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Detroit vs. Philadelphia - Recap - May 01, 2008
Detroit vs. Philadelphia - Recap - May 01, 2008
Strong start boosts Pistons past 76ers, into second round PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers got the Detroit Pistons ' attention. Then they got steamrolled. The Pistons powered into the second round of the playoffs by crushing Philadelphia 100-77 on Thursday night, winning the series 4-2 and again demonstrating how good they are when they feel they need to be. Detroit convincingly won ...
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NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Detroit Advances In Dominating Performance
FanIQ Blog — ... Detroit 100 Philadelphia 77 The Pistons put on a total dominating performance tonight, demolishing the Sixers while punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Pistons will take on Orlando while the 76er's season is over. The Pistons started the game on a 10-0 run while the 76er's went the first 6 minutes without a field goal. Richard Hamilton turned in his best performance of the Playoffs scoring 24 point, 13 in the 1st quarter when he out scored Philadelphia by himself. Chauncey Billups added 20 points, as the Pistons won the 1st ...

What Could Have Been…
WaitingForNextYear — Les discusses the biggest disappointment from Washington’s win… This was my point at the end of the game recap on Wednesday. Detroit took care of the 76ers last night. They will now face a rested Magic team. Boston has a chance to finish off their series in Atlanta on Friday. Who has the better shot at winning on the road- the Cavs in Washington, or the Celtics in Atlanta. The Hawks have played above their heads in this one already. Nobody would say Cleveland has the better shot of ending a series on the road. So the Cavaliers could potentially be facing a game 7, while ...

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