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Pistons Win Pivotal Game Five At Home

Apr 29, 2008 9:47 PM EST

DET 98, PHI 81 The Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 98-81, in a pivotal Game Five battle on Tuesday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Chauncey Billups had 21 points and 12 assists and Richard Hamilton added 20 points and 5 rebounds for the Pistons, who hit an astounding 58% of their shots while attempting twelve fewer free throws than Philadelphia.

Andre Iguodala finally had a relatively productive game for the Sixers, with 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, but a majority of Philadelphia's rotation struggled.

Louis Williams was the only other bright spot for the 76ers, scoring 16 points off the bench.

Philadelphia went just 2-for-7 from behind the three-point line in the loss and turned the ball over eighteen times.

Game Six will be Thursday night in Philly as the 76ers look to force a Game Seven back in Detroit.

Game FIC Scores Rasheed Wallace, DET - 19.8 Chauncey Billups, DET - 17.8 Andre Iguodala, PHI - 17.0 Jason Maxiell, DET - 15.4

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Webber: 'It Doesn't Matter What Flip Says'

Apr 29, 2008 10:06 AM EST

Chris Webber took a shot at Pistons coach Flip Saunders on a TNT broadcast on Sunday night, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The Pistons were heading into the second half down ten points to the 76ers, and Webber claimed that it didn't matter what the coach said to his team during the break.

"No disrespect to Flip (Saunders), but it doesn’t matter what Flip says," Webber said.

The Pistons "take on the personality of Joe Dumars. Rip (Hamilton), Chauncey (Billups), Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed (Wallace) and (Antonio) McDyess are very mad right now, they probably aren’t even talking and they are probably just saying, 'OK we’re going to go win this game.'"

The Pistons "are really nonchalant and that’s why I felt we lost last year (in the Eastern Conference Finals)," Webber added.

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Pistons Storm Back In Third, Tie Series

Apr 27, 2008 9:52 PM EST

- DET 93, PHI 84 The Detroit Pistons used a huge third quarter to come-from-behind and even their best-of-seven series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.

Trailing by ten at the half, the Pistons outscored the Sixers 34-16 in the third quarter to take control the game.

Tayshaun Prince had 23 points and 6 rebounds and Rasheed Wallace tallied 20 points and 10 boards for the Pistons, who forced nineteen Philadelphia turnovers.

Samuel Dalembert posted 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, while rookie Thaddeus Young contributed 15 points and 8 boards in the loss.

Philadelphia shot 48% from the field, against just 42% for Detroit.

The Pistons scored the first eleven points of the third quarter, turning their double-digit deficit into a one-point lead before the Sixers even scored in the second half.

Game Five will be in Detroit on Tuesday night.

Game FIC Scores Tayshaun Prince, DET - 23.0 Thaddeus Young, PHI - 16.0 Samuel Dalembert, PHI - 13.3 Rasheed Wallace, DET - 13.0

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Pistons Apr 2008 Archive

  • McDyess Has Nose Surgery

    AP | Apr 26, 2008

    The Pistons' Antonio McDyess had surgery on Saturday to repair the broken nose he suffered in Game 3 of their series against the 76ers.

  • 76ers Cheeks Fined $25,000 For Abusing Referees

    ESPN | Apr 25, 2008

    Sixers' Coach Mo Cheeks was fined $25,000 by the league for verbally abusing the referees during game 2 of the team's playoff series against Detroit.

  • Sixers Roll To 2-1 Lead Over Pistons

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 25, 2008

    The Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 95-75 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead.

  • Rasheed Says He Isn't Center Of Attention

    The Philadelphia Daily News | Apr 24, 2008

    Rasheed Wallace claims that he isn't the center of attention despite receiving a lot of attention for poking his head in the huddle of the 76ers during Sunday night's Game One.

  • Detroit Rolls Over Philly In Game Two

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 23, 2008

    Richard Hamilton helped the Detroit Pistons pull even with the Philadelphia 76ers with a 105-88 win on Wednesday night.

  • Billups: Game Two Isn't A Must-Win

    The Detroit Free Press | Apr 23, 2008

    Pistons' guard Chauncey Billups doesn't think Game Two against the 76ers is a must-win in their seven games series.

  • Barkley: Detroit Doesn't Always Show Up

    The Boston Globe | Apr 22, 2008

    Charles Barkley doesn't think that the Detroit Pistons always show up to play.

  • Pistons Name Scott Perry Vice President Of Basketball Operations

    Press Release | Apr 22, 2008

    Scott Perry re-joins the Pistons after serving as assistant general manager for the Seattle Supersonics for the 2007-08 campaign.

  • Sixers Shock Pistons In Game One

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 20, 2008

    The Philadelphia 76ers stormed back in the second half to knock off the Detroit Pistons 90-86 in Game One of their playoff series on Sunday night.

  • Stuckey: Pistons Looking To Attack 76ers

    The Associated Press | Apr 20, 2008

    Pistons' rookie Rodney Stuckey says that the team is looking to attack the young 76ers in their opening round playoff series.

  • Billups: 'They Are Capable Of Beating Us'

    The Detroit Free Press | Apr 19, 2008

    Pundits are not giving the Sixers much of a chance against the Pistons in the first round, but Chauncey Billups thinks Philadelphia has a shot.

  • Dumars: Rasheed Is Key To Pistons

    The Detroit News | Apr 18, 2008

    Joe Dumars believes that forward Rashard Wallace is the key to the Detroit's title chances.

  • Pistons Secure NBA's Second-Best Record

    nba.com | Apr 16, 2008

    Detroit beat Minnesota 115-103 on Tuesday night to secure the league's second best record.

  • Pistons Rest Rip, Sheed, Billups

    ESPN | Apr 2, 2008

    The Detroit Pistons rested starters Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace against Minnesota since the team is all but assured of being the second seed in the Eastern conference.