| Pistons' Billups won't play in Game 4 against Magic |
Sat May 10 15:01:00 2008 EST |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Pistons coach Flip Saunders says Billups wouldn't be effective because of a sore hamstring. The All-Star strained it on Thursday after getting tied up under the basket with an Orlando player. With Billups out, the Pistons are activating guards Lindsey Hunter and Juan Dixon. Rookie Rodney Stuckey was effective in Game 3 and is expected |
| Magic pull away to beat Pistons; Billups hurt |
Wed May 7 22:58:57 2008 EST |
| Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points, and the Orlando Magic took advantage of an injury to Chauncey Billups to pull away and beat the Detroit Pistons, 111-86, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Dwight Howard added 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Magic, who sliced Detroit's lead in the best-of-seven set to 2-1. Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu both scored 18, while Keyon Dooling had all 10 of his points in th |
| Detroit's Billups leaves game |
Wed May 7 21:11:44 2008 EST |
| Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups left Wednesday night's playoff game against Orlando due to a strained right hamstring. Billups was hurt with 8:11 left in the opening quarter of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. He tried driving from the right side to the hoop, knocking down Orlando's Jameer Nelson. Billups' leg got tangled with Nelson, and as he fell Billups did a mini-split. Billups then remained on his stomach for a few moments. Rodney Stuckey |
| Billups, controversial basket help Pistons to Game 2 win over Magic |
Mon May 5 22:09:02 2008 EST |
| Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Chauncey Billups scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half, including a controversial three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, as the Detroit Pistons beat Orlando, 100-93, in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Tayshaun Prince added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who have taken the first two contests. Rasheed Wallace also scored 17, while Richard Hamilton had 14 despite a 4-for-18 shooting night. Jason Maxiell had 11 poi |
| Billups wins Citizenship Award |
Mon May 5 13:08:36 2008 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was selected as the recipient of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award, presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, is named for the second commissioner of the league and honors an NB Billups was chosen for his charity work in Detroit and his hometown of Denver. Among Billups' charitable efforts in the Detroit area has been his involvement in the Children's Center Annual Celebrit |
| Pistons push Sixers to brink of elimination |
Tue Apr 29 22:01:17 2008 EST |
| Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Chauncey Billups recorded 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a convincing, 98-81 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, taking a 3-2 series lead in their first-round playoff series. Detroit can advance to the second round with a win in Game 6 on Thursday at the Wachovia Center. Billups struggled from the field in the first four games of the series, sinking just 35.7 percent from the floor, but recovered to hit 7-of-14 in a blowout victory f |
| Pioneer basketball coach Robinson passes away at 96 |
Mon Apr 28 19:56:02 2008 EST |
| an icon, not only on our campus, but at the national level. We will always remember his courage, vision and strength, and forever be thankful for all that he did for Redbird Athletics." Robinson left ISU after the 1975-76 season and became a Detroit Pistons scout before retiring in 2003. He received many accolades for his accomplishments, including induction into the Michigan High School Basketball Hall of Fame and Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, Robinson received the John W. Bunn a |
| Prince nearly perfect as Pistons even series |
Sun Apr 27 22:13:56 2008 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tayshaun Prince was nearly perfect from the field and finished with 23 points, as the Detroit Pistons used a big third quarter to pick up a 93-84 win over Philadelphia to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series after four games. The foursome of Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton took control for Detroit, which overcame a 14-point deficit in the second quarter by using separate 11-0 and 10-0 runs in the third. Wallace had |
| Pistons forward McDyess has surgery |
Sat Apr 26 16:40:59 2008 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons starting forward Antonio McDyess had surgery to repair a broken nose on Saturday. McDyess broke his nose early in the third quarter in Game 3 of Detroit's first round playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. McDyess, who had two points and three rebounds at the time of being injured, grabbed a rebound and was inadvertently hit in the face by Sixers forward Andre Iguodala. The forward did not return to the game as the Pistons lost, 95-7 |
| Sixers take 2-1 series lead after pummeling Pistons |
Fri Apr 25 22:07:39 2008 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Samuel Dalembert recorded a playoff career high with 22 points to go with 16 rebounds, and Philadelphia's stifling defense helped the Sixers to a 95-75 drubbing of the heavily favored Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Philadelphia now holds a 2-1 series lead and remains home for Game 4 on Sunday at the Wachovia Center. Andre Miller deposited 21 points, while Thaddeus Young added 10 for the Sixers, who forced 23 Pistons |
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