AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups has practised with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to be ready to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Detroit coach Flip Saunders says Billups looked good enough in practice Thursday that he could have played if there was a game.
Billups missed the last two-plus games against the Orlando Magic in the second round with a strained right hamstring.
The Pistons will open the conference finals Sunday if the Boston Celtics eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 on Friday.
If the Cavs extend the series to Game 7, the conference finals are expected to begin Tuesday night.
