Pistons Lead Lakers, 82-59, After 3 Qtrs. (AP)

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Pistons Lead Lakers 63-51 After Three
(AP)

Pistons Lead Lakers 63-51 After Three
(AP) 06/10/2004 10:35 PM
AP - Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups — and a whole lot of tough defense — had the Detroit Pistons on the verge of another surprising victory Thursday night. They took a 63-51 lead into the fourth quarter of Game 3 in the NBA Finals.

Lakers Lead Pistons 44-36 at the Half
(AP)

Lakers Lead Pistons 44-36 at the Half
(AP) 06/08/2004 10:10 PM
AP - Kobe Bryant had 13 points and Shaquille O'Neal 12 to help the Los Angeles Lakers open a 44-36 halftime lead over the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday.

ESPN.com - NBA - Pistons 'Rip' Lakers to
take 2-1 Finals lead

ESPN.com - NBA - Pistons 'Rip' Lakers to
take 2-1 Finals lead 06/13/2004 07:32 AM
Lakers' 88-68 horror show .. Pistons wallop Lakers

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Pistons Look to Polish Off Lakers
Tonight (AP)

Pistons Look to Polish Off Lakers
Tonight (AP) 06/15/2004 01:17 PM
AP - Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers, on the brink of losing a series they were heavily favored to win, will try to force a return to Los Angeles when they face the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the NBA Finals tonight.

Pistons Pull Out All Stops Against the
Lakers

Pistons Pull Out All Stops Against the
Lakers 06/11/2004 12:54 PM
Shaking off whatever distress was supposed to traumatize them after their give-away loss in Game 2, the Pistons routed the Lakers, 88-68, in Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals.

Lakers, Pistons Tied After Third Quarter
(AP)

Lakers, Pistons Tied After Third Quarter
(AP) 06/13/2004 11:08 PM
AP - With Shaquille O'Neal's inside play and Detroit's teamwork both working well, the Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers were tied 56-56 entering the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

Pistons Crush Lakers to Claim
Championship

Pistons Crush Lakers to Claim
Championship 06/16/2004 12:23 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 16 2004 4:42AM GMT

Pistons Beat Pacers 83-65, Take 3-2 Lead
(AP)

Pistons Beat Pacers 83-65, Take 3-2 Lead
(AP) 05/30/2004 11:25 PM
AP - The masked man dubbed "Mini-Me" by Reggie Miller put the Detroit Pistons within one victory of the NBA Finals. Richard Hamilton scored a career playoff high 33 points, 12 of them coming in succession when the Pistons took the lead for good in a 83-65 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

Pistons Overcome Spurs' Lead, Win 95-86
(AP)

Pistons Overcome Spurs' Lead, Win 95-86
(AP) 06/22/2005 02:56 AM
AP - The identity of the next NBA champion will not be known until Thursday — not until Game 7 of a suddenly suspenseful series is over.

Pistons Stop Nets 95-80 to Lead Series
2-0 (AP)

Pistons Stop Nets 95-80 to Lead Series
2-0 (AP) 05/07/2004 11:17 PM
AP - The Detroit Pistons showed New Jersey they can do more than just play defense. Chauncey Billups had 28 points and a career-playoff high 13 assists, Richard Hamilton scored 28 and the Pistons defeated New Jersey 95-80 Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Rockets Rip Lakers 102-91, Cut L.A. Lead
(AP)

Rockets Rip Lakers 102-91, Cut L.A. Lead
(AP) 04/24/2004 12:24 AM
AP - The Houston Rockets defeated the Lakers 102-91 Friday night, cutting Los Angeles' lead to 2-1 in their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series.

Pistons Breeze Past Bucks, Grab 3-1 Lead
(AP)

Pistons Breeze Past Bucks, Grab 3-1 Lead
(AP) 04/26/2004 09:37 PM
AP - If the Detroit Pistons were this good on offense more often, they wouldn't have to rely so heavily on their throttling defense. The Pistons shot 56.9 percent Monday night and got 27 points from Richard Hamilton in taking a 3-1 series lead with a 109-92 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Lakers Rout Spurs 105-81, Cut Lead to
2-1 (AP)

Lakers Rout Spurs 105-81, Cut Lead to
2-1 (AP) 05/09/2004 10:40 PM
AP - Don't count the Lakers and their Fab Four out just yet. Facing a must-win situation, Shaquille O'Neal dominated the inside and Los Angeles made life miserable for Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, routing the Spurs 105-81 Sunday to cut their lead to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

Pistons Show Fangs; Lakers Show Age

Pistons Show Fangs; Lakers Show Age 06/14/2004 02:20 AM
Detroit won, 88-80, and Los Angeles faces a deficit that no team in N.B.A. finals history has overcome.

