Pistons find some swagger
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The Detroit Pistons simplified the game plan, weathered a hostile Conseco Fieldhouse crowd and returned to championship form all just in time for Christmas.
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Chauncey Billups's two free throws with 2.6 seconds left in the game gave Detroit its first lead since the first quarter, and Stephon Marbury's last-second miss gave the Pistons a 94-93 victory over the Knicks last night in New York.
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Auburn Hills, Mich. Â· There was no finishing flourish by the Heat, no flowing offense, no defining play. Instead, it was Pistons shots clanging off the rim and the Heat clinging to its lead.
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Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in  his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also  welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85  triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.
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Rasheed Wallace had 24 points to help the defending champion Pistons defeat the Rockets, 87-79, last night in Auburn Hills, Mich., in the first game of the NBA season.
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Detroit&#039;s defense would not let the Pistons&#039; season end. The Pistons got back to their swarming ways when the Miami Heat had the ball, and Tayshaun Prince scored a career playoff-high 29 points to lift Detroit to a 91-78 win Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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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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Chauncey Billups scored 20 points and Tayshaun Prince had 16 points and seven rebounds as the Detroit Pistons used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Indiana Pacers, 88-76, last night in Indianapolis.
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The Detroit Pistons scored an impressive 90-80 road victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Rasheed Wallace leading the Eastern Conference contenders with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
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Ben Wallace got the reaction he wanted, not the result. 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.
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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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Rasheed Wallace had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday night. Tayshaun Prince scored 17 points and Chauncey Billups added 13 points and eight assists for the Pistons, who won their third straight game.
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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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Tayshaun Prince's dunk with 16.5 seconds left lifted Detroit to a 117-116 double-overtime victory over Charlotte last night in Auburn Hills, Mich., in the Pistons' first game since their brawl with Indiana.
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Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Larry Brown was coaching again, Ben Wallace and Chauncey Billups were in the lineup again, and the Detroit Pistons defense showed up, too.
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Richard Hamilton scored 32 points and Rasheed Wallace had 13 of his 15 points in the first quarter, helping the Detroit Pistons coast in a 101-93 victory against the visiting Orlando Magic.