Dec 31, 2004 12:54 AM EST
In a match-up of two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat handled the Pistons, winning 89-78. On the way, Wade recorded a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
"It feels good to get my first triple-double in the NBA because I got it out of the way and it shows you're playing a team game," Wade said. "And, it feels good to beat the Pistons because I haven't done that in my young career."
"He's the best second-year pupil that I've had," Shaquille O'Neal said. "I've raised two great ones in my NBA lifetime and this guy is the best in his second year."
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Dec 29, 2004 10:48 PM EST
Chauncey Billups hit a 14-foot jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining Wednesday to give the Detroit Pistons a 107-105 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Billups and the Pistons overcame a 19-point first-half deficit and trailed by as many as 15 in the third quarter.
Billups had a season-high 32 points.
The game was Washington's first sellout since last February.
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Vince Carter debuted with the Nets scoring 23 points, but was unavailable for most of the overtime session. The Nets ended up losing to the Pistons 100-90.
"I'm OK -- it just cramped up," he said. "I'll be fine as soon as I get some fluids into me."
The game was his first since he strained an Achilles' tendon in Toronto's 90-86 overtime loss to the Pistons on Dec. 8. He was traded to the Nets on Dec. 17.
"I guess this is twice here, but I'm sure the cramps would have happened anywhere," he said. "I played a lot of minutes in my first game back, and I guess I got dehydrated. I felt good until then, and my Achilles' is fine."
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Pistons Dec 2004 Archive
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Yahoo! | Dec 25, 2004
The boost of Jermaine O'Neal's return to the Pacers' line-up wasn't enough for them to follow their previous victory over the Pistons with one on Christmas Day, losing 98-93.
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The Miama Herald | Dec 24, 2004
This Chritmas Day, Kobe Bryant should expect to see a 7-foot-2-inch, 330lb present waiting for him underneath the hoop.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 24, 2004
The anticipated trade between Chicago and Detroit which would have sent point guard Frankie Williams to the Pistons in exchange for Smush Parker, Horace Jenkins and/or a second round draft pick (depending on which article you read) is apparently dead according to Chicago Sun-Times writer John Jackson.
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USA Today | Dec 23, 2004
Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for verbal abuse of an official, a day after he had to be restrained during a postgame argument with referee Anthony Jordan.
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Detroit News | Dec 23, 2004
Larry Brown's frustrations are mounting and came to a head after the Bulls had beaten the Pistons, 89-82, Wednesday night.
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Yahoo! | Dec 22, 2004
On a day when the Pistons learned that Jermaine O'Neal will be suiting against them on Christmas Day in Indiana, they were defeated by the surging Chicago Bulls by a final score of 89-82.
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2004
In an interview with Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption," Detroit Pistons head coach Larry Brown admitted that he thought about not returning to the Pistons' bench.
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Sportsline | Dec 21, 2004
Suits were filed on Monday against the Indiana Pacers and players Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson by a Detroit fan who was trespassing on the court.
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Detroit Free Press | Dec 18, 2004
Detroit Pistons backup point guard Lindsey Hunter likes his cars highly original -- and that's why he opened a body shop in Sterling Heights, about 20 miles north of Detroit, less than three months ago.
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Detroit News | Dec 16, 2004
William "Smush" Parker knows his days as the Detroit Pistons' third point guard could soon be drawing to a close.
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Detroit News | Dec 15, 2004
The proposed trade that was reported earlier this week, which would send Smush Parker and a future second-round draft pick to the Bulls for guard Frank Williams is on hold until at least Dec.
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Detroit News | Dec 15, 2004
Detroit Pistons forward Antonio McDyess is listed as a "game-time decision" for tonight's matchup with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but the former Knick is pretty certain he's going to be out there.
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Mercury News | Dec 14, 2004
According to Helene St.
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The Detroit News | Dec 13, 2004
With the loss to Memphis on Saturday the Pistons are now looking at a .
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| Dec 12, 2004
Despite 22 points from Rasheed Wallace and 18 from Richard Hamilton, the Detroit Pistons were defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night by a final score of 72-68.
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USA Today | Dec 10, 2004
Pistons starting forward Rasheed Wallace missed Friday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks due to a sore right hamstring.
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Indianapolis Star | Dec 10, 2004
Sekou Smith of the Indianapolis Tribune reports that arbitrator Roger Kaplan heard six hours of closed-door testimony Thursday in Manhattan during a grievance hearing in which the NBA players' union requested specific, "significant" reductions in the suspensions of Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson.
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Detroit Free-Press | Dec 9, 2004
Charges against both players and fans were announced on Wednesday, as were charges of who was most responsible for the brawl at the Palace several weeks ago.
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ESPN | Dec 8, 2004
As Artest, Jackson, Harrison, Johnson and O'Neal were charged, Europe was playing a Champions League soccer match in an empty stadium due to fans throwing objects at a referee.
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Detroit News | Dec 6, 2004
According to the Detroit News, Rasheed Wallace hyper-extended his right elbow a week ago Friday.
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FoxSports.com | Dec 4, 2004
The Detroit Free Press reported Saturday that the brother of Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was identified by police as a participant in last month's NBA brawl.
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nba.com | Dec 3, 2004
According to the league's official website nba.
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FoxSports.com | Dec 1, 2004
The Palace of Auburn Hills have sent letters to two fans involved in the brawl a few weeks ago during a Friday night game between the Pacers and Pistons.
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Houston Chronicle | Dec 1, 2004
They started as early as the second quarter and never seemed to trail off.
