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Pistons block out the Pacers to reach NBA Finals.(Chicago Tribune)
Byline: K.C. Johnson
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. _ This Detroit Pistons' run started last summer, when coach Rick Carlisle got fired in shocking fashion and a project named Darko Milicic got drafted in between two players named LeBron and Carmelo.
The journey continued as the team adjusted to coach Larry Brown, watched the maturation of Richard Hamilton and welcomed the late-season addition of Rasheed Wallace.
And now the Pistons are back where they were when their general manager played for them_the NBA Finals.
Joe Dumars' team is no longer the "Bad Boys," but they are good enough to be Eastern Conference champions after Tuesday's 69-65 victory over the Indiana Pacers at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Detroit won the right to face the Los Angeles Lakers with a 4-2 series victory, their first conference championship since Dumars, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer and the gang used to torment the Bulls.
"This is a great feeling," Dumars said. "This is where we want to be."
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