| NBA suspends Villanueva for five games |
Wed Apr 13 17:49:33 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva has been suspended five games without pay for initiating an on-court altercation with Cleveland Cavaliers center Ryan Hollins. With 5:47 left in the fourth quarter of Monday's game, Villanueva and Hollins got together and traded words. A few headlocks were exchanged before the two players were broken up. Things got a bit interesting after both players were ejected. Villanueva started to run off the court and tried to mak |
| Playoff-bound Sixers prep for postseason with Pistons |
Wed Apr 13 11:03:20 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia 76ers know who their opponent will be in the first round of the playoffs and look to prep for the postseason with a home tilt versus the Detroit Pistons tonight at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers were the lucky ones to pull LeBron James and the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven first round series, as they will represent the Eastern Conference's seventh seed against the No. 2 Heat. Philadelphia captured its third playoff berth in four years under first-year head c |
| NBA: Disappointments and Surprises |
Tue Apr 12 14:39:41 2011 EST |
| ged 11 points and four assists per game, and those disappointing numbers look even worse as his backup in Houston, Kyle Lowry, has flourished in the starting spotlight. Most Disappointing Moment: The John Kuester benching of his veterans The Detroit Pistons' John Kuester has had quite the rookie season as a head coach for all the wrong reasons. Taking over a situation where there's little room for improvement because of bad contracts and a team that's comprised of veterans whose best years are |
| Late-game flap mars Cavs' win over Pistons |
Mon Apr 11 23:06:11 2011 EST |
| Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - J.J. Hickson scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Detroit Pistons, 110-101. The story of the game was a skirmish between Detroit forward Charlie Villanueva and Cleveland center Ryan Hollins. With 5:47 to play in the fourth, Villanueva and Hollins got together and traded words. A few headlocks were exchanged before the two players were broken up. Things got a bit interesting after both players were ejected. Villanue |
| Howard returns as Magic top Sixers |
Mon Apr 11 22:13:33 2011 EST |
| bounding differential was the worst for the Sixers since Chicago outrebounded them 66-32 on April 7, 1997...Howard was previously suspended for picking up his 18th technical foul last week...Orlando has won six straight meetings in Philadelphia...The Sixers will go for their first winning season since the 2004-05 campaign in a home tilt against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday...Orlando, which ended the season with a 23-18 road record, closes out the regular season against Indiana on Wednesday. |
| Bucks host Cavs in Brew City |
Sat Apr 9 10:51:26 2011 EST |
| Bucks are also slated to host Toronto before closing out the 2010-11 campaign next week in Oklahoma City. They have alternated wins and losses over the previous seven games and dropped a 110-100 decision Friday night on the road against the Detroit Pistons, another division foe. Brandon Jennings had a game-high 31 points, while Ersan Ilyasova registered 18 for Milwaukee, which received 12 points from Drew Gooden. "They ran the floor well tonight," Jennings said of the Pistons. "They got a lot |
| Tom Gores agrees to purchase Pistons |
Fri Apr 8 16:36:47 2011 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Chairman and CEO of Platinum Equity and Michigan State alum, Tom Gores, reached a definitive agreement to acquire Palace Sports and Entertainment and Detroit Pistons Basketball Company from owner Karen Davidson. The terms of the agreement are still subject to review and approval by the NBA's Board of Governors. Davidson's late husband, Bill Davidson, died in March of 2009. He became the Pistons' majority owner in 1974. "We are pleased to welcome Tom Gores as the n |
| 'Melo, Knicks cross the Hudson to take on Nets |
Fri Apr 8 11:09:19 2011 EST |
| me ahead of Philadelphia with four to play. New Jersey has four more games on its schedule and will try to even its 19-20 home record with a win Friday night. The Nets have lost 11 of their last 13 games and dropped a 116-109 decision to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Brook Lopez scored a career-high 39 points for the Nets, who played without star guard Deron Williams. "We kind of lost the game by not getting the ball back inside," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. |
| Bucks and Pistons clash in Auburn Hills |
Fri Apr 8 11:06:07 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of disappointing Central Division inhabitants square off tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Milwaukee Bucks will close out a three-game road trip against the Detroit Pistons. Milwaukee will miss the playoffs for the fourth time in five years and has alternated wins and losses over the previous six games. It is coming off an improbable 90-95 win in Miami on Wednesday, as John Salmons scored 17 points and Luc Mbah a Moute added 14 and 12 rebounds. "We shoul |
| Pistons hope to stop skid vs. Nets |
Wed Apr 6 11:10:26 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Two Eastern Conference teams playing out the string get together tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills, where the host Detroit Pistons take on the New Jersey Nets. Detroit has lost four in a row and seven of eight games, including Tuesday's 107-105 loss in Washington. Rookie Greg Monroe chipped in 22 points and 14 rebounds, but missed two free throws with 10.2 seconds to go in the game. "It's nobody's fault but mine. I have to make free throws in clutch situations," said Monr |
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