Pistons' Wallace says he's not center of attention

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Rasheed Wallace was the extra face in the 76ers' huddle late in the fourth quarter Sunday night.

Horrors.

"Some [stuff] y'all blew up," the Pistons' big man said before Detroit defeated the Sixers, 105-88, last night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. "When I say 'Y'all,' . . . not necessarily you as individuals here today, but . . .

"These are things I've been doing my whole career. If I do something friendly like that, it's a big deal. If I rave, rant and cuss and all that, oh, then that's normal. I'm not worried about it."

The 6-11 Wallace, from Simon Gratz High, indicated that his lack of interest in being a focal point of his team is an old story.

"I think you can get more done with five individuals than you can [with] one ...