CHAUNCEY BILLUPS
Thursday's Ramblings: Ewing or Ewing?
Just had a conversation about the Pistons new head coach Michael Curry and he's way more interesting than I ever gave him credit for. A lot of people, myself included, were skeptical when Joe Dumars appointed him the new head honcho after Flip Saunders was let go because he was a guy with zero head coaching experience who was going to try to lead veteran All-Stars Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Rip Hamilton. Why would these guys who already won a ring in 2004 listen to a guy that hasn't even won a game from the sidelines yet? - Read More...
Pistons roll with McDyess, pull away from Celtics to tie series
With a bad right hamstring still hampering Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, somebody needed to fill the scoring void. ...
Banged-Up Billups Intends to Push Through Injury
Chauncey Billups probably isn't going to be healthy during the Eastern Conference finals. - Read More...
Billups Reports No Injury Setbacks, Hopes to Be More Aggressive
In the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Chris Silvia writes "Chauncey Billups said he was hopeful. Not hopeful that he will be healthy, which he said he is, but hopeful that he will do the things he normally does during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics tonight. 'I will look to, probably, be a lot more aggressive and try to see if I can do that,' Billups said before Wednesday's practice at Emerson College. In Game 1, Billups saw his first action in nearly two weeks, since straining his right hamstring in Game 3 against Orlando. He finished with nine points and two assists." - Read More...
Billups must get better for Pistons to prevail
Kevin Garnett looked strong in Boston's Game 1 victory. Chauncey Billups didn't. That's bad news for Detroit, Jeff Goodman says.
Billups Ready for Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups has practiced with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to be ready to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. - Read More...
Billups expected to play in Game 1 of East finals
All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups practiced with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to be ready to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. - Read More...
Pistons' Billups Not Expected to Play in Game 5
Chauncey Billups is not expected to play for the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a strained right hamstring. - Read More...
Billups Says His Hamstring Feels Good, 50-50 on Playing Tonight
In the DETROIT NEWS, Chris McCosky writes "once again, Chauncey Billups woke up Monday feeling better. The pain in his strained right hamstring, for the fifth straight day, seemed to have lessened. Yet, the odds of him playing in Game 5 tonight remain the same: 50-50. 'Chauncey has never strained a hamstring before,' Pistons physical therapist Arnie Kander said. 'There has to be a comfort level and a confidence level. That's more important than anything. We don't push him to that confidence. We will work him through it.'? - Read More...
PG Billups out for Game 4; Stuckey makes start
Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. - Read More...
Billups' Game 4 status uncertain despite treatment
The Detroit Pistons are aggressively treating Chauncey Billups' strained hamstring with the hope he can return for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. - Read More...
Pistons holding out hope for Billups in Game 4
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy sees a little bit of Chauncey Billups in Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey. Both have good size and strength for point guards and are tough to keep out of the paint. But Billups has more than 100 playoff games under his belt, and Stuckey is appearing in just his second series. The Pistons are aggressively treating Billups' strained hamstring and hope he can return for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in Orlando on Saturday.
Pistons' Billups Still Sore, Unsure He Can Go in Game 4
Chauncey Billups said Thursday he was still sore, a night after he was forced to leave the Pistons' loss to Orlando in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained right hamstring. - Read More...
Billups leaves Pistons-Magic game early with injury
Detroit guard Chauncey Billups left the court with a strained right hamstring early in the first quarter of Game 3 of the second-round series against Orlando on Wednesday night. The Pistons said Billups' return was questionable. He got tied up with Orlando's Jameer Nelson on a drive to the basket. Nelson's leg caught Billups', and the Pistons' All-Star fell to the court. Billups is averaging 17.5 points in the postseason, second-best on the team.
Pistons' Billups strains hamstring, leaves Game 3
Detroit guard Chauncey Billups left the court with an apparent injury early in the first quarter of Game 3 of the second-round series against Orlando on Wednesday night. - Read More...
