles

Bob Wojowski, John Niyo and Rod Beard of The Detroit News talk about the new-look Pistons. The Detroit News

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf lined up on the right wing and released the 3-pointer with a sweet stroke that seemed to have never left. It hung in the air for a few seconds before the game-winning basket massaged the nets and sent the crowd at Oracle Arena into a frenzy.

That same evening, Baron Davis did the same — his shot coming from the top of the key, giving his hometown fans in Oakland a reprise of what they had seen for so many years in his NBA career.