Tag Archives: Detroit Pistons
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Brandon Knight Sucks at Layups (Video)
The Detroit Pistons went into Boston last night and lost a tight game to the Celtics that went down to the wire. The final score was 98-93, after Jason Terry sealed the deal by making both of his free-throws with just nine seconds remaining in the game. But if Pistons fans were looking for one [...]
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Pistons’ Jose Calderon Almost Walks Into the Wrong Locker Room During His Return to Toronto (Video)
When an athlete spends a long time playing in one city, you know it has to feel weird when he returns to that place for the first time as a member of another team. I mean, if it’s strange for the fans to see that guy in another uniform, imagine what it must feel like [...]
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Awkward!: Tayshaun Prince Fan Doesn’t Realize Tayshawn Price Has Been Traded (Video)
You know what’s awkward? That moment when you realize your favorite player has been traded…and you’re wearing his jersey. As you NBA fans probably already know, last night there was a big three-team trade between the Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, and Toronto Raptors. The Raptors got Rudy Gay and Hamed Haddadi from Memphis for Jose Calderon [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 19th) – Pacers & Pistons Brawl
It was on this day in 2004 that the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers were involved in a fight in which fans got involved. It took place at The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Pistons, and is now referred to as “The Malice at the Palace.” With under one minute to go in [...]
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Pistons’ Greg Monroe Sinks Free Throws with One Eye Closed (Video)
Apparently depth perception is overrated. Last night during the Pistons-Sixers game in Detroit, Pistons center Greg Monroe got poked in the right eye while taking the ball to the basket. This seemed to mess up his contact and, therefore, his vision. But he didn’t have time to fix it before he had to step to [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 11/14/12 — Greg Monroe
After dropping each of their first eight games, the Detroit Pistons entered last night still in search of their first victory of the 2012-13 NBA season. And they would get that elusive victory at the expense of the Philadelphia 76ers, thanks in large part to the play of Greg Monroe</st http://goexback.com/ How to win back your [...]
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Halloween Fail: Fog Machine Turns On During Pistons-Rockets Game (Video)
Halloween and sports have always made a great combination. Fans get to express their loyalties and frustrations through their pumpkin carvings, teams get to spice up their halftime entertainment a little bit, and of course players get a little extra publicity by tweeting pictures of their costumes. It’s all a lot of fun. Of course, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 15th) – Detroit Pistons
It was on this day in 2004 that the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 100-87 in Game 5 to win the NBA championship. The win gave the Pistons their third title in franchise history, and first since they won back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. The Lakers entered the series as the favorite, [...]
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JaVale McGee Scores Game-Winning Basket In Nuggets Debut, Shocks Us All (Video)
Many of us have grown accustomed to watching JaVale McGee do things that draw the ire of his coaches, which is why most of us were probably questioning the Denver Nuggets’ decision to trade away Nene for him. Well last night JaVale McGee did a very not-JaVale-McGee-like thing, as he out-hustled a Detroit Pistons defender [...]
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9 Most Memorable Sports Riots
In light of the stupid Vancouver riots that took place earlier this week, we decided to investigate some of the most memorable riots in history, seeing how fans (and players) can react so violently and dangerously to both winning and losing. While none of these actions are forgivable, some were certainly foreseeable (see entry number [...]
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Charlie Villanueva Had A Freak-Out Moment Last Night (Video)
A game between the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers this late in the season may be the most irrelevant game on the NBA schedule, but things actually got quite interesting during the fourth quarter of their meeting last night. With less than six minutes remaining and the Cavs up by 11, Pistons forward Charlie [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 2/14/11 — Josh Smith
Looking to keep pace with the Orlando Magic for fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings, and a chance at home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks knew that a game against the lowly Detroit Pistons was one they simply had to win. They did just that, thanks in large [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 1/12/11– Zach Randolph
Sitting one spot out of the playoffs in the tough Western Conference, the Memphis Grizzlies are in desperate need of wins in order to keep pace with the teams in front of them, while staying ahead of those behind them in the standings. Last night’s visit to Detroit to take on a struggling Pistons team [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night — 12/7/10 — Luis Scola
The Houston Rockets were expected to play better than they have so far this season, but don’t blame Luis Scola, who is having a career year. While the Rockets stumbled out of the gate, they appear to be righting the ship with wins like the one they earned last night against the Detroit Pistons. Scola [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 11/23/10 – Dirk Nowitzki
It took Dirk Nowitzki’s entire arsenal, and some help from his teammates, for the Dallas Mavericks to overcome the lowly Detroit Pistons last night. Thankfully for Dallas, Dirk’s arsenal is enormous and effective. He was his usual self last night, scoring on a variety of 3-pointers, jumpers, layups, and post moves. After trailing by as [...]
