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Pistons’ Playoff Run Ends In First-Round Sweep
Published by Tracy Heck on April 27, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NBA
These were Rasheed Wallace's only words after his scoreless game in the Detroit Pistons' sweep in the first round of the NBA playoffs Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The losses came after Detroit had made six straight trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and two trips to the NBA Finals including a 2004 championship. It was also Detroit's first opening-round playoff defeat since 2000.
The defeat was just one more disaster in a season full of injuries, in-fighting, personnel changes, lineup changes, and personal losses.
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