NBA: Pistons try to take 2-0 lead over Cavs in East finals

(Sports Network) - The top-seeded Detroit Pistons try to take a 2-0 lead over No. 2 Cleveland, as the clubs meet tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
On Monday, Chauncey Billups' three-pointer with 1:52 left put Detroit ahead and Cleveland came up empty on a pair of chances inside the final 20 seconds, as the Pistons beat the Cavaliers, 79-76, in the opener at The Palace.
Richard Hamilton ended with a game-high 24 points and dished out seven assists for the Pistons in the victory. Billups scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter for Detroit.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, but missed a potential go-ahead jumper with 15 seconds left for Cleveland, which failed to score a single point in the final 2:08 of the game.
Superstar LeBron James ended with just 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Cavaliers, who are 4-2 on the road in the playoffs. James shot 5-of-15 from the field and with a chance to tie the game with under 10 seconds left, he kicked a pass out to Donyell Marshall, who missed a wide-open three-pointer from the corner.
Detroit, which is 5-1 at home in the postseason, has won five straight Game 2s in the playoffs, while the Cavaliers have won two straight Game 2s and are 1-1 all-time in the second game of the East finals.
Game 3 of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena.