NBA.com Miller-led Sixers Stun Pistons in Game 1: "AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20 (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons were hanging out at the scorer's table as if it was a preseason game, joking around with a former teammate as he enjoyed a drink and nachos in the front row.
The Sixers made them pay for it.
Andre Miller scored 20 points and Willie Green had a career playoff-high 17, helping the 76ers stun Detroit 90-86 Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series.
Sixers forward Reggie Evans smiled when told the Pistons were shooting the breeze with Flip Murray during breaks in the game.
'That's good,'' Evans said.
Rasheed Wallace took the blame for the loss - despite having 24 points, nine rebounds and matching a franchise playoff record with seven blocks - but didn't think blowing a big lead had anything to do with talking to Murray.
'That's my man,'' Wallace explained.
The Eastern Conference's second-seeded team was expected to beat the seventh-seeded Sixers by double digits and did lead by 15 midway through the third quarter.
But Philadelphia refused to follow the script.
After the Sixers trailed 62-47, Green made two baskets during a 10-0 run that sparked a comeback.
'That kind of swung the momentum,'' Miller said.
Miller gave Philadelphia a lead midway through the fourth quarter for the first time since late in the fir"
Monday, April 21, 2008
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