The Pistons retaliated, Chaki Atkins passed the ball to Artest.
Artest took the ball and pushed Roger aside, charging straight to the basket.
He wanted to fulfill his earlier words, to score before Roger tonight.
But at the moment Artest gathered for a jump shot, Roger from his rear side quickly reached in and successfully knocked the ball away.
Artest missed the attack on the rim, the Pistons still couldn't score.
It's predictable that this will become the norm for their showdown tonight.
Whether it's the Hawks or the Pistons, scoring any goal will be quite difficult for both teams.
Roger quickly picked up the ball that was knocked away, then swiftly pushed for a seven-second offense.
But Big Ben's speed in returning to defense was incredibly fast, he immediately returned to the basket, cutting off the Hawks' counterattack thought.
