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| Pistons try to keep pace in Game 5 |
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05/30/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Indiana Pacers welcome the Detroit Pistons to Conseco Fieldhouse for the crucial Game 5 of the best-of- seven Eastern Conference finals. On Friday, Ron Artest scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead a well- balanced Indiana attack, as the Pacers defeated the third-seeded Pistons, 83-68, in Game 4 of the set at The Palace. Reggie Miller rebounded from two straight poor performances to score 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Pacers, who regained ho |
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| Pistons try to take commanding lead in conference finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/28/2004 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Indiana Pacers try to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole in the Eastern Conference finals tonight, as they visit the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills for Game 4 of the best-of-seven set. On Tuesday, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton each scored 20 points to lead the third-seeded Pistons over the Pacers, 85-78, in Game 3 at The Palace. Wallace and Hamilton sparked a late fourth-quarter burst that helped the Pistons pull away, as Detroit holds a 2-1 |
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| NBA fines Miller for kicking ball into crowd |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2004 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller was fined $5,000 by the NBA Thursday for kicking the ball into the stands after his team's loss to Detroit in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miller, whose potential game-tying layup was blocked heroically by Detroit's Tayshaun Prince in the closing seconds of Game 2, finished with only three points on 1-of-4 shooting in Wednesday's Game 3 85-78 defeat. When asked after the game if the act was done out of frustration, Miller replied, |
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| McGrady to miss Olympics; O'Neal next? |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2004 |
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| dicated that McGrady's decision to get married influenced his final decision. Jermaine O'Neal might be the next player to drop out, as he is also wavering whether to play in the summer games. O'Neal did not comment when asked about his choice to play or not, stating that he is only thinking about the NBA playoffs right now. Ironically, O'Neal's Indiana Pacers are playing against coach Brown of the Detroit Pistons. The winner of the best-of-seven series will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. |
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| Rasheed should stay in Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2004 |
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| ts, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. He has been a huge factor in the playoffs for the Pistons, who are appearing in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. After the Pistons dropped Game 1 of the conference finals on the road to the Indiana Pacers, Wallace guaranteed that Detroit would win Game 2. Wallace's guarantee became reality, as the Pistons knocked off the Pacers, 72-67, in the second game of the set at Conseco Fieldhouse. "You guys in the media always make a bigger deal out of the thi |
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| Rasheed Wallace and Pistons take 2-1 series edge in Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2004 |
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| === Rasheed Wallace and Pistons take 2-1 series edge in Detroit === Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton each scored 20 points to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Indiana Pacers, 85-78, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference finals series at the Palace. Wallace and Hamilton sparked a late fourth-quarter burst that helped the Pistons pull away, as Detroit holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Pistons will host Game 4 on Friday. Jermaine O'Neal had 24 points and |
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| Eastern Conference finals head to The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
05/26/2004 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons try to take advantage of their homecourt tonight, as they welcome the Indiana Pacers for Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final set at The Palace of Auburn Hills. After dropping the opener 78-74 at Conseco Fieldhouse, the Pistons stunned the Pacers and their fans in Game 2. On Monday, Tayshaun Prince made an incredible block on a Reggie Miller game-tying breakaway layup attempt with 18 seconds remaining as Detroit backed up Rasheed Wallace |
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| NBA fines Artest |
NBA Basketball |
05/25/2004 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers defensive standout Ron Artest was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for the obscene gesture he made one day earlier in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals versus the Pistons. Artest made the inappropriate gesture in the final four minutes of a 72-67 Detroit victory. The series is knotted at 1-1 with Game 3 of the best-of-seven set continuing Wednesday in Auburn Hills. The St. John's product averaged 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game during |
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| Miller Time: Reggie lifts Indy over Pistons in Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
05/23/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer with 31.7 seconds to play -- his only basket of the game -- to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 78-74 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Conseco Fieldhouse. Jermaine O'Neal had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers, who took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Richard Hamilton poured in 23 points and Chauncey Billups added 18 for the Pistons, who will look to even the series when it continues Mond |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Indiana vs. Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
05/21/2004 |
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