The Cleveland Cavaliers may have been blown out at the hands of the Pistons in Detroit, but they did manage to secure a playoff spot in the process, the Associated Press is reporting.

The Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat on Thursday night to clinch their fourth-straight Central Division title.

The Detroit Pistons clinched the Central Division title with a 85-69 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night, the Associated Press is reporting.

Pistons' center Theo Ratliff was planning on retiring after this season, the Detroit News is reporting, but the Pistons want the big man to come back again next year.

David West did not play for the Hornets when they took on the Pistons in Detroit on Sunday.

David West might not play for the Hornets when they take on the Pistons on Sunday afternoon, according to the Times-Picayune.

Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs has been suspended one game without pay for striking Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets with his leg, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice-President, Basketball Operations.

Rasheed Wallace has missed the Pistons' last two games and is questionable on Wednesday night against the Sixers because of a sore left ankle, according to the Detroit News.

The Pistons earned themselves a playoff berth with a win over the Bulls on Sunday night, according to NBA.

If the Knicks and Stephon Marbury decide to end their relationship through a buy-out, the Pistons might come calling, according to the New York Post.

The Boston Celtics got twice the rewards on Wednesday night.

The Pistons signed center Theo Ratliff, who was released Friday by the Timberwolves, according to an Associated Press report.