Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace has a message for those who believe tonight’s Detroit-Miami game is a matchup between Eastern Conference rivals — Don’t believe the hype!

“Nah” was Wallace’s response when asked whether Detroit-Miami was a good rivalry.

“I would say the rivalry against Indiana, when I first got here, was a pretty good rivalry,” Wallace said. “With this one, they just got up there on that (upper) echelon. But I don’t really see that as a strong rivalry.”

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