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Pistons playoffs tickets are where it's at now, as the Detroit side power their way among the top seeds and make a bid for the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy. The playoffs are going to feature some top sides this time around, and it's anyone's guess who will make it to the big game. Detroit Pistons playoffs tickets can be yours with a simple click, so go for it. At the beginning of the season it was difficult to see what would become of the Pistons, but thanks to their determination the Pistons are in the playoffs and vying for some serious glory. The likes of Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace have all been impeccable this year, and if Hamilton overcomes recent injury worries they Pistons will be challenging in the 2008 NBA playoffs. Tickets are here, and you know what to do.

When Detroit Piston Ben Wallace rejected a four-year, $48 million contract - the highest in Pistons history - for a 4-year, $60 million contract with the Chicago Bulls, things looked ominous for the Michigan basketball outfit, the major worry being that fans might not want to buy Detroit Pistons tickets anymore. But the basketball element in the city dubbed "Hockeytown" wasn't that easily cowed, and it became apparent that Pistons fans indeed wanted to buy. Pistons tickets continued to move, and the Motor City Bad Boys went to work at rescuing their honor in the NBA by demolishing the Detroit Pistons schedule week by week. People were soon to discover that hell hath no fury like a Piston spurned.

Wallace was replaced by center Nazr Mohammed from the San Antonio Spurs, but he failed to fill that gaping hole left by Wallace. The Pistons decided to cast their spotlight around some more, to locate the missing link that would form an iron chain in center court. Chris Webber arrived in January as a free agent from the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Pistons rapidly began playing improved basketball and, in the words of Newsday, began "to get their swagger back." By early April, Pistons tickets were hot movers, as they held the best record in the Eastern Conference, guaranteeing them home-court advantage for the first three rounds of the playoffs. Detroit Pistons playoffs tickets understandably moved quick, and momentum was gathering for a bid for the highest honor - the Larry O' Brien Trophy.

Anyone with a Pistons ticket was in town for the night the Pistons opened the 2007 NBA Playoffs, scoring a 4-0 victory over the Orlando Magic, a great Pistons playoff series sweep, in fact the first since 1990. It was a fantastic time to be a Detroit Piston. tickets took on the aura of gold leaf, and the team advanced to meet the Chicago Bulls in the next round. It was the first time that Central Division rivals had met outside regular season since 1991. The Detroit Pistons swept games one and two, before overcoming a 19-point deficit to storm Game 3, by 81 to 74. Chicago hung on through games four and five, but were jettisoned from the tournament when the Pistons triumphed in Game 6. The Detroit Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for an amazing fifth consecutive time, just one less than the NBA record set by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons played well, but lost 4 in on the bounce to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After such a strong season, Detroit Pistons tickets would surely be sought out by the faithful, and no more stars would want out, as Wallace had during the previous preseason.

After the season had concluded, the Pistons traded Carlos Delfino to the Toronto Raptors for 2009 and 2011 second-round picks in the NBA Draft. In the Draft they selected Rodney Stuckey from Eastern Washington as the 15th overall pick and Pacific Ten star Arron Afflalo from UCLA Bruins as their 27th overall pick. Detroit Pistons tickets will surely become collectors' items this 50th anniversary season of the franchise and the cameras will be flashing to catch the renovated celebratory logo on center court, and the newly painted lines. This season marks the first time since their original season at the Pontiac Silverdome that the sideline and the baseline of the Pistons hardwood will be blue, instead of their usual red. Buy Detroit Pistons tickets and come along for a look at the new colors, and see a world-class Pistons basketball game in the process.