By DavidKaye
The young and energetic Chicago Bulls gave the veteran Pistons a scare, but in game six at the United Center Mr.clutch Chauncey Billups guided his team to their fifth straight Eastern Conference Finals appearance.
After being down 3-0, Chicago mounted a courageous comeback winning games four and five, but faltered at home in game six. In front of a hostile environment, the Pistons won game six 95-85 and outscored the Bulls 52-37 in the second half.
Even though he struggled from the field, point guard Chauncey Billups was a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line and added seven assists. Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince combined for 40 points and Rasheed Wallace chipped in with thirteen rebounds.
Detroit will now have several days off before they face the winner of the Cleveland/New Jersey series. Currently, the Cavs are ahead 3-2 in the best of seven series.
The Chicago Bulls, lead by Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon and veteran center and former Piston Ben Wallace, put fourth a valiant effort against the Pistons, but they were no match down the stretch.
The Pistons are a tight knit, cohesive unit that decided winning a championships is more important than striking it rich in free agency. In an era where players are constantly leaving their teams due to free agency, the Pistons have stayed together and as a result have been extremely successful.
It's quite ironic that Ben Wallace, four-time defensive player of the year and main piece to the Pistons run of success, left Detroit in the off season to sign a four-year, $60 million contract with the rival Bulls. Many critics said that the departure of Wallace would leave too big of a rift in the Pistons defense and that they would not be able to compete with the best teams in the East.
Detroit went on to sport a 53-29 record, fourth best in the league and are now four victories away from reaching yet another NBA finals.
Notes: With their victory last night, the Pistons became the fifth team in the past 30 years to advance to five straight conference finals.
After being down 3-0, Chicago mounted a courageous comeback winning games four and five, but faltered at home in game six. In front of a hostile environment, the Pistons won game six 95-85 and outscored the Bulls 52-37 in the second half.
Even though he struggled from the field, point guard Chauncey Billups was a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line and added seven assists. Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince combined for 40 points and Rasheed Wallace chipped in with thirteen rebounds.
Detroit will now have several days off before they face the winner of the Cleveland/New Jersey series. Currently, the Cavs are ahead 3-2 in the best of seven series.
The Chicago Bulls, lead by Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon and veteran center and former Piston Ben Wallace, put fourth a valiant effort against the Pistons, but they were no match down the stretch.
The Pistons are a tight knit, cohesive unit that decided winning a championships is more important than striking it rich in free agency. In an era where players are constantly leaving their teams due to free agency, the Pistons have stayed together and as a result have been extremely successful.
It's quite ironic that Ben Wallace, four-time defensive player of the year and main piece to the Pistons run of success, left Detroit in the off season to sign a four-year, $60 million contract with the rival Bulls. Many critics said that the departure of Wallace would leave too big of a rift in the Pistons defense and that they would not be able to compete with the best teams in the East.
Detroit went on to sport a 53-29 record, fourth best in the league and are now four victories away from reaching yet another NBA finals.
Notes: With their victory last night, the Pistons became the fifth team in the past 30 years to advance to five straight conference finals.
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