Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
Eastern Conference No. 2 Seed
59-23, 1st Central
Pistons keep hope for Billups, but ready to go with Stuckey
Pistons keep hope for Billups, but ready to go with Stuckey
TRAVIS REED,
May 9, 2008
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy sees a little bit of Chauncey Billups in Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey. Both have good size and strength for point guards and are tough to keep out of the paint. But Billups has more than 100 playoff games under his belt, and Stuckey is appearing in just his second series. ...More |
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Pistons Team Report
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Pistons Team Report May 9, 2008
All season long, the Pistons believed they could reach the NBA Finals if they stayed healthy. In one awkward fall, their postseason fortunes took an unexpected and unwanted twist.
The Pistons lost All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups early in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against Orlando. He strained his right hamstring in the first quarter and did not return. He's listed as day-to-day.
The two days off before Game 4 Saturday might be enough to get him back in the lineup without missing a game.
"We're shooting for him to play on Saturday," coach Flip Saunders said. "He's sore right now, but it's one of those things we won't know for the next 24 hours or so to see where he's really at." It's just as possible the injury could linger, throwing ...More |
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Pts | Reb | Ast |
| Detroit | 97.5 | 41.4 | 22.3 |
| Opponents | 90.1 | 39.1 | 19.1 |
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