Detroit G Billups expected to be ready for East finals Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, who
missed the final two games of Detroit's second-round playoff series with a
strained right hamstring, is expected to suit up for Game 1 of the Eastern
Conference finals.
Billups was injured in the opening quarter in Game 3 of Detroit's series with
Orlando, stumbling over the Magic's Jameer Nelson and straining his hamstring
after falling to a mini-split. Billups did not return to the game or the
series.
The Pistons lost Game 3, 111-86, for their only setback of the series, as
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Chauncey Billups is expected to be ready for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, according to the AP. Coach Flip Saunders commented that Billups looked good enough in practice Thursday that he could have played if there was a game. Billups missed the last two games against the Magic with a strained right hamstring.
The Detroit Pistons have come together as a team and put the Orlando Magic to bed, scoring the 91-86 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series to move forward to the finals, taking the series 4-1. This evening, the Pistons once again enjoyed the surge from guard Richard Hamilton . Rip shot a woeful 7-of-20 from the field, but he matched with a perfect 16-of-16 from the free-throw line to score a team-high 31 points.
Contradicting earlier reports, it now looks as if Chauncey Billups will not play in Game 5 because of a strained right hamstring, according to the Associated Press.