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Roundup: Cavaliers Crush Pistons in the Opener; Mavericks Win on the Road

Apr. 18, 2009
LeBron James had 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists Saturday as Cleveland opened its first-round series against the Detroit Pistons with a 102-84 victory.
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NBA: Cleveland 90 Detroit 80

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Cleveland star LeBron James scored 33 points Sunday in a come-from-behind 90-80 Cavaliers victory over the Detroit Pistons.

NBA: Detroit 96, Cleveland 89

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace scored 10 of his 21 points in the final quarter Wednesday, propelling Detroit to a 96-89 victory over Cleveland.

NBA: Detroit 79, Cleveland 61

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 21 (UPI) -- Tayshaun Prince had 20 points and Detroit stopped Cleveland's offense Sunday as the Pistons beat the Cavaliers, 79-61, to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

NBA: Detroit 84, Cleveland 82

CLEVELAND, May 19 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points and the Pistons pulled down three straight offensive rebounds in the final minute to beat Cleveland, 84-82.

NBA: Cleveland 74, Detroit 72

CLEVELAND, May 15 (UPI) -- LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 74-72 victory over the Detroit Pistons Monday in Game Four of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.

NBA: Detroit 97, Cleveland 91

DETROIT, May 9 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace had 29 points and nine rebounds as the Detroit Pistons posted a 97-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of their East semifinal.

NBA: Detroit 84, Cleveland 72

CLEVELAND, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and 22 points respectively Monday to lead the Detroit Pistons to an 84-72 win over Cleveland.

NBA: Detroit 90, Cleveland 87

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 17 (UPI) -- The Detroit Pistons had a couple of starters injured Sunday, but had enough in reserve to post a 90-87 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

NBA: Cleveland 91, Detroit 76

CLEVELAND, March 22 (UPI) -- LeBron James scored 29 points Tuesday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-76 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

NBA: Detroit 101, Dallas 85

DALLAS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups scored 24 points and Richard Hamilton 19 Monday to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 101-85 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler