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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 3, 2008 - 4:35:52 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Pistons shook the NBA in a big way Monday - landing former MVP Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets. The Pistons gave up All-Star point guard and former NBA finals MVP Chauncey Billups, top reserve Antonio McDyess and project Cheikh Samb.';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In the morning, the Detroit Pistons fired Flip Saunders. By the afternoon, the players were put on notice. \"I\'m not going to sit here and make Flip the scapegoat,\" president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said Tuesday. \"Everybody is in play.\"';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 23, 2008 - 1:59:23 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Pistons proved that a visiting team can win in Boston. Now they can reach the NBA finals without having to do it again.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 21, 2008 - 6:30:00 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '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 home win.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 13, 2008 - 11:10:42 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Pistons made just enough shots and stops to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Pistons\' Billups still sore, unsure he can go in Game 4';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 8, 2008 - 4:35:39 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Chauncey Billups spent almost all Wednesday night in the trainer\'s room. He was there Thursday, when the rest of the Detroit Pistons took the court to practice. And he\'ll be there most of Friday, too.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Lewis scores 33 as Magic rout Pistons, trim deficit to 2-1';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 8, 2008 - 7:33:08 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Orlando Magic won\'t be swept by the Detroit Pistons again. Rashard Lewis made sure of it Wednesday night. Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic broke down the Pistons\' stout defense in a 111-86 victory.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 6, 2008 - 2:59:45 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Pistons took advantage of what seemed to be a little help from the scorer\'s table and went on beat the Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored 28 points, three on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and Detroit got past Orlando for a 100-93 win Monday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 2, 2008 - 8:15:07 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Close for four games, no contest the last two. Richard Hamilton hit his first five shots during Detroit\'s overpowering start, and the Pistons rolled into the second round of the playoffs by crushing the Philadelphia 76ers 100-77 on Thursday night to win the series 4-2.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Apr 28, 2008 - 7:40:17 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Will Robinson, the first black basketball coach at a Division I school and a Detroit Pistons scout who discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, died Monday. He was 96.';
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