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| Celtics, Pistons battle in pivotal Game 5 |
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05/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics play the pivotal Game 5 of their Eastern Conference finals series tonight at TD Banknorth Garden. Game 6 of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for Friday in Detroit. On Monday, Antonio McDyess finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 2 Detroit to a wire-to-wire 94-75 victory over the top-seeded Celtics at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Game 4 of the set. Richard Hamilton scored 20 points and handed out seven assists for Detroit, which eve |
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| McDyess and Pistons even up series |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Antonio McDyess finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a wire-to-wire 94-75 win over Boston in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Richard Hamilton scored 20 points and added seven assists for Detroit, which evened the series at two games apiece. The best-of-seven series heads back to Boston for Game 5, scheduled for Wednesday. Rasheed Wallace and Jason Maxiell had 14 points for the Pistons, who closed the game on a 16-2 run and shot 51. |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
05/26/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Antonio McDyess finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a wire-to-wire 94-75 win over Boston in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Richard Hamilton scored 20 points and added seven assists for Detroit, which evened the series at two games apiece. The best-of-seven series heads back to Boston for Game 5, scheduled for Wednesday. Rasheed Wallace and Jason Maxiell had 14 points for the Pistons, who closed the game on a 16-2 run and shot 51. |
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| Pistons try to even series with Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
05/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons attempt to knot the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece, as they welcome the Boston Celtics tonight to The Palace of Auburn Hills. In Game 3, Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the top- seeded Celtics finally won a playoff game on the road with a 94-80 rout of No. 3 Detroit at The Palace. Boston rebounded nicely from its first home loss of the playoffs, however, pulling away in the second quarter and led by as many as 24 as it took a 2- |
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| Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/25/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals. In one major way, it's unlike any other. Deuce has done it. Hamilton became a father last Halloween and Richard Hamilton II, or Deuce as he's known, has treated the All-Star shooting guard to a new way of life. ``It's the best. It puts everything in perspective,'' Hamilton said Sunday. ``Stuff that |
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| Banged-up Billups intends to push through injury |
NBA Basketball |
05/25/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Chauncey Billups probably isn't going to be healthy during the Eastern Conference finals. Billups refuses, though, to let his sore right hamstring keep him off the court or be an excuse for him and the Detroit Pistons against the Boston Celtics. ``Hurt or not, I still have to play better and fight through it,'' Billups said Sunday. The All-Star point guard was 1-for-6 for six points with four assists and two turnovers in the Celtics' 94-80 win Saturday night that gave them a |
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| One For the Road: Boston wins in Detroit to grab series lead |
NBA Basketball |
05/25/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics finally won a playoff game on the road with a 94-80 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. After going 31-10 on the road in the regular season, the Celtics surprisingly dropped all six games away from home over the first two rounds of the playoffs, going to seven games against both the Hawks and the Cavaliers. They advanced thanks to their dominance in Boston, whe |
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| Bettman says league will take look at goaltenders' equipment |
NHL Hockey |
05/24/2008 |
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| s Pittsburgh and Detroit will play during the 2008-09 regular season, something that did not happen this season. Bettman also used his annual pre-Cup news conference to wade into the controversy over the Red Wings hosting Game 1 the same night the Detroit Pistons were playing the Boston Celtics at home in Game 3 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals. Criticism of the NHL in the matter has been ``unrealistic and unfair,'' Bettman said, citing the NBA's admission that it decides on its conference final sche |
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| Bettman: All teams to play in 08-09 regular season |
NHL Hockey |
05/24/2008 |
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| he said, noting scoring is down, goalies are bigger both physically and with the equipment they wear, and he wants more room for skaters to shoot on net. Bettman also waded into the controversy over the Red Wings hosting Game 1 the same night the Detroit Pistons were playing the Boston Celtics at home in Game 3 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals. Criticism of the NHL in the matter has been ``unrealistic and unfair,'' Bettman said, citing the NBA's admission that it decides on its conference final sche |
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| Pistons host Celtics in Game 3 of East finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons resume their Eastern Conference final series, as the teams battle tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. This best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday at The Palace. On Thursday, Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, and Chauncey Billups collected 19 points and seven assists as the third-seeded Pistons held on for a 103-97 win over No. 1 Boston in Game 2 of the series, ending the Celtics' unbeaten streak at home. The Celtics had |
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