Wallace backs up the talk; Pistons defeat Cavs to force Game 7

05.19.2006

Cleveland, OH (Basketball News) - Rasheed Wallace dropped in 24 points, and the Pistons came up with three straight huge offensive rebounds in the final minute to steal an 84-82 win over Cleveland in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal set at Quicken Loans Arena.

Richard Hamilton added 17 points for the Pistons, who snapped a three-game skid in the series and forced a Game 7 to be played on Sunday at The Palace in Auburn Hills.

The Cavaliers were down 84-81 with 1.4 ticks left and LeBron James on the line. The Cleveland superstar made the first free throw and missed the second on purpose.

As players from both teams crashed the boards hard, Chauncey Billups of the Pistons tipped the ball back towards the basket but it fell harmlessly off the rim as Detroit survived.

CLE DET

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