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| Billups ready for Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals |
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05/15/2008 |
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| expected to be ready to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Detroit coach Flip Saunders says Billups looked good enough in practice Thursday that he could have played if there was a game. Billups missed the last two games against the Orlando Magic in the second round with a strained right hamstring. The Pistons will open the conference finals Sunday if the Boston Celtics eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 on Friday. If the Cavs extend the series to Game 7, the conference finals are |
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| Fly me to the Moon! Raptors exercise option on rookie |
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05/14/2008 |
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| 2007 following successful stints in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association. Moon appeared in 78 games for Toronto this past season, averaging 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, which ranked second on the team, and a team-best 1.38 blocks. He also helped guide the Raptors to a 41-41 regular season record, the sixth-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, as the club fell to the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs. Moon was also named to the 2007-08 All-Rookie Second Team. |
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| Current Pistons join Showtime Lakers in NBA lore |
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05/14/2008 |
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| ident of basketball operations, for assembling the unique model of success. ``So many times people talk about certain teams have players carry them, but Joe built this team on the idea of a team,'' Saunders said Tuesday night after eliminating the Orlando Magic. ``When one piece happens to go out, we continue to run as a unit.'' That was clear in the second round when Chauncey Billups missed the last two games with a strained right hamstring, but Detroit won both times even with rookie Rodney Stuckey fil |
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| Magic glum after season-ending loss to Pistons |
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05/14/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Rashard Lewis walked out of the Orlando Magic practice complex in street clothes Wednesday, a glossy team picture under his arm. He had no idea what he was going to do for the next few days or weeks. He and the rest of the Magic honestly thought they'd still be playing basketball, even if few others seemed to. ``It just feels like today's an off day and we'll go back at it tomorrow,'' Lewis said. ``I didn't have plans to be going home, so I don't know where I'm going.'' Lewis did |
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| Pistons reach East finals for sixth straight year |
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05/14/2008 |
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| ports Network) - Richard Hamilton scored 31 points, and Tayshaun Prince came up with a crucial block in the closing seconds, as the Pistons moved into the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year by holding on for a 91-86 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Pistons, who won the semifinal series by a 4-1 margin, will face either Boston or Cleveland in the next round. The Celtics and Cavaliers are even with Game 5 scheduled for Wednesday in Boston. Antonio McDyess scored eight of his 17 points durin |
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| Billups out for the Pistons in Game 5 vs. Magic |
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05/13/2008 |
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| interviews before he plays, so when he spoke to reporters, that provided the update of the night. The All-Star point guard said his right hamstring was not healthy enough to help the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of their second-round series with the Orlando Magic. ``My improvement from yesterday to today was amazing, but I still haven't been able to sprint full court and that's a concern,'' Billups said Tuesday night. ``I'm getting better, but I'm not quite ready yet.'' Detroit replaced Billups in the st |
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| Pistons' Billups not expected to play in Game 5 |
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05/13/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Chauncey Billups is not expected to play for the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a strained right hamstring. Billups was hurt early in Game 3 and did not play the following game, which the Pistons won to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round series. The All-Star point guard went through a strenuous workout confined to a 15-foot area on Monday, the day before Game 5. Billups was replaced by rookie Rodney Stuckey and veteran Lindsey Hunter on Saturd |
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| Pistons try to eliminate Orlando |
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05/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons attempt to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth straight year, as they host the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their semifinal series. Detroit leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday in Orlando. On Saturday, Tayshaun Prince's left-handed hook shot in the lane with 6.9 seconds remaining in the contest proved to be the game-winner, as No. 2 Detroit escaped Amway Arena with a 90-89 win over the third-seeded Magic. |
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| Bryant, Garnett lead All-Defensive Team |
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05/12/2008 |
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| per game). Duncan, on the team for the 11th time, and Bowen, making the team for the eighth time, play for the San Antonio Spurs. The second team is Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed wi |
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| Pistons edge Magic to move a win away from conference finals |
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05/10/2008 |
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| shaun Prince's left-handed hook shot in the lane with 6.9 seconds remaining in the contest proved to be the game-winner, as the Detroit Pistons escaped Amway Arena with a 90-89 win and a 3-1 Eastern Conference semifinals series advantage against the Orlando Magic. After Prince's go-ahead bucket, the Magic put the ball in the red-hot Hedo Turkoglu's hands. Turkoglu, who netted 13 points in the fourth quarter, started at the top of the key and took Prince off the dribble and into the lane. Jason Maxiell steppe |
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