Pistons hold off Cavaliers to take 2-0 lead
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-76 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals after a defensive battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday.
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The Detroit Pistons won game 7 of their NBA series with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, and there are two more game 7s on Monday night.
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Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 17, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 98-92 Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. The Detroit Pistons opened their NBA title defense with an 87-to-79 win over the Houston Rockets. Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead five Pistons in double-figures.
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LeBron James had more than half of the Cleveland Cavaliers&#039; first-half points on Sunday and the Detroit Pistons took advantage of his teammates&#039; inaccuracy, holding a 40-38 halftime lead in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series.
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Richard Hamilton scored 18 points to  push the Detroit Pistons into a first-place tie with the  Cleveland Cavaliers in the Central Division after a 91-61 romp  over the New York Knicks at Auburn Hills, Michigan, Saturday.
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The Pistons trailed almost the entire game. They led for only 42.6 seconds. They were down by 16 at halftime, down by five in the fourth quarter, down by four with 1:42 left, down by three with 34.4 seconds left.
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First place was not at stake in the Central Division on Thursday night when the Pistons squared off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the defending champs&#39; reputation was on the line
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Perhaps trying to show his US Olympic team coach that he should have played more in Greece, LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points Wednesday to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-76 win over Larry Brown&#39;s Detroit Pistons.
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Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Rasheed Wallace poured in 24 points, including 18 in the second half, leading the defending champion Detroit Pistons to an 87-79 victory over the Houston Rockets in the regular season opener for both teams.
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LeBron James scores 48 points -- including 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points -- to will the Cavs to a 109-107 double-overtime win in Detroit.
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When LeBron James shot two airballs on a single possession in the first quarter, it was a sign of things to come. Richard Hamilton scored 21 and the Pistons almost held
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LeBron James scores a career high 43 points as the Cavaliers dominate the defending champion Pistons, 92-76, on Wednesday.
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Richard Hamilton scored 28 points, 20 in the second half, and Ben Wallace had 16 rebounds and seven points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 87-80 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
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LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their seventh win in eight games, a 92-76 home victory over the stuttering Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
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Once again, LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to win in the final seconds only to come up empty as Detroit escapes with a 79-76 win and a 2-0 series lead over Cleveland.
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Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the Boston Celtics 100-88 Sunday.