Pistons&#39; bench absent in victory
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For starters, the Detroit Pistons played well enough to win their season opener Tuesday night against the Houston Rockets. But down the road, they will need more help off the bench.
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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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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 Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks&#39; 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly
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The National Basketball Association suspended Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal of the Indiana Pacers and Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons indefinitely pending completion
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Chauncey Billups scored 18 points, Chris Webber and Rasheed Wallace had 15 apiece and the Detroit Pistons reminded Cleveland who's the boss in the NBA Central with a 90-78 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday.
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Larry Brown was in the building, he brought a suit, and a special high-backed chair was set up at the end of the Pistons&#39; bench.
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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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Ben Wallace&#39;s return to the Detroit Pistons&#39; lineup was far less eventful than his last appearance for the defending NBA champions.
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Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points and the Detroit Pistons advanced to the National Basketball Association semi-finals here with a 79-61 victory over Cleveland.
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They had extra security personnel on hand behind the Pistons bench last night to make sure that Ben Wallace wasn&#39;t heckled or threatened or taunted about his role in the riot at the Palace of Auburn Hills last month.
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Richard Hamilton got the Pistons into overtime, and Rasheed Wallace finished the Nets off Monday night. Hamilton had 37 points, and Wallace scored four of his six in overtime, helping the Pistons to a 100-90 victory at the Palace.
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The Pistons returned to the scene of their most recent triumph last night, taking the floor at The Palace of Auburn Hills for the first
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No Pistons players were charged for the Nov. 19 brawl the brother of Detroit's Ben Wallace, was charged for throwing punches at the Pacers' Fred Jones.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Nov 9, 2004 - Ben Wallace is expected to miss at least two road games for the Detroit Pistons following the death of his brother in Alabama.
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Shooting or passing, LeBron James is having a hard time beating the Detroit Pistons. James missed a shot with 7.9 seconds left, allowing Detroit to escape again with a 79-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Chris Webber made a putback with 2.2 seconds left and matched a season high with 21 points to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 95-93 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Following a timeout, Ben Gordon missed a 3-point shot just before the buzzer.