Pistons oust Cavaliers in NBA playoffs
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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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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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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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It's not like the Cleveland Cavaliers have revolutionized pick-and-roll defense in the Eastern Conference Finals. It's not like they have ambushed the Detroit Pistons with some new gimmick.
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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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The Detroit Pistons seem to be returning to championship form. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and Richard Hamilton finished with 20 points and eight assists Saturday night, leading the Pistons to a 107-86 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
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If LeBron James was sending a post-Olympics message to Larry Brown, he wouldn't admit it. Perhaps trying to prove Brown was wrong to bench him in Greece, James scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-76 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
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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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Once again pushed to the edge of elimination, the Detroit Pistons stepped up like champions.
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Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points and  the Detroit Pistons got three key offensive rebounds in the  dying seconds to edge the Cleveland Cavaliers 84-82 in National  Basketball Association play Friday in Cleveland.
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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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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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Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the Boston Celtics 100-88 Sunday.
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Rasheed Wallace led five Pistons in double figures scoring with 24 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets, 87-to-79, in their season openers.
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The Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers have their work cut out. The San Antonio Spurs have the Jazz in an 0-2 hole in their Western Conference final. The Detroit Pistons have the Cavaliers in an 0-2 hole in their Eastern Conference final.
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The Pistons fall back on their trademark defense to shut down the Cavaliers and earn a 90-78 victory in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon.
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LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 101-97 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.