<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: AmaPistons ayenenkinga encane lapho ebuyela emidlalweni yokugcina. Umzuliswano wokuvula wawunqoba kalula iPhiladelphia ngemidlalo emihlanu. Ngokulandelayo, amaPistons abhekana ne-Indiana Pacers, elinye lamaqembu e-NBA anamandla kakhulu. Ochwepheshe abaningi babelindele ukuba i-Indiana ihluleke ukudlala imidlalo yokugcina ngemuva kokuthi  <response>: I-Pacers Pistons brawl; kodwa-ke, i-Pacers, eholwa ngusaziwayo we-Pacers uReggie Miller, i-Pacers isenze i-playoffs futhi ngokungalindelekile yanqoba uchungechunge lwayo lomzuliswano wokuqala ngokumelene ne-Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics. AbakwaPacers babhekana nenselele enkulu kodwa ngemva kokulahlekelwa uMdlalo Wesithupha, umsebenzi kaReggie Miller owawudlule iminyaka engu-19 wawuphelile. Njengoba lolu chungechunge luphela e-Indianapolis, uMiller wabhekana nokushaywa ihlombe isikhathi eside esivela esixukwini saseConseco Fieldhouse. Umphikisi olandelayo waseDetroit kwakuyiMiami yaseMpumalanga, eyayiholwa amaqhawe uDwyane Wade noShaquille ONeal. Ngemuva kokuwina uMdlalo Wokuqala, i-Pistons yawela emuva ngo-2-1 ngemuva kwemidlalo emithathu no-3-2 ngemuva kwemidlalo emihlanu. Ngokunqoba uMdlalo Wesithupha enkundleni yakubo, i-Pistons yaphoqelela uMdlalo Wesikhombisa. Emdlalweni wesikhombisa, iDetroit yanqoba amathuba okuthi ishaye iHeat e-American Airlines Arena, futhi ngaleyo ndlela yathuthukela kuma-NBA Finals ngonyaka wesibili ilandelana. 