Пред да ги победат сабајлево Санси и да им ја прекинат серијата од сеудм победи по ред, Пистонси изгубија од Визардси. Она што го одбележа тој пораз беше реакцијата на Шид по неговата (само) 11 техничка оваа сезона. Уште посмешно и подобро од реакцијата на Шид беше неговата изјава после поразот која медиумите во САД, во овој случај Вашингтон Пост, мораа да го цензурираат. На ТВ веројатно се убило од правење Тииииииииииииит…

Wallace was asked how the early fouls the officials called on him had any effected on his play. Wallace shook his head and said, “I’m used to that [bad word], them calling that [bad word]. I’m used to it now.”

Asked to explain the reason for the technical: “Ayotte gave me a tech saying I shucked him. I know that was some [bad word]. Same thing with Marc. How in the hell I set a pick – a legal pick on the side of guy – and it’s a [very bad word] foul? It’s not like I ran into it or ran him over, I walked into a pick. Y’all tell me how horrible these [very, very bad word] are.”

Shortly after the technical, Brendan Haywood added to Wallace’s frustrations when he clobbered his fellow North Carolina alum with a hard foul. Wallace thought there was a double standard. “No, that wasn’t no technical. Haywood didn’t go for the ball. He just straight wrapped me up, and [bad word]. He fouled me two or three times before they even called it.”