The Joy of Six: Detroit Advances to the Eastern Conference Finals Again

David Friedman posted 5/15/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com [flag]

The Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 91-86 on Tuesday to win that series four games to one and thus advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth straight season. The Showtime Lakers from the 1980s are the most recent team to make it to the Conference Finals at least six years in a row (they did it from 1982-89), so this is quite an accomplishment for the Pistons. [link]

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