By Associated Press LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to 25 games by pulling away in the second half and beating the Detroit Pistons 103-89 on Friday night. …read more
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Former NBA star has new job as crossing guard
Former NBA star Adrian Dantley spent years guarding opponents on the court. Now he’s guarding schoolchildren as they cross the street.
Radio station WTOP (http://bit.ly/YlNvyo) reports that Dantley, a hall-of-famer and former star for the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons, started working as a crossing guard in September. He works an hour a day at Eastern Middle School and New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md.
Ths 6-foot-5 Dantley grew up in the area and says he took the job for the health care benefits and to have something to do. Montgomery County civil service records show he gets paid $14,685.50 a year. Dantley says he doesn’t need the money.
He says he enjoys giving the young children high fives and encouragement.
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Information from: WTOP-FM, http://www.wtop.com
Notebook: Nets 119, Pistons 82
THE FACTS: Point guard Deron Williams had 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets handed the Detroit Pistons their ninth consecutive loss 119-82 at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday. Center Brook Lopez contributed 18 points and seven rebounds and Andray Blatche added 15 points as the Nets kept the pressure on the New York Knicks for the Atlantic Division lead. They bounced back from a 12-point loss to Atlanta the previous night. Guard Will Bynum led the Pistons with 18 points and center Greg Monroe added 17. …read more
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Notebook: Warriors 105, Pistons 97
THE FACTS: Stephen Curry celebrated his new status as the Golden State Warriors‘ all-time single-season leader in 3-pointers by dropping five more treys — part of a 31-point night — during a 105-97 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. …read more
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Clippers put on a show in pasting of Pistons
By Associated Press Blake Griffin led seven players in double figures with 22 points on 9 of 12 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 129-97 on Sunday night for their 10th win in 13 games. …read more
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Notebook: Mavericks 102, Pistons 99
THE FACTS: O.J. Mayo had 22 points as the Dallas Mavericks escaped with a 102-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace on Friday. The Mavericks gave away a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead. Brandan Wright scored 14 points and Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 12, including two crucial late baskets. Brandon Knight‘s 21 points topped the Pistons, who have lost four straight and seven of their last eight. Greg Monroe, who missed Detroit’s game against New York on Wednesday with a left ankle sprain, added 14 points and 10 rebounds but Charlie Villanueva missed a potential tying 3-pointer on the last possession. …read more
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Notebook: Knicks 87, Pistons 77
THE FACTS: Point guard Raymond Felton had 26 points as the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Carmelo Anthony and a season-high 21 turnovers for a 87-77 win over the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday. Anthony, the NBA‘s second-leading scorer, missed the game with stiffness and soreness in his right knee. Amar’e Stoudemire had 22 points and J.R. Smith added 20 for New York (37-21), which has won seven straight over Detroit. The Knicks have won five of their last six overall, while the Pistons (23-40), led by Brandon Knight‘s 17 points, lost for the sixth time in seven games. Detroit’s leading scorer, center Greg Monroe, sat out because of a left ankle sprain suffered in practice on Tuesday. …read more
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Reports: Knee will sideline Melo against Pistons
By ESPNNewYork.com New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons due to a right knee injury, according to multiple reports. …read more
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Ailing knee sidelines Anthony against Pistons
By ESPNNewYork.com New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons due to a right knee injury, according to multiple reports. …read more
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Melo day to day, uncertain to play vs. Pistons
By Ian Begley Carmelo Anthony is day-to-day with a right knee injury and will be re-evaluated before Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Tuesday. …read more
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Notebook: Hornets 100, Pistons 95
THE FACTS: The New Orleans Hornets followed up their second-worst regular season loss in franchise history by finding a way to hold on 100-95 against the Detroit Pistons. …read more
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Notebook: Pistons 96, Wizards 95
THE FACTS: Brandon Knight scored a career-high 32 points, and Greg Monroe had 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons held off the Washington Wizards for a 96-95 win on Wednesday night. …read more
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Hawks Pistons: Horford’s Big Game Leads Atlanta Over Detroit
By The Huffington Post News Editors
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Al Horford had 23 points and 22 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.
Josh Smith added 23 points for the Hawks, who were ahead 61-51 at halftime and led by as many as 26 in the third quarter.
Notebook: Hawks 114, Pistons 103
THE FACTS: Al Horford recorded his third career 20-20 game with 23 points and a career-high tying 22 rebounds, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday. Atlanta won for the fifth time in six games. Josh Smith also had 23 points, and Jeff Teague added 20 with 12 assists for the Hawks. Rodney Stuckey‘s 22 points led Detroit, which has lost four of five games since the All-Star break. Jonas Jerebko had a season-high 21 points, and Greg Monroe added 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists. …read more
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Pistons' Bynum suspended for one game
NEW YORK — Will Bynum of the Detroit Pistons has been suspended one game without pay for striking Tyler Hansbrough of the Indiana Pacers in the stomach, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. …read more
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Notebook: Pacers 90, Pistons 72
THE FACTS: George Hill had 17 points and David West supplied 16 as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second consecutive night, 90-72, at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday. …read more
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Notebook: Pistons 105, Bobcats 99
THE FACTS: Greg Monroe scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 105-99 Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Brandon Knight, who left the game with a knee injury, led the Pistons with 21 points. Kemba Walker scored a game-high 24 for the Bobcats. …read more
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Notebook: Grizzlies 105, Pistons 91
THE FACTS: Mike Conley scored 19 points as the Memphis Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to four games by overpowering the Detroit Pistons 105-91 at The Palace on Tuesday. Zach Randolph had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Ed Davis added 14 points for Memphis (34-18), which erased an early 11-point deficit. Former Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince was held to four points and three rebounds in his return at The Palace. The Grizzlies shot 56.3 percent from the field and forced 17 turnovers. Jonas Jerebko and Brandon Knight had 13 points apiece for the Pistons (21-34), who had won three of their last four prior to the All-Star break. …read more
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Notebook: Pistons 96, Wizards 85
THE FACTS: Reserve guard Will Bynum scored 20 points off the bench, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and added a team-high eight assists as the Detroit Pistons snapped the Washington Wizards‘ four-game winning streak with a 96-85 victory at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday. The Pistons outscored the Wizards in the fourth quarter, 31-17. Jose Calderon fired in a season-high 24 points and Greg Monroe recorded his eighth consecutive double-double with 16 points and 18 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won three of their last four. Emeka Okafor led the Wizards (15-36) with 20 points and nine rebounds and John Wall had 16 points and nine assists. …read more
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Notebook: Hornets 105, Pistons 86
THE FACTS: Sixth man Ryan Anderson had 31 points, three shy of his career high, to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 105-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday. Center Robin Lopez supplied 23 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans, which had lost seven of its last 10. Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points and 14 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey‘s 19 points led Detroit, which had won its last two games, and Greg Monroe had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh straight double-double. …read more
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