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| Pistons boost playoff chances while hurting Charlotte's |
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04/05/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Will Bynum connected on 14-of-16 foul shots on his way to a career-high 32 points off the bench, as the Detroit Pistons hung on to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats, 104-97, in a battle between playoff-hopeful teams at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Bynum scored 26 points in the fourth frame, which sets a franchise record. He also doled out a total of seven assists for the Pistons, who snapped a three- game skid. Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton scored 14 and 13 points, respect |
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| Bobcats face big test in Motor City vs. Pistons |
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04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A desperate Charlotte Bobcats team arrives in the Motor City on Sunday hoping to improve their playoff chances against a reeling Detroit Pistons club. The Bobcats, who are in search of the franchise's first ever postseason berth, are two games behind Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with six games to play. Charlotte dropped its second straight game on Friday when Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 27 points and added 10 assists, as the Miami Heat clinche |
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| Sixers lock up playoff berth with win against Pistons |
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04/04/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Philadelphia 76ers clinched a playoff berth with a 95-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons at the Wachovia Center. Philadelphia is locked in a virtual tie with Miami for the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The Sixers hold a .001 advantage over the Heat in win percentage due to two fewer games played. Philly is two games behind Atlanta for the fourth seed. "I credit it to the |
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| Iverson-less Pistons visit Sixers |
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04/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams battling for playoff positioning get together this afternoon in Philadelphia, where the 76ers will host an Allen Iverson-less Detroit Pistons team at the Wachovia Center. The Sixers are currently in a virtual tie for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference standings with Miami, just three games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 4 spot. They have won two straight and will try to inch closer to their second consecutive postseason berth by winning this afternoon. In a 105-9 |
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| Pistons' Iverson to miss rest of season with back injury |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit Pistons guard Allen Iverson will miss the rest of the regular season with recurring back problems the club announced on Friday. There was no official word if the former league MVP would be available for postseason play. "After talking with Allen and our medical staff, we feel that resting Allen for the remainder of the season is the best course of action at this time," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said. "While he has played in our last three |
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04/02/2009 |
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| Suspended Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace for one-game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2008-09 season. |
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| Dooling lifts Nets over Pistons |
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04/01/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Keyon Dooling tied a season high with 23 points to help keep the Nets' fleeting playoff hopes alive with a 111-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons at the IZOD Center. Devin Harris poured in 19 points, doled out 11 assists and tied a season high with four steals for New Jersey, which snapped a five-game slide but still has only three wins over its last 12 tries. Brook Lopez, celebrating his 21st birthday, added 19 points and seven rebounds Ryan Anderson scored 14 and Vinc |
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| Pistons' Wallace receives one-game suspension |
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04/01/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace has been suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for exceeding the league's technical-foul rule. Wallace picked up his 16th technical foul in the third quarter of Detroit's 79-73 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, his first game since March 9th. Wallace, who has been nursing a calf injury, will serve the suspension Wednesday when the Pistons play the New Jersey Nets. The 14-year veteran is averaging 12.3 points and 7.6 rebo |
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| Wizards, Grizzlies set to battle at FedEx Forum |
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04/01/2009 |
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| nt of the Eastern Conference. Antawn Jamison had 29 points, while Javaris Crittenton donated 19 in the loss. Former three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas sat out for Washington to rest his sore knee after making his season debut on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons, his first game in 11 months. Arenas had played in just 17 of the Wizards' previous 173 games after undergoing three knee surgeries in an 18- month span. "Agent Zero" had 15 points and 10 assists in 30 minutes against the Pistons but was 3-for-12 fr |
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| Desperate Nets host Pistons in key late-season clash |
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04/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets are making their chances for a playoff berth even tougher with their current five-game losing streak. The team will try to gain some ground in the Eastern Conference standings in tonight's game versus the Detroit Pistons. New Jersey is five games behind the Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final postseason spot in the conference and will wrap up a quick two-game homestand Wednesday at the IZOD Center. The losing ways continued for Lawrence Frank's squad in a 107-78 setba |
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