Hot Pistons survive Heat
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Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 52 points, making all nine of his shots in the third quarter last night in the host Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz.
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By Jordan Robertson< Associated Press
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Dwyane Wade&#039;s fourth quarter heroics  inspired the Miami Heat to an 89-78 win over the Detroit  Pistons and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference final series  on Monday.
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SAN ANTONIO -- With big, bad Ben Wallace back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons almost rallied from a big deficit for a big win. A bigger night from their big man might&#39;ve helped.
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With Richard Hamilton leading the way, the Detroit Pistons are not only winning night in and night out, they are winning easily.
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Detroit Pistons celebrate their NBA championship after defeating Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Finals. (AP Photo). By DEAN SCHABNER.
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Michael Redd returns from injury for Milwaukee but Detroit is able to withstands a second-half rally by the Bucks, holding on for an 84-83 victory Tuesday night.
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Miami stays close until the end but falls to Detroit, 100-95, as Rasheed Wallace powers the Pistons with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
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Chauncey Billups scored 18 points, Chris Webber and Rasheed Wallace had 15 apiece, and the Detroit Pistons reminded the Cavaliers who's the boss in the NBA Central with a 90-78 win yesterday in Cleveland.
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The green sports car race is hyped this week with a hybrid Honda mean machine. Have fun, but hold off on the eco kudos -- these rides burn hydrocarbons. In Epicenter.
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Detroit's Ben Wallace returns from a six-game suspension but is unable to keep the Pistons from fallint to the Spurs, 80-77, Friday.
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Chauncey Billups couldn't stop a grin from slowly spreading across his face. Could the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons be even better this season? You bet.
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The Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak thanks to an energetic performance by their bench players.
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Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.
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Dwyane Wade was practically silent in the middle two quarters, not even finding the opportunity to shoot against Detroit&#039;s zone defense. He awoke in the fourth, just in time to put the Miami Heat on the cusp of a trip to the NBA Finals. Wade scored 12 of his 31 points in the final quarter Monday night, when the Heat pulled away for an 89-78 win and a 3-1 lead over the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion Pistons.
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Perfection lasted nearly a month for the Miami Heat. Then, the Seattle SuperSonics came to town.
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Richard Hamilton banked in the winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining as the Detroit Pistons edged the Miami Heat 78-77 in Auburn Hills on Friday.