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| Prince nearly perfect as Pistons even series |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Tayshaun Prince was nearly perfect from the field and finished with 23 points, as the Detroit Pistons used a big third quarter to pick up a 93-84 win over Philadelphia to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series after four games. The foursome of Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton took control for Detroit, which overcame a 14-point deficit in the second quarter by using separate 11-0 and 10-0 runs in the third. Wallace had 20 points and 1 |
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| Surprising Sixers try to take 3-1 lead over Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The surprising Philadelphia 76ers attempt to take a commanding 3-1 advantage over the Detroit Pistons tonight at the Wachovia Center in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. After the teams split a pair in Detroit, the Sixers gave their home fans a thrill by crushing the Pistons in Game 3. On Friday, Samuel Dalembert recorded a playoff career high with 22 points to go along with 16 rebounds, and Philadelphia's stifling defense helped the Sixers to a 95-75 drubbing of t |
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| Pistons forward McDyess has surgery |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Detroit Pistons starting forward Antonio McDyess had surgery to repair a broken nose on Saturday. McDyess broke his nose early in the third quarter in Game 3 of Detroit's first round playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. McDyess, who had two points and three rebounds at the time of being injured, grabbed a rebound and was inadvertently hit in the face by Sixers forward Andre Iguodala. The forward did not return to the game as the Pistons lost, 95-75, to fall behi |
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| Sixers take 2-1 series lead after pummeling Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Samuel Dalembert recorded a playoff career high with 22 points to go with 16 rebounds, and Philadelphia's stifling defense helped the Sixers to a 95-75 drubbing of the heavily favored Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Philadelphia now holds a 2-1 series lead and remains home for Game 4 on Sunday at the Wachovia Center. Andre Miller deposited 21 points, while Thaddeus Young added 10 for the Sixers, who forced 25 Pistons turnovers. Reg |
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| Suns' Hill wins sportsmanship award |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2008 |
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| ayer to win the award more than once. Hill, who also won the 2004-05 Sportsmanship Award, was one of six divisional winners which included Detroit's Antonio McDyess, Houston's Shane Battier, Portland's Brandon Roy, Toronto's Chris Bosh and Washington's Antawn Jamison. The annual award reflects the ideals of sportsmanship -- ethical behavior, fair play and integrity -- in amateur and professional basketball and is named for former Detroit Pistons guard and Hall of Famer Joe Dumars, the award's first recipient. |
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| Pistons, Sixers resume series in City of Brotherly Love |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers continue their first-round playoff series tonight at the Wachovia Center, as the teams play Game 3 of the best-of-seven set. The series is tied 1-1. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday in the City of Brotherly Love. On Wednesday, Richard Hamilton led five Pistons in double figures with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Detroit emphatically evened its best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with a 105-88 win over the Sixers at T |
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| Brown resigns as Sixers' executive VP |
NBA Basketball |
04/24/2008 |
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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. He 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 1988 national cha |
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| Pistons, Sixers meet for Game 2 at The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers have a chance to take a 2-0 lead over the second-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, as the teams battle tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills Game 3 of this best-of-seven set is scheduled for Friday at The Wachovia Center. On Sunday, Andre Miller led five Sixers in double figures with 20 points and six assists as Philadelphia overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to stun the Pistons, 90-86, at The Palace in Game 1 of their Eastern |
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| Fourth quarter surge helps Philly take Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Andre Miller led five Sixers in double figures with 20 points and six assists as Philadelphia overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to stun the Detroit Pistons, 90-86, in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Down by one with just over five minutes remaining, Reggie Evans scored four straight points for Philadelphia, the last of which was a desperate jumper from the top of the key to beat the shot clock. Off a Richard Hamilton missed layup a few of possessi |
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| Sixers begin playoffs in Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are back in the postseason after a two-year absence, as they visit the second-seeded Detroit Pistons today at The Palace of Auburn Hills for Game 1 of their first-round series. Game 2 of this best-of-seven set is scheduled for Wednesday at The Palace. The Pistons enjoyed the second-best record in the NBA this season. The three- time NBA champions qualified for the postseason for a seventh straight year, and have reached the conference finals five consec |
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