Detroit Pistons

03 June 2007 -- The National Basketball Association championships are set after the Cleveland Cavaliers won four straight games to eliminate the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals.

Cleveland beat visiting Detroit 98-82 Saturday to win the best-of-seven series four-games-to-two.

Rookie Daniel Gibson scored 19 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, including five three-point shots, to lead the Cavaliers' second-half surge. Superstar LeBron James added 20 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland.    » read more »

28 May 2007 -- In the National Basketball Association playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 88-82 for their first victory in the Eastern Conference finals.

LeBron James scored 32 points and nine rebounds to lead the host Cavaliers Sunday in game three of the best-of-seven series. He hit a jump shot that gave Cleveland a four-point lead with just 16 seconds left in the game.

Drew Gooden sealed the victory, hitting a pair of free throws with six seconds to go. Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 points for Cleveland.    » read more »

14 May 2007 -- The Chicago Bulls have avoided a four-game playoff sweep with a 102-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the quarterfinals of the National Basketball Association playoffs.

Luol Deng scored 25 points Sunday while Chicago teammates Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon added 19 each. Despite the loss, the Pistons hold a commanding 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Detroit will try to wrap up the series Tuesday on their home court, where the Pistons blew out Chicago twice after sweeping the Orlando Magic in the first round.    » read more »