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Pistons Advance To Second Round

Apr 28, 2007 8:39 PM EST

Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, Richard Hamilton added 19 and the Pistons avoided a fourth-quarter meltdown to beat the Magic 97-93 Saturday and sweep the first-round series.

"The one thing we had such a big advantage on them is experience, and the only way you can get better at that is to go through it," Billups said. "I'm sure there are a lot of things they would change coming down the stretch."

The sweep was Detroit's first in the playoffs since 1990, when the "Bad Boys" won a second consecutive NBA title.

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Wallace Reaches Out With Tips For Howard

Apr 28, 2007 6:30 AM EST

Piston bad boy Rasheed Wallace has a special interest in Magic center Dwight Howard, with whom he has chatted before and during games.

"I've been doing that with a few young guys that I like. Dwight is one of them. Earlier in the season, I told him we'd been watching him on film, and he really needed to learn how to pass out of double teams. He needed to work on some kind of jumper," Wallace said Friday after the Detroit Pistons practice. "I'm not saying do it now, but maybe over the summer."

Wallace said he has talked to Howard several times about diversifying his game and developing a stronger rapport with his point guard.

"I look at that team and I think Dwight and Jameer [Nelson] will be here longer than anyone, that's in my opinion. They should get that pick-and-roll down, like a [John] Stockton-and-[Karl] Malone thing, where they are really a threat with it. I told him, 'It could make you a force.'"

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Pistons Beat The Magic To Take 3-0 Series Lead

Apr 27, 2007 1:55 AM EST

The Pistons showed they know how to close out quarters. Now they want to close out another series.

Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points, Chauncey Billups added 21 and the Pistons beat Orlando 93-77 Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

The victory ended a postseason trend for the Pistons -- they had lost their last six Game 3s when leading 2-0 -- and left them one victory from advancing to the second round.

Game 4 is Saturday in Orlando.

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Pistons Apr 2007 Archive

  • Pistons Take 2-0 Lead Over Magic

    RealGM.com | Apr 23, 2007

    The Detroit Pistons took a commanding 2-0 lead in their first round series against the Orlando Magic on Monday night, winning game 2 98-90.

  • Darko 'Doesn't Care' About Detroit Fans' Boos

    Sports Illustrated | Apr 23, 2007

    Booing him early and often, Detroit Pistons fans let Darko Milicic know they still begrudge him for being a bust.

  • Porter Wants Another Chance, Eyes Sacramento Job

    Bay City Times | Apr 22, 2007

    Pistons lead assistant Terry Porter may become a candidate for the Kings next head coach.

  • Dumars Aims To Keep Core

    Bay City Times | Apr 22, 2007

    Joe Dumars has his Pistons in the playoff with the top seed in the Eastern Conference and in order to do so again in the future, he will aim to keep his core group of players together.

  • Pistons Cruise To Game 1 Win

    Yahoo! | Apr 21, 2007

    The Detroit Pistons demonstrated Saturday night why they could return to the conference finals for a fifth consecutive season.

  • Atkins To The Rockets?

    Memphis Commercial Appeal | Apr 20, 2007

    "I know Houston has some interest in me," said Chucky Atkins. "Obviously Denver, Miami, Orlando, Detroit."

  • Murray Escapes Gunshots Fired Into His Home

    SI.com | Apr 18, 2007

    Detroit Pistons guard Flip Murray says gunshots were fired into his home after two people in masks approached a female friend.

  • Parker Led Raptors Move Closer To Playoff Home Court

    ESPN | Apr 13, 2007

    Anthony Parker scored 21 points and the Raptors moved closer to clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with an 87-84 victory over the Pistons on Friday night.

  • Pistons Recall Amir Johnson

    Press Release | Apr 13, 2007

    The Detroit Pistons announced today that they have recalled Amir Johnson from the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.

  • Detroit Clinches Home-Court Advantage In The East

    Yahoo! | Apr 12, 2007

    Detroit held Grant Hill to four points in the second half, and they went on to a 104-99 victory over his Orlando Magic.

  • Retirement Or Knicks, Says Webber

    New York Post | Apr 10, 2007

    Webber revealed before facing the Knicks last night he tried to force a trade last summer to New York

  • Knicks Running Out Of Time And Healthy Bodies

    Yahoo! | Apr 9, 2007

    Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, and the Pistons moved to the verge of clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Knicks 91-83 Monday night for their 50th victory.

  • LeBron Held In Check By Pistons

    Yahoo! | Apr 8, 2007

    LeBron James almost single-handedly beat the Pistons a month ago.

  • Pistons Fan Arrested For Throwing Object At Bulls' Thomas

    Chicago Tribune | Apr 6, 2007

    A 24-year-old man was arrested in Detroit for throwing an object at Bulls rookie Tyrus Thomas, bringing flashbacks to the brawl at this arena with the Pacers that started with an object thrown from the stands.

  • Sinus Infection KOs Big Ben But Bulls Rip Pistons

    ESPN | Apr 5, 2007

    Kirk Hinrich scored 29 points, Luol Deng added 22 and the Ben Wallace-less Bulls beat the listless Pistons 106-88.