Full Coverage

Analysis: Hobbled Billups hurts Pistons in Game 1

View first page of story coverage
RELATED
Found 220 documents:
                   

Celtics' Rajon Rondo matches up well vs. Pistons

freep.com
May 21, 2008
        

By Tony Massarotti • Boston Herald • May 21, 2008 The Detroit Pistons schooled him, challenged him, created him. Now here we are, in the 2007-08 NBA Eastern Conference finals, and the Detroit Pistons can only be thinking one thing when they look at the young Rajon Rondo : Damn him. The Celtics...

                   

Rested Pistons 'running in mud' vs. supposedly tired Celtics

freep.com
May 21, 2008
        

Kevin Garnett had it right. The Celtics' Game 7 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers goes into the books as an instant classic, a game that, years from now, you'll still be talking about, still be trading stories about the night LeBron James and Paul Pierce traded baskets.

Garnett, Celtics run past Pistons 88-79 in Game 1

esearchnet.com
May 21, 2008
        

Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to lead Boston to an 88-79 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics' 15th straight...

Kevin Garnett leads Celtics past Pistons, 88-79

jg-tc.com
May 21, 2008
        

BOSTON - Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to lead Boston to an 88-79 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics' 15th...

Celtics beat Pistons in Game 1 of East finals

kauaiworld.com
May 21, 2008
        

By The Garden Island Celtics 88, Pistons 79 BOSTON — Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points yesterday to lead Boston to an 88-79 victory over Detroit in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics’ 15th straight home win. Kendrick Perkins had 10...

                   

Celtics beat Pistons 88-79 in Game 1 of East finals

wtop.com
May 21, 2008
        

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, rear, defends against Detroit Pistons center Rasheed Wallace (36) during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals in Boston, Tuesday, May 20, 2008. "Whenever you play so many games in the playoffs, you learn a lot about...

                   
bradenton.com: Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups (1) reacts while on the bench in the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The Celtics won 88-79. bradenton.com

Celtics beat Pistons 88-79 in Game 1 of East finals

bradenton.com
May 21, 2008
        

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics think they might be reaping the dividends of a couple of grueling series early in the NBA playoffs. The Celtics started fast against the sluggish Pistons and won 88-79 on Tuesday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals against a team that waited six...

theconservativevoice.com: The Conservative Voice theconservativevoice.com

Kevin Garnett leads Celtics past Pistons, 88-79

theconservativevoice.com
May 21, 2008
        

Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to lead Boston to an 88-79 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics' 15th straight...

                   

Celtics drive past Pistons

thestar.com
May 21, 2008
        

Garnett, Pierce combine for 48 points as Boston continues to roll with 15th straight home win MARC J. SPEARS Celtics lead series 1-0 Boston Globe BOSTON–No NBA team, the Celtics included, was stingier defensively during the regular season than the Pistons. Garnett averaged a team-best 24 points...

                   

Boston take early lead over Detroit

aljazeera.net
May 21, 2008
        

Kevin Garnett led the Celtics to victory in game one with 26 points and nine rebounds [GALLO/GETTY] The Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 88-79 in the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference final to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Celtics continued to dominate in...