NBA: Billups' shot should not have counted
The NBA admitted Chauncey Billups' 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter of Monday's Detroit-Orlando playoff game should not have counted, but said referees weren't allowed to review instant replay to determine that. League president Joel Litvin also said the disputed shot, which gave Detroit a 78-76 lead in its 100-93 victory, could not have been replayed after the clock malfunction was discovered.
Pistons' Billups wins sportsmanship award
Chauncey Billups was presented with the NBA's Walter J. Kennedy sportsmanship award Monday night before Detroit's playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The award, which is voted on by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, is given to a player or coach who shows "outstanding service and dedication to the community." Billups has hosted a charity golf tournament in Detroit in each of the last three summers, and also is involved in work in Minneapolis and his hometown of Denver.
Billups' 28 Gives Pistons 2-0 Lead Over Magic
Chauncey Billups scored 28 points, three on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons got past Orlando Magic for a 100-93 win Monday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series. - Read More...
Chauncey Billups Wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons is the 2007-08 recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. The award is named for the second commissioner of the league and honors an N - Read More...
Trio of Pistons pester Sixers to take 3-2 series lead
The Motor City's Big Three outscored Philadelphia's entire team when it mattered. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points, Richard ...
Stuckey Leads Short-Handed Pistons Past Timberwolves
With stars Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton sitting out to rest up for the playoffs, rookie Rodney Stuckey scored a career-high 27 points to help the Detroit Pistons overcome a 21-point deficit and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94- - Read More...
Billups, Pistons Set Suns in Overtime
Chauncey Billups scored nine of his 32 points in overtime, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Phoenix Suns 110-105 Monday night. - Read More...
Pistons break five-game skid against Bulls behind Billups
Chauncey Billups matched a season high with 34 points, Richard Hamilton scored 23, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls ...
Pistons trio each score 20 as Detroit downs Denver
Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton had 20 points each to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Denver Nuggets ...
Pistons Set Season High for Points in 127-100 Flaying of Bucks
Chauncey Billups had 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons to a 127-100 rout of the Bucks on Friday night. - Read More...
Report: Billups will pass on Olympics in Beijing
Chauncey Billups pulled himself out of consideration for a spot on the USA Basketball team in the Beijing Games, a person in the NBA told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because he did not want to speak for Billups. Billups, an All-Star point guard for the Detroit Pistons, might've had a hard time making the team anyway with guards such as Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Deron Williams available for the roster.
Pistons roll with McDyess, pull away from Celtics to tie series
With a bad right hamstring still hampering Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, somebody needed to fill the scoring void. ...
Ailing Billups to push through injury in East finals
Chauncey Billups probably isn't going to be healthy during the Eastern Conference finals. - Read More...
Celtics' Rondo Silenced Heralded Foe Billups
In the BOSTON GLOBE, Julian Benbow writes "deep down in the scrum of media - below the cameraman on the stepladder, inside the layers of notepads and recorders - there was an oddly empty locker, with Rajon Rondo's picture and nothing else. No shirts, no slacks, no shoes other than a pair of basketball sneakers. No sight of Rondo, just a crowd of people waiting to ask him a lot of the questions he had heard all season in some new form. One interrogator pestered Doc Rivers so much that the Celtics coach admitted he got testy. The question was about Rondo's matchup with his Pistons counterpart, All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups. It's been that way since October. No surprise to Rivers now." - Read More...
Pistons in prime position for title run
Rodney Stuckey helped the Pistons reach the East finals again. Now it's up to Chauncey Billups to deliver another title, Mike Kahn says.
Billups ready for Game 1 of East finals
All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups has practiced with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to be ready to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Detroit coach Flip Saunders says 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 Orlando Magic in the second round with a strained right hamstring.
Billups not expected to play in Game 5
Chauncey Billups is not expected to play for the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a strained right hamstring. Billups was hurt early in Game 3 and did not play the following game, which the Pistons won to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round series. The All-Star point guard went through a strenuous workout confined to a 15-foot area on Monday, the day before Game 5. Billups was replaced by rookie Rodney Stuckey and veteran Lindsey Hunter on Saturday.
