2008 NBA Playoffs - Day Thirteen - May 1

Here at About.com, we'll be following each day of the 2008 NBA Playoffs - nothing too in-depth with these posts, but a bit of a recap that gives a couple of brief sentences or so, the final results, as well as links to the boxscore.

Detroit Pistons 100, Philadelphia 76ers 77 @ Philadelphia / Box Score

It took a while, but the Pistons finally closed out their series with the Sixers, showing that they're still a dominating team when they need to be. Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups led the way for Detroit who now move on to face the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference semi-final. Pistons win series 4-2.

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