Chauncey Billups News

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years.

Who will lead the Detroit Pistons in scoring this season: Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon or a dark horse? I was really looking forward to watching the game against Orlando on Tuesday night.

Conventional wisdom says there are five elite teams in the NBA right now a ' the Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, Cavaliers and Magic.

Nobody had to convince Detroit Piston coach John Kuester about point guard Brandon Jennings' promise.

Charlie Villanueva is known for being the guy who accessed Twitter.com last season with the Milwaukee Bucks during halftime of a game.

Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 91-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

Which player would you keep, given the option of the following two point guards? It's not necessarily an easy choice, but I'm choosing Player 1 based on the fact that he gets to the free throw line more -- while shooting a ridiculous percentage -- and, he has a slightly better assist-to-turnover ratio.

Glen 'Big Baby' Davis was suspended for his second consecutive game last night after breaking his right thumb in a fistfight.

It's Allen Iverson's new team vs. his old one Wednesday night as the Detroit Pistons travel south to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the season opener for both clubs at FedEx Forum.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the 'Deminski & Doyle' morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

The secret to a happy, stress-free existence is not inner peace. It's not being content with the little things in life.

Antonio McDyess is still only motivated by a championship. Bring up former Pistons Rasheed Wallace or Chauncey Billups and there's still segments of fans who are glad they're gone.

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Chauncey Billups posts up Nuggets rookie point guard Ty Lawson. Not that Pistons fans need any reminder of the leadership void that occurred when Chauncey Billups was traded, but Billups' might just be the most respected player in the NBA, so says O.J. Mayo of the Grizzlies : "Chauncey Billups, in my mind, is the best leader in our league," Mayo ...

The "D" was always the critical part of Deee-troit basketball, and that's not the forte of pickups Gordon and Villanueva.

Everyone was so comfortable with each other. It was obvious they had been together for so long, some of them for four and even five years.

It was a long Detroit Pistons day in the NBA, even as long days go. A 10 a.m. shootaround at the practice facility in Auburn Hills to start.

Rip's back as team captain, but his role remains to be seen. Measurables : Hamilton is a 6-7 guard who will turn 32 in February.

TORONTO, Oct. 11 -- Coach Flip Saunders was in rare preseason form on Sunday during the Washington Wizards' 100-93 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Center. He was animated, arguing with a replacement referee after Fabricio Oberto fell on his back and was called for a foul in the first quarter. He clapped and screamed for a three-second violation call when he saw Toronto's Chris Bosh camped out in the lane. He spent the rest of his time pacing the sideline with a pensive look, arms folded, index finger resting on his upper lip.

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