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| NBA Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
05/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The top two teams in the East battle for the right to represent their conference in the NBA Finals, as the top-seeded Boston Celtics and second-seeded Detroit Pistons square off in a best-of-seven series. There is a lot of playoff history between these two franchises. Boston defeated the Pistons in the 1968, 1985 and 2002 semis, and also knocked out Detroit in seven games in the 1987 East finals. Detroit has also won its share of playoff series against its opponent in this year's conference |
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| Rivalry renewed: Pistons-Celtics Part 8 |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Pistons are not worried about rest making them rusty heading into the Eastern Conference finals. ``We still got that fire under our butt,'' Rasheed Wallace said Sunday night. The Pistons resumed practicing after taking two days off, starting a workout just as the Boston Celtics were finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston won an NBA-high 66 games during the regular season and Detroit was second with 59 wins, giving the Celtics home-court advantage starting |
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| Capsule preview of the Eastern Conference finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2008 |
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A look at the matchup between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals, which begin Tuesday night (with regular-season record, playoff series marks in parentheses):No. 1 BOSTON CELTICS (66-16, 8-6) vs. No. 3 DETROIT PISTONS (59-23, 8-3). Season Series: Celtics, 2-1. The Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss when Chauncey Billups made two free throws with 0.1 seconds left for an 87-85 victory on Dec. 19. Boston won the last two meetings, holding Detroit to 81.5 poi |
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| Pierce outduels James, sends Celts to Eastern finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2008 |
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| to the conference finals for the first time since 2002, thanks to another win in front of the Boston faithful. The Celtics have won all eight home games in the postseason, but thanks to an 0-6 road mark have twice had to win Game 7s to move on. The Detroit Pistons, five-game winners over the Orlando Magic, will visit Boston for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday night. The series will shift back to Detroit for Game 3 next Saturday night. Pierce made 13-of-23 fro |
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| Cavs, Celtics battle in decisive Game 7 of East semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2008 |
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| the Eastern Conference finals, as the teams square off this afternoon at TD Banknorth Garden in the decisive Game 7 of their semifinal series. The home team has won all six games in this series. The winner of this series will face the second-seeded Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals, which will begin on Tuesday. On Friday, LeBron James' game-highs of 32 points, 12 rebounds and six assists overcame Cleveland's poor shooting performance, as the fourth-seeded Cavaliers held off the top-seeded Celti |
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| Back to Beantown! LeBron, Cavs force game 7 |
NBA Basketball |
05/17/2008 |
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| th Garden. The host has won all six games in the series. "We're looking forward to going to Boston and having the opportunity to play there again and get a win on the road," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. The winner will go on to face the second-seeded Detroit Pistons in the East's finals beginning on Tuesday. Delonte West chipped in 10 points for Cleveland, which ended a three-game losing streak when facing playoff elimination even though the club shot just 32.9 percent from the floor. The Cavs did, however, rem |
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| Prince of The Palace helping Pistons at both ends |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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DETROIT (AP) -In some ways, Tayshaun Prince seems like the same player he was when he suddenly went from the bench to playing for the Detroit Pistons during the 2003 playoffs. Prince slows down opponents with his lanky 6-foot-9, 215-pound frame and basketball IQ. He scores on an array of runners and spin moves around the lane, and from the outside with an awkward stroke. In subtle ways, Prince has evolved as more than just a sidekick in the shadow of Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wall |
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| Suns to interview Rockets' assistant Turner |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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| p>The interview will be next week, the team said Friday. The 48-year-old Turner has been an assistant to coach Rick Adelman for 11 years with Portland, Sacramento and Houston. Turner joins Terry Porter and Mark Jackson as candidates. Porter, a Detroit Pistons' assistant and former head coach at Milwaukee, was interviewed by Suns general manager Steve Kerr on Tuesday. The Suns were to talk with Jackson, a TV analyst and former player, on Friday. Turner was known as a rugged defender in eight seasons as |
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| Cavs try to force Game 7 against Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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| he clubs meet tonight at Quicken Loans Series. Boston leads this set 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday at TD Banknorth Garden. The home team has won all five games in this series. The winner of this series will face the second-seeded Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals. On Wednesday, Paul Pierce scored 29 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and hit some clutch free throws down the stretch as the top-seeded Celtics rebounded from an early 14-point deficit to beat No. 4 Cleveland, 96-89, |
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| Dennis Rodman charged with domestic violence in LA |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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| re still dating. ``We look forward to a successful resolution of this misdemeanor matter,'' said Rodman's attorney, Paul Meyer. Attempts to find a phone listing for Peterson were not successful. Rodman was part of championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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