Cavaliers beat Pistons in double overtime thriller
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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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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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Richard Hamilton hit the go-ahead jumper and two clinching free throws in the final 17 seconds, and the Detroit Pistons overcame a valiant effort from undermanned Charlotte to beat the Bobcats 103-100 in overtime on Saturday night.
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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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Cleveland forward LeBron James capped a 32-point performance with a clutch jump shot to steer the Cavaliers to an 88-82 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game Three of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday.
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LeBron James's a season-high 41 points, leading Cleveland past Detroit for a 101-97 overtime win Wednesday night.
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The kid came up big. LeBron James did, too. And the Cleveland Cavaliers are as close as they've ever been to an NBA title.
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The start, story line and result were different. Tayshaun Prince had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Richard Hamilton scored 22 and the Detroit Pistons bounced back &amp;#151; as usual &amp;#151; and held on to beat the Miami Heat 92-88 Thursday night in Game 2, evening the Eastern Conference finals.
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LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat visiting Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics, 114-113, on Tuesday night.
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Crown them one and all, the kid called King and the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the first time, they're Eastern Conference champions &#151; and on their way to the NBA finals. Lugging an entire region's hopes with him on every trip to the basket, LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and unflappable rookie Daniel Gibson added 31 points &#151; 19 in the fourth quarter &#151; to give the Cavaliers a 98-82 victory in Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons.
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LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113 on Tuesday night.
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Charlotte, NC -- LeBron James poured in a game-high 19 points and Jeff McInnis scored 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Charlotte Bobcats, 106-89, at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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Instead of taking the last shot, LeBron James fooled the Milwaukee Bucks. James had 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, the last one to Anderson Varejao for the winning layup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Bucks 94-92 Saturday night.
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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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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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Defending champions Detroit Pistons avoided second lost in the first four games of new season as they narrowly defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 99-96 after two overtimes Monday in Los Angeles.
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Larry Hughes scored 25 points, LeBron James flirted with his first triple-double this season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers coasted to a 106-84 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night.