Lakers Beat T-Wolves 92-85, Extend Lead
(AP)

Lakers Beat T-Wolves 92-85, Extend Lead
(AP) 05/27/2004 10:59 PM
AP - Kobe Bryant spent one more day in a Colorado courtroom — and one more night at the peak of his game. After returning to Los Angeles less than two hours before tipoff, Bryant scored 31 points and led the Lakers to a 92-85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Thursday night.

Spurs Defeat Lakers Lakers 95-85 (AP)

Spurs Defeat Lakers Lakers 95-85 (AP) 05/06/2004 12:19 AM
AP - Tony Parker was too much for the Lakers to handle — too accurate in the early going, too quick all night, and too deft on his best move of the game.

Pistons Win

Pistons Win 06/16/2004 12:35 AM
God destroyed the Lakers because of what Kobe did to that poor girl. I wish I could take credit for that.

Nets Top Pistons for 9th Consecutive Win
(AP)

Nets Top Pistons for 9th Consecutive Win
(AP) 02/11/2004 03:50 AM
AP - To improve to 8-0 as a head coach, Lawrence Frank used a red-faced tirade to get the New Jersey Nets going after they fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter of an 89-78 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night for their ninth straight win overall.

Pistons Mow Down Bucks 108-82 in Game 1
(AP)

Pistons Mow Down Bucks 108-82 in Game 1
(AP) 04/18/2004 04:27 PM
AP - One of the best defenses in NBA history shut down the highest scoring team in the Eastern Conference. Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons set a team playoff record with 14 steals in a 108-82 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Pacers Rip Pistons 83-68 to Even Series
(AP)

Pacers Rip Pistons 83-68 to Even Series
(AP) 05/28/2004 10:46 PM
AP - The Indiana Pacers evened the Eastern Conference finals with their best all-around effort of the series Friday night. Austin Croshere made his first start in more than two years and scored 14 points, providing the Pacers with a much-needed extra offensive option in an 83-68 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Pistons Defend Their Way to 2004 Title

Pistons Defend Their Way to 2004 Title 06/16/2004 12:31 AM
The Detroit Pistons finished off the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, taking Game 5 and the N.B.A. championship with a 100-87 victory.

Pistons Defense Blocks Pacers in 72-67
Win (AP)

Pistons Defense Blocks Pacers in 72-67
Win (AP) 05/24/2004 11:15 PM
AP - In a fitting finish, the play of the game was a defensive one. Tayshaun Prince sprinted downcourt to block a breakaway layup by Reggie Miller that would have tied the game, and the Detroit Pistons put on another dominant display of defense to defeat the Indiana Pacers 72-67 Monday night.

Carlisle Faces Familiar Foe in Pistons
(AP)

Carlisle Faces Familiar Foe in Pistons
(AP) 05/22/2004 02:12 PM
AP - Like many in the basketball world, Jermaine O'Neal was puzzled when he heard the Detroit Pistons fired Rick Carlisle after 100 wins and two Central Division titles in two seasons.

Streaking Nets Pummel Pistons 89-78 (AP)

Streaking Nets Pummel Pistons 89-78 (AP) 02/10/2004 10:42 PM
AP - Richard Jefferson had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Nets posted their ninth straight win — eighth in a row under new coach Lawrence Frank, rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 89-78 on Tuesday night.

Pistons Prevail Over Pacers 98-93 in
Peace (AP)

Pistons Prevail Over Pacers 98-93 in
Peace (AP) 12/25/2004 04:58 PM
AP - Peace prevailed, as did the Pistons. In the first meeting between Indiana and Detroit since their brawl five weeks earlier, nobody charged into the stands, nobody tossed any beer and nobody threw any punches. Rasheed Wallace sank a 3-pointer with 90 seconds left to end the Pacers' final hopes in a 98-93 victory Saturday.

Pistons Oust Nets From NBA Playoffs
90-69 (AP)

Pistons Oust Nets From NBA Playoffs
90-69 (AP) 05/20/2004 11:37 PM
AP - Detroit's rout ended New Jersey's reign in the Eastern Conference. Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, Richard Hamilton had 21 and Ben Wallace added 18 to lead the Pistons past the Nets 90-69 Thursday night in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Kings and Pistons Force Game 7 (AP)

Kings and Pistons Force Game 7 (AP) 05/17/2004 06:08 AM
AP - Mike Bibby had 16 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals despite foul trouble and the energetic Sacramento Kings used an inspired effort on both ends of the floor to survive elimination, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-87 in Game 6 Sunday.

