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Pistons get Philadelphia in the first round
Published 4/15/2008 by Dave Dial at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
The Eastern Conference first round matchups are set, and the Detroit Pistons will play the Philadelphia 76'ers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs this weekend. April 15, Detroit Free Press: With Toronto's win and Philadelphia's loss Monday night, Detroit's first-round matchup is all set: the Pistons will be hosting the 76ers this weekend in the East's No. 2 vs. No. 7 matchup.... Say what you want about the regular season translating to the playoffs, but splitting the season series against Detroit could give the young Sixers some confidence if these teams ...

Pistons take on Wolves for Finals HCA
Published 4/15/2008 by pistonsnation at PistonsNationBlog.com
... Saunders has said he’ll sit one starter tonight and you’d have to think obvious choice would be Big Shot. As Keith Langlois said in his Pistons.com preview, it’ll give the Pistons another chance to gauge Lindsey Hunter’s playoff readiness. It’ll also give Rodney Stuckey a chance to best his single game scoring high of 27 that he set thirteen days ago against these Timberwolves. Also, if you haven’t heard…we’ve got the Sixers in round one.