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[RECAPS] New Jersey Nets Vs. Detroit Pistons

Gossip On This! Staff — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:48:26 +0000

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The Detroit Pistons’ roster was revised with a new player, Allen Iverson, a few days ago and they greeted him with a warm welcome. Despite with a new number, Iverson’s first game with Detroit counted as a loss. The New Jersey Nets took the game by 7 (103-96). Iverson first accumulated stats on the Pistons were 24 points and 6 assists. Iverson stated:

“It was a good feeling for me,” Iverson said. “I haven’t been able to play for a while so it was good to get back on the basketball court. I’ll try to get a little bit of my rust off.”

It turned out to be a career-high game of 38 points for opposing for Nets’ guard Devin Harris.

“It was just about playing hard,” Harris said. “We didn’t get off to the best start. We have been really struggling in the third quarter but tonight we came out with more aggressiveness. Points for me didn’t matter. It was all about the win. We desperately needed this for our confidence’s sake.”

Richard Hamilton scored 22 points TyShaun Prince finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Winning team players, Vince Carter and Josh Boone both totaled a number of 18 points. Check out the SCHEDULE for tomorrow’s games.

Boston Celtics Win Game 6: Eastern Conference Champions!

Gossip On This! Staff — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:58:33 +0000

The Boston Celtics won their final game against the Detroit Pistons and now are heading to the finals to face the Lakers. The Celtics won by 8 in Game 6 in Detroit (89-81). Boston won took 4 games out the 6 to reign the title as Eastern Conference Champs. (4-2). Paul Pierce scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Kevin Garnett had 16 rebounds, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Ray Allen put up 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. K.G. was excited about the win but he was exhausted from playing Detroit so hard. He responded after Game 6:

“It’s kind of surreal,” Garnett said. “Probably hasn’t even hit me yet because we haven’t slept in about four days, going on five days now. Going to the Finals, I’m just hoping to get some sleep.”

The Pistons couldn’t come out and win at home but there’s always next year. Sorry Pistons Fans but don’t worry the Lakers will come and revenge you. Chauncey Billups totaled 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Pistons. Richard Hamilton put up 21 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Billups talked about the sudden loss last night:

“This is really tough, Billups said, we had it, and we didn’t get over the hump.”

The Celtics will play Game 1: Lakers Thursday (June 5th) @ 9PM on ABC. Don’t forget to tune in to the NBA Finals!!! Check out video reactions below.

Game 2: Detroit Pistons Vs. Boston Celtics

Gossip On This! Staff — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:04:06 +0000

The Detroit Pistons win Game 2 in Boston last night against the Celtics. The Boston Celtics let the Pistons beat them at home and it’s going to be a hard few games on the road since the Celtics don’t do too well on road games. Home games is their ticket to the finals and they lost the first home game. The series are now tied (1-1). The Pistons won by 6 in Game 2 (103-97). Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups put up 19 points and 7 assists. Hamilton responded at the end of Game 2 about how excited he is about the win and returning to their home court in Game 3:

“The atmosphere’s going to be crazy,” Hamilton said. “We’re geeked about getting back to our home court. The fans are excited, and now it’s our job to take care of home court.

Kevin Garnett scored 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics. Paul Pierce totaled 26 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Rajon Rondo scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Check out the Celtics and Pistons reactions after Game 2:

Game 3 airs Saturday (May 24) @ 8:30 on ABC.

Game 1: Boston Celtics Vs. Detroit Pistons

Gossip On This! Staff — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:27:30 +0000

The Boston Celtics win another game against the Detroit Pistons after the progression from Game 7 with the Cavs. The Celtics won by 9 (88-79). The Pistons need to win away games if they want to progress in the series. Kevin Garnett had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Paul Pierce scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Although resting is very vital in these series, Garnett says he ready to give it his all:

“Rest is not an option,” Garnett said. “So we don’t even think about that.”

Tayshaun Price had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Antonio McDyess scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 1 assists. Richard Hamilton put 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Celtics are leading the series (1-0). It’s anyone’s game in Game 2.

Game 2 airs Thursday (May 22) @ 8:30PM on ESPN.

Game 5: Detroit Pistons Vs. Orlando Magic

Gossip On This! Staff — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:46:59 +0000

The Detroit Pistons take the victory of the series (4-1) between the Orlando Magic. Detroit had an advantage a home by winning the last game in the series but it’s go hard or go home. The Pistons came harder leading them further into the playoffs. The final score of last night game was [91-86]. Richard Hamilton would not let his team lose at home..period. He scored 31 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. Hamilton said proudly after the final game win:

“Now we expect to do this,” Hamilton said. “We’re supposed to be here.”