Pistons Beat Nets 81-75 to Even Series
(AP)

Pistons Beat Nets 81-75 to Even Series
(AP) 05/16/2004 10:45 PM
AP - Richard Hamilton pump-faked Jason Kidd off his feet and drilled a clutch 18-footer with 15.5 seconds remaining, and the Detroit Pistons defeated the New Jersey Nets 81-75 on Sunday night, evening their Eastern Conference semifinal series at three games apiece.

Pistons Get Wallace in Three-Team Deal
(AP)

Pistons Get Wallace in Three-Team Deal
(AP) 02/19/2004 03:29 PM
AP - Rasheed Wallace moved to the Detroit Pistons in a three-team trade Thursday after playing only one game for the Atlanta Hawks.

Pistons Try to Buck History in NBA
Finals (AP)

Pistons Try to Buck History in NBA
Finals (AP) 06/12/2004 08:09 PM
AP - The Detroit Pistons are not only trying to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, they're attempting to undo a major trend.

Bucks Bounce Back to Nip Pistons 92-88
(AP)

Bucks Bounce Back to Nip Pistons 92-88
(AP) 04/22/2004 02:34 AM
AP - Michael Redd scored a career playoff-high 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 92-88 on Wednesday night to even the series at 1-1.

Nets Grease Pistons 127-120 in Triple OT
(AP)

Nets Grease Pistons 127-120 in Triple OT
(AP) 05/14/2004 10:32 PM
AP - A grueling game that took four hours to play and three overtimes to decide could not slow down Richard Jefferson. He scored 18 of his 31 points after regulation to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 127-120 victory over Detroit and a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Nets Defeat Pistons 127-120 in Triple OT
(AP)

Nets Defeat Pistons 127-120 in Triple OT
(AP) 05/15/2004 02:44 AM
AP - Brian Scalabrine has gone from a player the New Jersey Nets didn't even use, to someone they could not have won without. The reserve forward scored a career-high 17 points and made all four of his 3-pointers, including a decisive one with 41.5 seconds left, to lift the Nets to a 127-120, triple-overtime victory — and 3-2 series lead — over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

Pistons Eliminate Bucks With 91-77
Victory (AP)

Pistons Eliminate Bucks With 91-77
Victory (AP) 04/29/2004 09:58 PM
AP - The highest scoring playoff game of Tayshaun Prince's career moved the Detroit Pistons into a rematch with the team that swept them out of the playoffs a year ago. Prince scored 24 points, and Detroit used a strong third quarter to take control in a 91-77 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night to win their first-round series 4-1.

Pistons Cut Nets 78-56; Prince Scores 15
(AP)

Pistons Cut Nets 78-56; Prince Scores 15
(AP) 05/03/2004 10:05 PM
AP - The Detroit Pistons shut down New Jersey so thoroughly that the Nets nearly broke the record for fewest points in a playoff game. Dominating with the same smothering defense that set NBA records this season, the Pistons got 15 points from Tayshaun Prince and defeated the Nets 78-56 Monday night in a game that featured the lowest-scoring first half in playoff history.

AP: Rasheed Wallace to Return to Pistons
(AP)

AP: Rasheed Wallace to Return to Pistons
(AP) 07/21/2004 06:41 PM
AP - Rasheed Wallace helped transform the Detroit Pistons from contenders to NBA champions last month. Now, he's coming back for more.

Pistons Try to Recover From Bryant's
Shot (AP)

Pistons Try to Recover From Bryant's
Shot (AP) 06/09/2004 11:46 PM
AP - One shot has drastically changed the dynamics of the NBA Finals. The question now for the Detroit Pistons is whether they'll let it affect them in Game 3 the way it did in overtime of Game 2. Distraught and disgusted with themselves after their heartbreaking defeat, the Pistons boarded a plane and headed home immediately after Tuesday night's game.

Pistons Net Wallace Before Trade
Deadline (AP)

Pistons Net Wallace Before Trade
Deadline (AP) 02/19/2004 06:08 PM
AP - The Detroit Pistons got a lot better without giving a lot away, getting Rasheed Wallace from the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday in the most significant deal before the NBA trading deadline.

Nets Pop Pistons 94-79 to Knot Series
(AP)

Nets Pop Pistons 94-79 to Knot Series
(AP) 05/11/2004 10:28 PM
AP - Jason Kidd's series-long slump ended, and the New Jersey Nets evened things up with the Detroit Pistons in yet another lopsided game. Kidd had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his seventh career postseason triple-double, scoring nine straight third-quarter points when the Nets broke the game open for a 94-79 victory in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal Tuesday night.
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