Pistons eliminate Sixers in convincing fashion

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 Pistons eliminate Sixers in convincing fashion
In close-out games, the Detroit Pistons have a well-earned reputation for stepping up their play. Thursday night's performance will only add to such lore, as Detroit put together its most complete game of the series in easily defeating Philadelphia, 100-77. "One thing about our players," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said, "we have been in close-out situations, so we know a little bit of ... [link]

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The Internets are alive: Pistons at Sixers, Game 6
Published 5/2/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... at shooting guard and/or power forward has to be added. And there will be questions whether the Sixers should upgrade at center, especially with how inconsistent Samuel Dalembert was against the Pistons. But there is a lot of time for those questions. For now, the Sixers should be proud of the fact that they overachieved, but should also realize that the last three games of this series showed how much work the organization has to do during this offseason." A. Sherrod Blakely, MLive.com: "Playing a team such as Philadelphia was exactly ...

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