Billups feels better but doesn't play in Game 5 win
Chauncey Billups will not play for the Pistons on Tuesday night. - Read More...
Pistons' Billups not in lineup in Game 4 vs. Magic
Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Pistons coach Flip Saunders says Billups wouldn't be effective because of a sore hamstring. The All-Star strained it on Thursday after getting tied up under the basket with an Orlando player. With Billups out, the Pistons are activating guards Lindsey Hunter and Juan Dixon.
Pistons' Billups won't play in Game 4 against Magic
Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Pistons coach Flip Saunders says Billups wouldn't be effective because of a sore hamstring. The All-Star strained it on Thursday after getting tied up under the basket with an Orlando player. With Billups out, the Pistons are activating guards Lindsey Hunter and Juan Dixon.
Billups Feeling a Little Better, But Still Unsure for Game 4
Not much new on the Chauncey Billups front. Billups reported that he felt a little better Friday than he did Thursday, when he felt no worse than he did Wednesday after his left leg went along for the ride on Jameer Nelson's foot and caused his firmly planted right leg's hamstring to stretch unnaturally. - Read More...
Billups sore, unsure he can go in Game 4
Chauncey Billups said Thursday he was still sore, a night after he was forced to leave the Pistons' loss to Orlando in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained right hamstring. The All-Star guard said he isn't sure if he will be ready to play in Game 4 on Saturday in Orlando. The Magic's 111-86 victory Wednesday cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1. "Just going to take it one day at a time and see what happens," Billups said.
Billups Leaves Pistons-Magic Game Early with Injury
Detroit guard Chauncey Billups left the court with a strained right hamstring early in the first quarter of Game 3 of the second-round series against Orlando on Wednesday night. - Read More...
LIVE: Pistons playing Magic in Game 3
First, the Pistons lost Chauncey Billups to a hamstring injury. Then they lost big to the Magic, cutting their series lead to 2-1.
NBA admits Billups' shot should not have counted
The NBA admitted Chauncey Billups' three-pointer at the end of the third quarter of Monday's Detroit-Orlando playoff game should ...
NBA admits Billups' 3 should not have counted
The NBA admitted Chauncey Billups' 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter of Monday's Detroit-Orlando playoff game should not have counted, but said referees weren't allowed to review instant replay to determine that. - Read More...
Good play: Billups awarded NBA citizenship award
Chauncey Billups won the league's citizenship award on Monday. - Read More...
Billups, Pistons push past Magic for 2-0 series lead
Chauncey Billups 28 points, three coming on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons got past ...
Strong Second Half Helps Detroit Motor Past Orlando
Chauncey Billups had 19 points, seven assists and played a key role in the decisive run of the game, leading Detroit to a 91-72 win over Orlando on Saturday night in Game 1. - Read More...
Maxiell’s Career-High 28 Help Pistons Crush Wizards
Jason Maxiell scored a career-high 28 points and Chauncey Billups added 13 as the Detroit Pistons ended a short slump with a 102-74 rout of the Washington Wizards on Friday night. - Read More...
Billups nets 32 while leading Pistons to OT win over Suns
Chauncey Billups scored nine of his 32 points in overtime, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Phoenix Suns 110-105 Monday night.
Pistons Outlast Bulls, Claim Playoff Spot
Chauncey Billups matched a season high with 34 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 116-109 Sunday night to clinching their seventh straight playoff berth. - Read More...
Pistons Overcome Slow Start, Beat SuperSonics
Tayshaun Prince scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups added 20 points and nine assists, and the Detroit Pistons overcame a slow start to beat the Seattle SuperSonics 100-97 Tuesday night. - Read More...
Billups, Hamilton, Prince Score 20 Each as Pistons Beat Nuggets
Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton had 20 points each to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Denver Nuggets 98-93 on Monday night. - Read More...
Balanced Attack Powers Pistons over Pacers
Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton led a balanced attack with 14 points each as the Detroit Pistons won their 10th straight with a 96-80 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. - Read More...