Rasheed Wallace scored 14 points and 7 rebounds for the Pistons. Antonio McDyess had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists. Tayshaun Prince put up 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. The Pistons can rest up now because they’re going to need it for whoever they face in the Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. Boston Celtics series.

Cleveland Cavaliers play the Boston Celtics tonight (May 14th) @ 8PM on TNT. Series is tied (2-2).

Click play on the video to hear the Pistons’ reaction to the final win between the Orlando Magic.

Game 4: Detroit Pistons Vs. Orlando Magic

Gossip On This! Staff — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:20:48 +0000

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It seems whenever a team is home it’s easier for them to win games but this wasn’t the case for last night’s game. The Detroit Pistons defeats the Orlando Magic with a 3-pointer by Tayshaun Prince in the last 8.9 seconds in the final quarter (90-89). Pistons still leading the series (3-1). Tayshaun Price totaled 17 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Pistons’ coach Flip Saunders feared they would lose without their star point-guard, Chauncey Billups, but Hamilton stepped in and took charge. Richard Hamilton scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Game 5 airs Tuesday (May 13) @ 7 on TNT

Game 3: Orlando Magic Vs. Detroit Pistons

Gossip On This! Staff — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:46:31 +0000

(Photos: Getty Images) The Orlando Magic was determined to make a comeback and they did more than ever in last night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Last night in Orlando, Rashard Lewis was on fire. Lewis scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Orlando took the win by 25 points (111-86) but the Pistons still lead the series by 1 (2-1). Lewis stated at halftime:

“I made my first couple and really felt like I was going to have it going tonight,” said Lewis, who came to the Magic in a trade with Seattle. “I know my 3 ball hasn’t been falling this whole series.

“Detroit’s obviously been a team that’s been beating us the past couple of years,” Lewis said. “The main focus is we don’t want to dig ourselves too deep of a hole. We want to try to win our home games, take the series back to Detroit 2-2.”

Richard Hamilton scored a total of 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists for the Pistons. Tayshaun Prince had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Unfortunately, Chauncey Billups was injured in the first 4 minutes of the game. Pistons coach Flip Saunders is worried about the loss at home and fears that the Pistons’ are in jeopardy of losing the series:

“I’m concerned because [Billups is] our quarterback; he runs our team,” Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. “You saw our first two games. He’s been a huge part of why we’ve been successful — that matchup has been huge for us.”

They still have more than enough chances to redeem their streak in Game 4.

Game 4 airs Saturday (May 10) @ 5 on ESPN.

Game 2: Detroit Pistons Vs. Orlando Magic

Gossip On This! Staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:19:30 +0000

The Detroit Pistons defeat Orlando Magic again going on the a two game winning streak as of now at least (2-0). The defeated Magic last night by 7 (93-100). The Pistons is declaring their spot fast in the playoffs. Chauncey Billups had a total of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Billups talked about some of the difficulites of playing against these driven opponents:

“It’s tough to be on the other end of that play,” Billups said. “But I’ll take it.”

Tyshaun Prince had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Maxiell showed up as a top performer last night with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard scraped up 22 points, 18 rebounds and 2 blocks. Hedo Turkolgu totaled 12 pints, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Howard probably could’ve won the game if he hadn’t been trying to get in the hole all night. He responded:

“I tried to be more aggressive on the glass,” Howard said. “They can’t double you there.”

Maybe the Orlando Magic can regain some kind of recognition in these series or maybe it’s over already.

Stay tuned for Game 3, Wednesday Night (May 7) @ 8 on TNT

Game 3: Detroit Pistons Vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Gossip On This! Staff — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:03:53 +0000

(Photos: Getty Images) After a losing two previous games, the Sixers decided it’s time to claim their spot in the playoffs. Gaining lead way (2-1) the Sixers bust the Pistons by a 20-point victory (95-75). Andre Miller scored 21 points, Samuel Dalembert racked 22 points and 16 rebounds for Philadelphia. Richard Hamilton scored 23 points and TayShaun Prince had 18 points. Without these two, Detroit would’ve had a 30-point blowout loss. Look for the game breaker Sunday night.

Game 4 is Sunday @ 7 on TNT