Richard “Rip” Hamilton No. 32 Richard “Rip” HamiltonSwingman Personal information Date of birth February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14) (age 32) Place of birth Coatesville, Pennsylvania Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight 193 lb (88 kg) Career information College UConn NBA Draft 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 Selected by the Washington Wizards Pro career 1999–present Career history Washington Wizards (1999–2002) Detroit Pistons (2002–present) Career highlights and awards NBA Champion (2004) 3× NBA All-Star (2006–2008 Chauncey Billups Point guard Personal information Date of birth September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) (age 33) Place of birth Denver, Colorado Nationality American High school George Washington (Denver) Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 202 lb (92 kg) Career information College University of Colorado at Boulder NBA Draft 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 Selected by the Boston Celtics Pro career 1997–present Career history Boston Celtics (1997–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998) Denver Nuggets (1998–2000, 2008–present) Orlando Magic (2000) Minnesota Timberwolves (2000–2002) Detroit Pistons (2002–2008) Career highlights and awards NBA Champion (2004) NBA Finals MVP (2004) 5× NBA All-Star (2006–2010) All-NBA Second Team (2006) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2009) 2× All-Defensive Second Team (2005–2006) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2008) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009
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They are not afraid of the Detroit Pistons. They are not afraid of the past. And now, the Chicago Bulls are one victory away from eliminating the team that eliminated them from the playoffs the three previous years. Taking a major step toward the NBA Finals, the Bulls defeated the Pistons, 113-107, here this afternoon at the Palace. Chicago leads the Eastern Conference Finals, 3-0, and can eliminate the Pistons by winning Game 4 here Monday afternoon. History says that the Pistons’ two-year reign as NBA champions is about to end. No team in league history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. And the Pistons appeared to throw everything they had at Chicago today, yet the Bulls withstood it. “We’ve put the Pistons in a position that they haven’t been in for a long time,” said Michael Jordan, who scored 33 points for the Bulls on 11-for-19 shooting, saving 14 of them for the final quarter. He also had 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. “In my seven years here, we’ve never been to the finals, and we’ve never beaten this team in the playoffs. We can do both with one more win.” Jordan is playing with tendinitis in both knees, but that has not kept him from being the most dominant player in the series. Whenever the Pistons tried to rally during the fourth quarter, Jordan would make a shot, make a pass or make a defensive play to keep the Bulls in control. “Anytime they need a big shot, they go to Jordan and he completes the play,” Daly said. “He’s …