After staking themselves to a 24-point lead early in the third quarter of Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons, with an opportunity to become the seventh No. 8 seed to upset a No. 1 seed right then and ...

The Detroit Pistons have survived and advanced to the second round.

Game 7 was his strongest performance by far, accounting for his lone double-double of the postseason, with 15 points, 15 rebounds (including six on offense) and three assists.