Playoff Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons
halfcourtheave.com 4/16/2009 — HalfCourtHeave writer Run TMC breaks down this first down matchup.

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 2 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/22/2009 — In previewing this series, there was this sense amongst bloggers, pundits and experts that the Detroit Pistons were a proud veteran that would surely secure one win in this series and not be swept. It's easy for me to say this now but I didn't really feel like that was necessarily true so I ...

Playoffs Game #1: Pistons @ Cavs
motownstringmusic.com 4/18/2009 — Round One, Game One: 2009 NBA Playoffs           @   39-43 (18-23 away) 66-16 (39-2 home) Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH April 18th, 2009  3:00 PM ET TV: ABC  Radio: 1130 ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 4 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/27/2009 — Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Detroit Pistons 78 Focus, determination, and intensity; these words perfectly describe Lebron James and the Cavaliers not only today, but through the entire series.  This team very well could have let down in Detroit and close out the series in Cleveland. ...

First Round Preview: Pistons-Cavs
detroitbadboys.com 4/18/2009 — It’s playoff time! This will also serve as a game thread, so get your groove on in the comments. Cleveland Cavaliers: 66-16 Margin: +8.9 Offensive Efficiency: 109.7 (4th) Defensive Efficiency: 99.4 (3rd) Detroit Pistons: 39-43 Margin: -0.5 Offensive Efficiency: 104.5 ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 3 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/25/2009 — Cleveland Cavaliers 79, Detroit Pistons 68 If Cleveland doesn't win the NBA Championship this year, I'll be incredibly surprised.  This team is the real deal, even when they aren't having a solid night offensively, they beat you; as I've said before, this team can beat you in more ways ...

Detroit Pistons have chance to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in playoffs
blog.mlive.com 4/16/2009 — Despite all of the prognostication to the contrary, the Detroit Pistons do have a chance to beat the Cavaliers in the first-round of the NBA playoffs. It's not likely, but with all of the media telling the Pistons they cannot...

Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe
cavsnews.com 4/16/2009 — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ reward for finishing with the NBA’s best record (66-16) while shattering the previous franchise record for wins in a season (57) is a first round matchup with the dysfunctional Detroit Pistons. Cleveland and Detroit squared ...

Pistons Series Preview, version 1.0
fearthesword.com 4/17/2009 — LeBron James and Rip Hamilton are ready to do battle. cdn3.sbnation.com View full size photo uploaded April 17, 2009 J.E. Skeets over at Ball Don't Lie asked me and BPackey from Motown String Music to put ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 1 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/18/2009 — It's not that Detroit played that bad, it's really that Cleveland is that good.  The Pistons shot a respectable 46% from the field and 83% from the free throw line.  Cleveland, however, shot 52% from the field and 85% from the line.  Each statistical category was essentially led ...

LeBron James and the Cavs to Breeze Past PIstons in Round One — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/16/2009
LeBron James is a fast learner. Last year, he couldn't handle the truth . When the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics in last season's Eastern Conference Semis, the King got to see just how important home-court advantage can be in the Playoffs. ...

The King VS The Answer, Who Will Come Out On Top? — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/16/2009
Yesterday, April 15 marked the finale of the 2008-2009 regular season for the entire NBA. One season ends, the next season begins as the playoffs begin on Saturday as the No. 8 seed Detroit Pistons take on the No. 1 seeded team east team in the East, ...

The Detroit Pistons Make Playoffs, but Continue to Struggle — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/17/2009
For the eighth straight season, the Detroit Pistons will be heading into the postseason. Unfortunately, their poor play has landed them in the eighth seed in the East, meaning they will have to face the league leading Cleveland Cavaliers in the ...

Lawrence: LeBron & Cavs close season in top spot — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 4/17/2009
After going 39-2 at home, LeBron James and Co. shouldn't be seriously challenged until the East Finals and maybe not even then. They open against their old rivals, the Pistons, who won 27 fewer games in the regular season.

Why LeBron James and the Cavs Will Breeze Past the Pistons in Round One — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/16/2009
LeBron James is a fast learner. Last year, he couldn't handle the truth . When the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics in last season's Eastern Conference Semis, the King got to see just how important home-court advantage can be in the Playoffs. ...