Pistons hold off Cavaliers to take 2-0 lead
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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 Miami Heat withstood a  fourth-quarter barrage to beat the Detroit Pistons 98-83 on  Saturday and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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From the opening tip to the final horn, the Detroit Pistons controlled the crowd, tempo &#151; and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the Boston Celtics 100-88 Sunday.
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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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(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 on Tuesday in the season-opener for both teams.
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James poured in a career-high 43 points to lead Cleveland to an easy 92-76 win over Detroit at Gund Arena.
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CLEVELAND - 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 night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-76 win over Larry Brown&#39;s Detroit Pistons.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a 98-82 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday to advance to the NBA finals for the first time in their 36-year history.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers recorded a  91-87 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday to tie  up their best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals series at 2-2.
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LeBron James scored 33 points, passed out 12 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past National Basketball Association leader Boston 114-113 here on Tuesday.
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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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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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For starters, the 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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NEW YORK: 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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The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday were trying to recover the day after their double-overtime thriller, while also preparing for Saturday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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The Cavaliers leap to a 25-3 lead by holding Robert Morris without a field goal for the first 10 1/2 minutes in Friday's season opener, cruising to an 88-55 victory.