NBA Power Poll: Pistons back on top; Hornets take a tumble
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The Sporting News - Shaq goes to the Suns. Pau Gasol joins the Lakers. Chris Webber returns to the Warriors. Damon Stoudamire is sold on the Spurs. Just glance at the transactions and you can see the West is as wild as ever.  Then look at the standings and you can see this season is turning out to be wilder than ever. A mere five games separate the first-place Suns from the 10th-place Blazers. Wild and crazy, indeed.
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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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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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This would be a good time for the Pistons to build a winning record as they try to regain their championship form. In the next eight days, they play four teams with losing or .500 records.
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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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(Sports Network) - The Detroit Pistons try to get back on the winning track this evening when they start a brief two-game road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.
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Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and 15 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons bounced back from a loss the previous night to beat the San Antonio Spurs 90-80 on Thursday.
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The Detroit Pistons had too much late-game experience for the improving Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Pistons to their second impressive road win in two nights, an 87-83 victory over Orlando last night.
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The NBA tips off its new season as the defending champions, the Detriot Pistons, overpowered the Houston Rockets 87-79. Rasheed Wallace led the offensive, scoring 24 points while
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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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Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points and Chris Webber had 18 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 93-78 win over the Los Angeles Lakers last night at The Palace at Auburn Hills, Mich.
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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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Tayshaun Prince scored a career-high  26 points as the Detroit Pistons eased to a 94-80 win over the  Phoenix Suns Monday, sending the slumping NBA leaders to their  fourth successive defeat.
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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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Rasheed Wallace, one of five Pistons to score in double figures, had 24 points to help Detroit defeat the Houston Rockets 87-79 Tuesday night in the first game of the NBA season.
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Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons held Cleveland to a six-point third quarter and almost held LeBron James scoreless in the second half in an 81-69 win Thursday night.
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The Detroit Pistons might be the most resilient team in the NBA.