Mattie T’s 2007-08 NBA Playoff Recap: East 1st Rd, #2 Detroit Pistons vs. #7 Philadelphia 76ers

Game 1:

90

86

Star Player of the Game: 76ers F Andre Iguodala, who scored 16 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 45 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Philadelphia outscored Detroit 52-35 in the 2nd half & held the Pistons to 39.0% shooting. (Pistons led 51-38 at halftime)

Game 2:

105

88

Star Player of the Game: Pistons G Richard Hamilton, who scored 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds & dished out 7 assists in 36 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Detroit shot 54.9% for the game & outscored Philadelphia 53-36 in the 1st half.

Game 3:

95

75

Star Player of the Game: 76ers C Samuel Dalembert, who scored 22 points & grabbed 16 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Philadelphia outscored Detroit 51-35 in the 2nd half. (76ers led 44-40 at halftime)

Game 4:

93

84

Star Player of the Game: Pistons C Rasheed Wallace, who scored 20 points & grabbed 10 rebounds in 43 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Detroit outscored Philadelphia 57-38 in the 2nd half. (76ers led 46-36 at halftime)

Game 5:

98

81

Star Player of the Game: Pistons G Chauncey Billups, who scored 21 points & dished out 12 assists in 37 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Detroit shot 58.1% for the game.

Game 5:

  100
  77

Star Player of the Game: Pistons G Richard Hamilton, who scored 24 points & dished out 5 assists in 32 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Detroit outscored Philadelphia 30-12 in the 1st quarter & shot 58.2% from the field.

Congrats to Flip Saunders’ Detroit Pistons, who will advance to the 2nd round for the 7th consecutive season.

 

As for Maurice Cheeks’ Philadelphia 76ers, they suffer their 2nd straight first-round loss & have not advanced past round one since 2002-03 when Larry Brown was the team’s head coach.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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