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| Billups, controversial basket help Pistons to Game 2 win over Magic |
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05/05/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Chauncey Billups scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half, including a controversial three-pointer in the final second of the third quarter, as the Detroit Pistons beat Orlando, 100-93, in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Tayshaun Prince added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who have taken the first two contests. Rasheed Wallace also scored 17, while Richard Hamilton had 14 despite a 4-for-18 shooting night. Jason Maxiell had 11 points in |
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| Billups wins Citizenship Award |
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05/05/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was selected as the recipient of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award, presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, is named for the second commissioner of the league and honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community. Billups was chosen for his charity work in Detroit and his hometown of Denver. Among Billups' charitable efforts in the Detroit area has be |
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| Pistons attempt to take 2-0 lead over Magic |
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05/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The second-seeded Detroit Pistons attempt to take a 2-0 lead over the third-seeded Orlando Magic, as the teams continue their Eastern Conference semifinal series tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Game 3 of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for Wednesday at Amway Arena. In the opener, Chauncey Billups scored 19 points and dished out seven assists as Detroit took control with a big run in the third quarter for a 91-72 win over the Magic at The Palace. Richard Hamilton added 17 point |
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| Magic travel to Detroit for Game 1 of East semis |
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05/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The second-seeded Detroit Pistons and the third-seeded Orlando Magic battle for the right to play in the Eastern Conference finals, as the teams square off in Game 1 of the semis tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. This is the fourth time these teams have met in the postseason. Orlando swept the Pistons, 3-0, in the first round of the 1996 playoffs. Detroit ousted the Magic in seven games in the 2003 quarterfinals and swept Orlando, 4-0, in round one last year. The Pistons own the home-c |
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| Pistons try to eliminate Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
05/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia 76ers attempt to stave off elimination, as they host the Detroit Pistons tonight at the Wachovia Center for Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Detroit leads this best-of-seven series 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons captured the pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday at home. Chauncey Billups recorded 21 points and 12 assists to lead No. 2 Detroit to a convincing, 98-81 victory over the seventh-seeded Six |
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| Pistons push Sixers to brink of elimination |
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04/29/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Chauncey Billups recorded 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a convincing, 98-81 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, taking a 3-2 series lead in their first-round playoff series. Detroit can advance to the second round with a win in Game 6 on Thursday at the Wachovia Center. Billups struggled from the field in the first four games of the series, sinking just 35.7 percent from the floor, but recovered to hit 7-of-14 in a blowout victory for the Pistons, |
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| Brown tabbed to coach Bobcats, his 9th NBA team |
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04/29/2008 |
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| 0, making him the fifth winningest coach in league history. "I guess I've coached almost everybody in the league, I've been around so much," he quipped about his well-known journeyman habits. Brown finally achieved the pinnacle of the sport with the Detroit Pistons, when he led the team to the 2004 title, and the 2005 NBA Finals. But, like it often does at each of his stops, things went bad between Brown and management in Detroit, and the Hall of Famer then took over as coach of the New York Knicks for the 200 |
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| Pistons, Sixers battle in pivotal Game 5 at The Palace |
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04/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers play the pivotal Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. This best-of-seven series is tied 2-2. Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at the Wachovia Center. On Sunday, Tayshaun Prince was nearly perfect from the field and finished with 23 points, as the second-seeded Pistons used a big third quarter to pick up a 93-84 win over No. 7 Philadelphia in Game 4 at the Wachovia Center. The foursome of Prin |
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| Brown reportedly to guide Bobcats |
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04/29/2008 |
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| guided the franchise to a 255-205 record, including five playoff appearances and the 2001 NBA Finals, when they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. After Brown resigned as Philadelphia's coach and vice president in May 2003, he joined the Detroit Pistons and led the team to the 2004 title, and the 2005 NBA Finals. The Hall of Famer then took over as coach of the New York Knicks for the 2006 campaign, but was fired after going 23-59. Brown also spent time coaching in the college ranks, winning the 19 |
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| Pioneer basketball coach Robinson passes away at 96 |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2008 |
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| son was an icon, not only on our campus, but at the national level. We will always remember his courage, vision and strength, and forever be thankful for all that he did for Redbird Athletics." Robinson left ISU after the 1975-76 season and became a Detroit Pistons scout before retiring in 2003. He received many accolades for his accomplishments, including induction into the Michigan High School Basketball Hall of Fame and Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, Robinson received the John W. Bunn award, wh |
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